• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

Was it clear, for instance, what the relationship between those people and the London Development Agency was? Is that something you intend to clarify?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

You do not know anybody who knows anything about the environment. That is true is it not?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

You are repeating yourself again. Please do not repeat yourself; it is offensive to us and it takes my time. When are you going to appoint an environmental adviser?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

Let us try and bring a bit of common sense back to this because if you listen to the sort of comments we have heard this morning you would think, Mr Mayor, that the people you gather around you still have to prove themselves. The truth is that Londoners will be pleased to know they have all proved themselves already in senior capacities elsewhere and Londoners will be particularly pleased to see that you have senior figures from local government helping you because, regrettably, your predecessor could not find any whom he had not fallen out with to assist him...

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

Yes, but you said your advisers demonstrate that the topics they cover are very important priorities. When is the environment going to be a very important priority for you?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

Were the job descriptions of the Mayor's previous appointees any use to you?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

Can I explain where I am coming from on this issue? You were very critical before of what you called a Mayor and his coterie advisers, of sofa style government, of cronyism, of lack of accountability -- It is all in here. It is all in here. You might care to reread it: Making London's Mayor Accountable. You made a number of promises and what has happened is confusion. In the public's mind a Mayor is elected, and they are clear what a director and an adviser do, and you have confused those. Because most people think Mayors are elected...

• Question by: James Cleverly
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

My heart goes out to the people on the other side of this Chamber who, whilst passionate, clearly are so blinkered they cannot envisage a style of administration other than the one they have witnessed over the last eight years. As I say, that is quite heartfelt concern for them. Would you agree with me that on the elections of May of this year the people of London voted for a change; a change not just of individual but a change of style of government? I applaud the fact that you have embraced that change. Also, may I remind you...

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

All I want is a Mayor who is accountable to Londoners who does what he says he is going to do and he said there would be a Cabinet and either there is going to be a Cabinet or there is not. So tell us.

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

Dee Doocey (AM): Thank you very much. That is very helpful. If I could just give you a tiny bit of background, the case that was drawn to my attention by a mother is three secondary school girls who were at a bus stop having just had a meal at 9 pm, waiting to go home when they were filmed by the police. There were all sorts of difficulties getting the information from the police. I have since had some information from the Metropolitan Police Service saying that it is perfectly legal for them to do this and that there...