• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

The Labour Councillors did not boycott the launch of the consultation yesterday; I saw one of them with my own eyes. However, sadly, the joint administration there did. I do not want to have a party political battle about this. What I am trying to say is, this is exactly one of the big infrastructure environmental projects that we have to fight for on a cross-party basis in London to achieve. Mayor, how are you going to react to this and how are you going to try and bring these other parties back to the table for what is a...

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

I would like to take you back to the tram because it is a huge deal for the south of the river and there you have full cross-party support so far. I know the Liberal Democrats in Southwark are fully behind it. Do you think the Liberal Democrats in Camden are just fur coat and no knickers?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

Just to bring you back to your proposals for amending the Congestion Charge. Have you costed that?

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

The Leader of Camden Council is Councillor Keith Moffitt of the Liberal Democrats. The Deputy Leader is Councillor Andrew Marshall. I am quite happy, Mr Mayor, for you to insult Camden Council but not when you cannot get your facts straight.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

How will you pay for it? Are you going to put the charge up across the board for everyone else, or take it out of fares, or take it out of council tax? You have got to pay for it in some way.

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

I have a letter here in my hand from the Leader of Camden Council who is speaking on behalf of Liberal Democratic/Conservative Partnership Administration, and that is what he says in his letter. I am happy to share that with you although I am really in a state of despair about what has happened here. Would you agree that one of the things that made the Croydon Tram Link Scheme happen was that the Conservatives on Croydon Council supported this project all the way through 15 years, up until it happened? That was one of the critical success factors in...

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

Mr Mayor, is it not the case that Camden Council has refused to take part in the promotion of this scheme? Is it not right for a Council to wait to ascertain the responses of their residents before finalising their position? As you yourself have said, there will be opposition.

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

I totally agree with the wording and the tone of Geoff Pope's question. Mr Livingstone, you will be aware that a large roomful of residents in Brook Green in Hammersmith, joined by their democratically elected councillors made it very clear to London buses that they did not want the C1 bus going through a 20 mile an hour area with five schools, 12 buses an hour. They considered it to be wholly inappropriate. Can you really endorse what one of your TfL colleagues said in response to this overwhelming opposition? When asked what cost benefit analysis had been done they...

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

They do not need to go through Blythe Road to get there though do they?

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

You are saying that you are going to be launching a number of hybrid engine buses. Will they be those which can be provided to Richmond and other forward looking boroughs?