• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

I will deal with it fairly briefly because I think you have covered most of the ground already, Mayor. John Biggs (AM) talked about 'dragging people kicking and screaming to buy Oyster cards.' Is it a lot of use advertising if, in practical terms, they find it difficult to get hold of Oyster Cards, because of the outlets not being there? I am thinking particularly of areas which are not well served by the Tube.

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

Do you have a feel for the cost of such a scheme?

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

Surely if you are going consider giving away Oyster Cards without asking people to pay a deposit, then you should be making that offer freely available across the board to Londoners, rather than on particular routes or to particular groups that you deem suitable?

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

Oh, Mr Mayor please do not. Just do not.

• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

We were told £1 to make, or £1.50.

• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

On the suggestion of actually supplying cards: I accept that some people seeing TfL advertising might be persuaded by your sweet smile, others might be persuaded by being given a card and trying it. You said that £2 million was going to be spent on this advertising campaign, would not it be useful to spend at least part of that money not on advertising, but on some practical step like that?

• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

Is work going on to try and extend the network then?

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

No idea?

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

So which road will they likely to take?

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

Well what about the buses? I think that is perhaps a bigger problem, given the number of buses that actually do use Oxford Street and would find it rather more difficult to pass off down some of the other streets.