• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 23 May 2007

Chair, apologies to colleagues. I am late because I came from a meeting with young people in my borough, which is one of the five Olympic boroughs. What they are excited about is tomorrow's launch of the Construction Skills Centre in Leyton. I wanted to ask the Mayor whether he welcomes this development which he has been part of pushing. Also, following on from what Damian [Hockney] was saying, do we have to add extra resources in terms of communicating what is happening within the five [Olympic] boroughs so that we can move people like Damian on? If we do...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 23 May 2007

I think perhaps what Angie [Bray] was saying was that you were going to recruit those police officers anyway, but now fortuitously they are being presented as dealing with an anti-social behaviour problem that was not there at the time you made the decision, so there are other things they may not be doing.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 23 May 2007

You say that TfL is only applying for one at the moment, although others are in mind, and that special circumstances are going to apply before TfL will apply for ASBOs rather than the Transport Police or another Agency doing it. What are those special circumstances? What are the criteria you are applying?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 23 May 2007

I look forward to TfL making that particular application! I do wish that comments that I make had that much effect on public perception, but perhaps you overrate the effect that I have had! I do know that I have had a number of emails recently from people who are concerned about behaviour on buses, including a lady who emailed me this morning to talk about anti-social behaviour on bus route 193 in Havering. Will you direct the attention of your bus police towards route 193 so that we can make it a pleasant experience for all passengers who are...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 23 May 2007

So what sort of mechanism do you have to do that, because I think some of the Members are quite enthusiastic about doing that?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 23 May 2007

We note that the perception of peoples' safety on the bus fleet is still falling since 2004/2005 and that is despite CCTV and the Police on Buses initiative, which I was pleased to see you bring to Havering. Why do you think that is?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 23 May 2007

So is the concern more reflecting the problems on buses, and you are leaving trains and the underground to the Transport Police?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 23 May 2007

I think you could say exactly the same for the British Transport Police. What I am trying to get at here is why do you make it a decision that TfL will do it in a small number of cases and the Transport Police will do it for the vast majority? What is the distinction between the two?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 23 May 2007

Does that mean therefore that you will be opposing a suggestion which was made this week in Parliament - which I understand has been supported - about the establishment of a Planning Commission which will, in effect, remove the decision on a third runway and a sixth terminal from you?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 23 May 2007

Would it not be more sensible, Mr Mayor, given that there is the increase in growth of lean engines in any event and normal legislation is going to remove these heavily polluting vehicles, to tackle the principal source of emissions in London, which is Heathrow? Why are you not seeking to do something really substantial about the very unpleasant conditions there are for those people who live around Heathrow, and certainly in asking that question I do not wish you to say that you are going to institute a separate Congestion Charging Zone at Heathrow?