• Question by: Kit Malthouse
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Flying for the first time on Monday afternoon, in the middle of the afternoon, almost all the cars had people in; it was full. People were using it at volume and I found it an incredibly pleasant way to travel. I have asked you before, now that it us up and running, whether you would consider extending the cable car network across particular parts of London. It is a very pleasant and in fact social way to travel and it strikes me there are other parts of the city that could benefit, not just from a river crossing but from...

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

Boris, I have not been on the cable car yet but judging by the plaudits this morning, I am looking forward to my first journey.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

Jenny Jones (AM): The Mayor did actually mention earlier about the airTEXT, which is -- The airTEXT is a system of smog alerts to vulnerable people and, as you say, it is a great idea, fully supportive, but you have not done a single publicity campaign about it in the last year. You mentioned 10,000 people signed up. The figure is only 7,000. Are you going to do some publicity campaigns? What about on the busses and the Tube?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

Roger Evans (AM): I just wanted to point out, really, Boris, that there is another side to this argument and all these restrictions which are called for by the Liberal Democrats and the Greens are harmful to people running businesses in London at a difficult time. Certainly my constituents, those who run their small businesses or who run charities, were very grateful at the delay to the final Low Emission Zone phase, which meant they had to replace their vehicles. Cab drivers in Havering, of whom a very considerable number are there, were also very grateful that you have not...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

Roger Evans (AM): All right. It is a supplementary on the question that was asked, Chair, not a question which has intruded on the debate since that moment. Jennette Arnold (Chair): OK, sorry. What I am trying to do is just get a group in, so if you can just hold, Nicky, and can we have your supplementary then? Roger Evans (AM): Oh right, thank you, Chair. Jennette Arnold (Chair): OK, and we will get some order. Roger Evans (AM): Yes, I wanted to talk about a housing scandal in Redbridge - not beds in sheds, which we are not...

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

Jennette Arnold (Chair): Thank you. Then we will go now to the next question, question 1554, accreditation, in the name of Assembly Member [Nicky] Gavron, 'How many landlords and letting agents have signed up to your accreditation scheme?' So if you put that answer on the record.

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

Tony Arbour (AM): In my constituency, Mr Mayor, the real scandal relating to beds in sheds is the illegal use of outbuildings, which are described literally often as sheds, potting sheds, garages, studies and things of that sort, which are primarily being used to exploit people who cannot find accommodation elsewhere. They are vastly overcrowded, and when local authorities actually take action against the people who have put things up, and they are primarily householders who put up these buildings, the appeals procedure is so long and so protracted that no matter what penalty either the courts actually impose -...

• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

Steve O'Connell (AM): Mr Mayor, like me, do you not recognise the rather doom-laden contribution from Mr Shah, because the fact of the matter is would you agree over the next few years under the leadership of the chairmanship of my colleague on my right, LFEPA will be investing many millions of pounds, I believe something like £50 million in infrastructure improvements and new stations?

• Question by: James Cleverly
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

James Cleverly (AM): Thank you, Madam Chair. As amusing as that display was, I am conscious that there are a number of Members, including myself, who are new to the Fire Authority. The last couple of interventions seemed to display a fundamental misunderstanding of where the executive is. It seems that a number of Members are suggesting that you are planning this or you are planning that and there is a misunderstanding that actually the members of the Fire Authority, in their entirety are the executive with regard to decisions made about the fire estate and the London Safety Plan...

• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

Andrew Dismore (AM): It seems to me that we are in Orwellian 1984 Big Brother territory. One the one had we have sycophancy from the other side over there and on the other side we have got Newspeak from the Mayor, who talks about maximising coal when we are facing fire cuts. It just does not make sense to me. I would like to ask you particularly about Euston Fire Station, one of the busiest in London, which is on this list, which is in the Evening Standard 8 June 2012, for the illumination of Mr Bacon, quoting fire service...