• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 12 July 2006

You suspect the answer is no? Nine months ago you suspected that this was rife and was going to be happening, and you assured the Assembly that that was going to be the case.

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 12 July 2006

I am sorry, there is not a single figure quoted to support that. I cannot help but suspect a lot of my residents would say that here is yet another example of a Zone 1 Mayor who does not set foot in the suburbs and see what the problem is.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 12 July 2006

Yes, what a shame you did not realise that when you made the promises that you made back in November.

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 12 July 2006

Onto a broad principle as far as that is concerned; is it actually desirable to be encouraging under-16s to be out and about late at night, whether it is on public transport or elsewhere? Taking the basic premise of your scheme - that you want to encourage people to use London Transport - we might disagree on that, but is it wise for you to be encouraging the kids at that age to be out and about, let's say, late in the evening? Would it not be sensible to look at a cut-off point for the scheme?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 12 July 2006

Can I suggest perhaps you come down and ride on some buses in Bexley and Bromley where residents, who I do not think, to use your phrase, are all `Victor Meldrews' the way you rather sneered at them last time, regularly say to me and to their local Councillors of all parties that from mid-evening on, that our buses are now mobile meeting places for young people. That surely was not the intention; that is an unintended consequence? Can we not look at ways of rectifying that?

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 12 July 2006

Thank you. Are you happy with the stretch of river that they are patrolling, which is about 35 miles, that the resources are adequate, or do you think perhaps there is a weakness in London's resilience from the river?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 12 July 2006

Given the failure to control these noisy announcements, plus recent failures on the Victoria Line, plus the delay to reopen Queensway Station, how do you characterise your relationship with Metronet and do you think it was time that contract was reviewed?

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 12 July 2006

It will have to be late at night Mr Livingstone, or early in the morning.

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 12 July 2006

I will pass on quickly from that.

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 12 July 2006

Again, can I ask you, It does seem to me in the discussions that we have been having, that quite often the management, and I hesitate to use the expression `hide behind' but that is somehow what it feels like, the health and safety requirements to the point where they are saying that that absolutely overrides the quality of life for the residents living round and about. There must be a balance, surely, even with this health and safety issue? I know it is tricky.