• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

The Alstrom PFI came to a head nearly 12 months ago now and has still not been resolved.

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

So do you consider the performance of Tube Lines on the Northern Line to be satisfactory?

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

Yes, but Alstrom are not responsible for the late running engineering works are they?

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

But you and I cannot wash our hands and just say that it is the Government's fault for the state of the Northern Line.

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

Just on the issue of Tube Lines, I was just wondering whether there was anything to read into the move of Professor David Begg (Integrated Transport and Infrastructure Expert) from the board of TfL to Tube Lines, and whether that could compromise any commercially confidential information that may be useful in our continued negotiations with Tube Lines.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

Yes. What are you planning to spend next year?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

That is it. Thank you for that rather full answer. TfL told the Budget Committee that the £78 million represents an overspend of £14 million on what they had originally planned. Why did TfL overspend?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

Well, many people do. I would just like to know what sort of process you have in place to vet the sort of advertising TfL does, to make sure that is not the case. Do you have any sort of independent verification?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

So there is no independent verification?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

You must have a guilty conscience since you have decided to raise that. The question I did ask you was how much are you planning to spend next year?