• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

It was a question, I just wanted to clarify those issues. Can you confirm then what you discussed at that meeting?

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Thank you, Mr Mayor, for that answer. There are two meetings I would like to draw your attention to, the 14 January 2011 with Rebecca Brooks, and 24 January 2011, 'dropped into dinner', your words, not mine, with Rupert Murdoch. That is the period of time I would like you to focus on. My first set of questions, can you confirm you were fully briefed on the News International phone hacking issues by former Assistant Commissioner (AC) Yates at your regular meetings with him, as stated by Kit Malthouse in his witness statements to the Leveson Inquiry?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

That sounds like another fine example of sponsorship getting results for Londoners, Boris. But we have the Olympic Torch procession coming to Gants Hill later this month, which we are all looking forward to. Certainly when I was there on Thursday, the vegetation was so high in parts of the central reservation, that it was higher than the heads of the cyclists who were passing. One does wonder what sort of wild life may be taking up residence within that, so can we make sure, please, that

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Mr Mayor, I do commend what TfL are doing to clear up the roads, but there are a good many main roads, which people will be travelling along to get to Olympic events and so on that are not TfL roads, they are borough roads. So I wonder if you could get a message across to London councils to go out to borough leaders to have them cleaned up as well because there are still clear signs of road works that have been going on and barriers and so on still out there cluttering the roads.

• Question by: James Cleverly
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Thank you. In addition to the enforcement side of the metal theft problem, will you continue to lobby Government to tighten the legislation around the cash purchase of scrap metal and ensure that where we have easily identified ownership, for example where the copper cabling is embossed with the owner's name, that we take very firm action and send out a very powerful message to the scrap metal industry that it is no longer acceptable to deal in this situation?

• Question by: James Cleverly
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Thank you, Mr Mayor, I am very pleased you pre empted me by highlighting the good work that has gone on in Bexley. I know this is a perennial issue and the task force needs to remain focused on this. I am particularly concerned about the impact on major infrastructure and the implications on resilience. As you know, in Bexley, in 2009, there was a major power outage, multi day power outage, as a direct result of an attempted metal theft. So can we ensure that, as we move into what we know to be a difficult financial round, not...

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

End of October. Can I also ask for an assurance from you that it will be paid for out of TfL funds and not out of borough funds because, of course, it is a London Councils scheme, but this was an extra ingredient that you put in during the election campaign.

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Richard Tracey (AM): You will be taking that up?

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Thank you. I hope that turns out because there were problems with some of the mainline stations and indeed I think with some of the bus services. With mainline trains, I gather that there were Sunday services, or slightly extended Sunday services, being run which really was not adequate. Now journalists, in fact yesterday, were writing up that some of the Olympic workers are finding there are not either early enough trains or late enough trains for them to travel between their homes and the Olympic Park and other venues. What are we going to do about this?

• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

One last point, it is more of a reassurance for Londoners going forward, get through the summer, we have a safe and happy summer, but the police do have challenges around its workforce, around its budget. The Guardian report particularly was a very good report, and the HMIC report signposts problems go forward. I think it is important that we get out to Londoners that police numbers are at a record high, crime is going down, and that the town is safe under your jurisdiction.