• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

Mayor, you have just accused us of spending £15,000; you are outraged and appalled that we should spend £15,000 to look at something which was clearly unacceptable. We gave the LDA, back in April, half a dozen specific areas on which we wanted them to supply information to Deloitte to enable us to then answer those questions. I think Dee Doocey, who is Chair of the Assembly's Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee, will agree with me: we did not get the information and Deloitte did not get the information.

• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

Are you happy with that report then, from our Committee?

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

Can I ask if you will also take up with the Olympic Board the fact that it is totally unnecessary for sponsors and our federation officials and Olympic partners to travel in chauffeur-driven limousines; they can also go on public transport. It is not just the IOC.

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

It is definitely not clear from the bid document, which is the only thing that we have got to go on at the moment, that all of these cars are absolutely necessary. What is clear is that it is necessary to provide IOC members with these cars. I could not find anywhere where it was necessary to provide observers and guests with them, or Olympic partners and guests. Obviously I take your word for it if that is what you say is the actual case. I think it is regrettable and I am sure you must feel it is regrettable...

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

What is the cost of the freeze on cash and pay as you go for next year? Costs of running the service are going to go up with inflation. You have announced six months before an election there is a freeze on these two types of fare. What is the loss of revenue you project?

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

Why have you said in the last two years, 'Look, if you want me to really refurbish London's Underground and bring it up to standard people are going to have to pay for it' and you were not apologetic for pushing the fares up 10% one year and 10% the next. Would it not have been better to have had a smoother ride on this so that the people did not suffer such high increases during those two years?

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

In the past you have been pushing up the cash fares exorbitantly. You said that was to move to a cashless service. Now of course you have backtracked on that and you have a freeze. Does that mean you are going to remove cash only?

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

One of the things that Londoners are most supportive of is the Freedom Pass. You usually delight in criticising local councils for the way they run this. Do you hope to take over control of the Freedom Pass financing yourself?

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

That really gave us a potted history of some of the features that you felt could sell it, but in fact, of course, the typical traveller is not under 18 and does not get a free fare so these are very much average figures you have been talking about.

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

It is not connected with the fact there is an election around the corner? Nothing to do with that?