• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

That is another thing that really annoys me. You want cycling and walking to increase their modal share. If you look at the tiny percentage of people who travel on the Tube, and on rail, in fact we should be putting thousands of millions of pounds into cycling and walking over the next few years, otherwise we are not competing with these big projects.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

I can make them cost thousands of millions of pounds, do not worry.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

Thanks for that. My problem with the 2025 document is that it lacks vision. You say that it wants to build on progress and that sort of thing, but actually there is not a vision for anything to do with walking or cycling beyond 2009. Will you read, first of all, at least the summary of the response that we have put in on this document, which outlines some of the places where we could have a bit more vision?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

No, but the point is, people actually think it is more important if you spend more money on it, and this is a big problem for Transport for London. They get locked into this big toy idea.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

Yes,

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

I have a list of things here.

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

I just wanted to raise the issue of construction. It is about skills, but particularly about the construction industry. I was just wondering if you have been updated in terms of the state of the capacity, regarding the construction industry? I know that we have got a number of Centres of Vocational Excellence; certainly I know of the East London one. I am just thinking, have we have reached capacity, or will we be seeing more of these developments? This sort of development has been key in raising the understanding and awareness of young people that the construction industry is...

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

If the Greater London Authority (GLA) can legally implement its Living Wage policy through procurement activities, why can the ODA not do the same?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

So, basically, down to a fair employment policy for the Olympics, it is not a case of a clear, cast-iron commitment, it is a case of, `Trust me, I am a politician, I will get it sorted out somehow'?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

No, trust you.