• 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?

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

About whether it is political advertising?

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

Actually, that was not a part of the question.

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

Certainly not, no. I am just saying that some people are suggesting it and I am sure there is a process in place to prevent that.

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

You have explained how you are having a tough time with the finances and having to put fares up. I think it is a real problem for you in terms of image when you are overspending on advertising by £14 million. I think that many Londoners are very angry about that. What can you say you are going to do now to stop further overspends?

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

Some people might feel that some of what you are doing is political advertising rather that advertising services and products.

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

Just a quickie, did you say you were going to bring Ted Knight in to audit your advertising?

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

Therefore you are not going to do anything about controlling the overspend, because you have not answered the question?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

Will you please tell us who the sole trader is?