• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 12 September 2007

My colleague points out that there are plenty of coaches that you could hire and there are no doubt buses outside London that you could have brought in for the two days. Have you done anything at all to mitigate the effects of the strike? Is there anything that Londoners can look forward to being done to make travel easier for them seeing as we can look forward to this happening to us every time Bob Crow feels insulted or can't understand a document that Transport for London puts in front of him?

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 12 September 2007

Yes, but my point being that now is the time to do it before the next Mayoral election, which may see you return or not. The point is that when people have got a strike that was so damaging fresh in their minds, now is surely the time for you to be making the case to protect important events like the Olympics by taking action to deal with the possible fallout now.

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 12 September 2007

Given the problems with RMT, who you say are way out of line, what wise counsel have you personally given to Bob Crow on this matter?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 12 September 2007

You did point out during the dispute that Bob Crow was making a very good case for legislation to limit the right of the union to go on strike and to limit their powers. Will you now join in with making that case to Government as well because it would be much more effective coming from you than from Bob I suspect?

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 12 September 2007

I think you will find that Boris Johnson, who you have now just mentioned for the sixth time in fact, said that he did not support your scheme, but he was prepared to discuss what might be done to tackle congestion in other ways. The point I am getting at is that the Congestion Charge is not delivering what it says on the tin any longer. The number of chargeable cars, according to TfL's latest report, is up for the first time since the Congestion Charge was introduced, congestion levels are up again by 15% and, as we have discussed...

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 September 2007

Before we get on to the detail you might like to know one of Brian Paddick's little known campaign pledges is free fresh air to every Liberal Democrat voter! I look forward to you matching that in the months to come.

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 September 2007

It is unfortunate that it is taking the EU to enforce rules; they have not yet issued an edict for London. It is in the Eastern Region that this enforcement notice has been issued. In London, as you know, we are breaching the EU limits now on a regular basis. Your principal policy tool is the Low Emission Zone, which is very welcome, but my reading of that is it is unlikely to have much of an impact because this is such a deep-seated problem. Is it not a fact that central government needs to act nationally on things like...

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 12 September 2007

You've mentioned Sutton; I can't resist that. Can you congratulate Sutton Council for using its resources to purchase two additional SNTs to use as safer parks teams to operate in our parks and open spaces?

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 12 September 2007

You envisage that happening through expenditure by local authorities rather than through your budget?

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 12 September 2007

Earlier this year, in February, when there was a proposal for two Safer Parks Teams in Sutton you actually condemned it in the public press. I'm just wondering at what stage between that proposal and the reality now you changed your mind?