• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 February 2007

Of course what the studies will not show you is if anyone is opposed to the scheme locally because that is not an option they are being given to state to you. The options include charges from anything to £2 to £6 per day to enter the Zone. Who will decide on the charging level? Will it be yourselves or Greenwich Council?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 February 2007

nother element of the scheme is to look at different types of vehicles and charge them differently, much as the proposals which you have for different emission vehicles in the Central Zone. How will the scheme work alongside a London-wide low emission zone? Is it legally possible to have them both running together?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 February 2007

As a part of your investigative work has Transport for London considered using the mechanism of a toll, rather than a scheme, under its powers under Schedule 23 of the GLA Act 1999?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 21 February 2007

I think this particular example highlights a problem that we have, and the direction of Roger Evans' question highlights that as well, which is that when one listens to or reads the comments of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat front benches in parliament, they are supportive of the principle of road charging. They have said again and again and again. Yet for every individual instance where it is proposed people come up with ever so clever reasons as to why that could never happen in that particular area. I would very firmly endorse Mr Duvall's comments about consultation. Certainly charging...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 February 2007

Some of the other things raised here talk about the interaction with the existing Central Zone, in other words if you pay your Congestion Charge in Greenwich, should you be able to travel for free on the same day in the Central London Zone, or at a discount. Does Transport for London have a view on that?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 February 2007

The survey which you refer to that provides a number of different options for residents to comment on. One of the options that is not available is not having the scheme at all. Does that not show that you have made your mind up already?

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 21 February 2007

In this fog of debate that may be going on, Mr Mayor, can you just make it quite clear that when there is a proposal, there will be consultation? If it is wider than Greenwich then clearly there has to be a different level of consultation. If it is just Greenwich, it will be a Greenwich consultation. It will be a council decision. When we have got something to consult on properly, then there will be full consultation before any decisions are made. Can we just be very clear on that?

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 21 February 2007

Thank you very much, Mr Mayor, but I am really going to concentrate on midweek matches and, quite frankly, what you have said does not happen, particularly at Fulham, and I know that up at Emirates it is just a huge problem. In Fulham there are no extra trains put on and, of course, there is all the commuters going back home after a day's work, plus all the London people trying to get to the Fulham match, plus visiting supporters, and it is chaos. I put this question down because I was involved in it several times but two...

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 21 February 2007

Equally, Mr Mayor, on rail closures etc that you are proposing, is your message then to football fans across London, `You will not be able to get to your favoured stadium by public transport, so you should drive'?

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 21 February 2007

One of the things that has to happen is whilst the focus of TfL is about the spectators going to the Olympics, I think the reality is week in week out we have as many as 250,000 Londoners going to their local football teams, rugby teams and whatever. I just do not think enough planning has been done. Your answer does suggest that they have taken it on board but there is clear evidence, whether you look at Craven Cottage - where I will be on Saturday, at Putney Bridge - or you go to Fulham Broadway, or you go...