• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

Mr Mayor, I do not regard it as fun; exposing misuse of public money in London which leads to police arrests and may well lead to further police arrests which are focused in and around your advisers. I do not regard that as fun. I regard that as a degradation of the office of Mayor and almost a malignancy in the heart of politics in London. It destroys all of us.

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

So you do not know?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

You are the Mayor. You are responsible for your staff.

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

It is very good news about the money going to culture and arts over the next 18 months. I think one of the things with this cultural aspect of the run up to the Olympics, is that all Londoners should be able to share in that programme. Will the money be used for set projects or will you be looking for those that are delivering any projects to engage with London's schools, community groups and the voluntary sector?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

So having sorted this out it will be easier to talk about extensions to the tram. Can you clarify whether your decision is essentially ideological or essentially pragmatic on this?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

In terms of your update you said earlier that you update your report if it is good news. Does the loss of a second member of your key staff constitute bad news and can you help us with who this independent lawyer is going to be, what is he or she going to do and, indeed, who is he or she independent of?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

We are conscious that you have deliberately created this to put up a wall of silence. Do not kid anyone.

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

Presumably you would like that to be after 2 May?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

Mr Mayor, knowing how you must operate, these are your most trusted aides on whom you rely for your advice and for getting things done, so when were you aware that Lee Jasper had not declared an interest in the 1990 Trust for example, that he should have declared?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 12 March 2008

We accept it may be stupidity but given it was stupid and given that the emails were inappropriate and unacceptable, do you still intend to reappoint Mr Jasper if you are re-elected?