• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 15 July 2004

But you would not say you are supporting a net loss of social housing?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 15 July 2004

Can I agree with the Mayor and against the thrust of what Val Shawcross (Assembly Member) is saying, and say that you have to decide these things on a site-by-site basis according to the package of advantage. Would you agree that it is regrettable that a national agency, English Partnerships, comes into a borough and spends this sort of money without fully consulting the council? Do you draw from that, as I do, that we still do not have the balance right in terms of devolving responsibility for regeneration down to the LDA so that the LDA is very much...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 15 July 2004

The rumour actually came from within this building. I discovered that the site has been bought by English Partnerships, which generates another question about co-ordination and accountability. This is a really huge regeneration project of importance not only to Southwark but also to the whole of South London and its success will depend on a commitment from the GLA, TfL, and the LDA to upgrading and installing transport infrastructure. What commitment can you now give to this project because it seems to be moving forward in a way that looks quite hopeful for the future and it needs a GLA...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 15 July 2004

Even if the Transport 2000 project does not go ahead, and I agree that it is crucial to the whole of South London, there are changes that need to be made to the station layout, the bridge and the access to the Tube station, as well as the opportunities for cycle networks in the area that would require a TfL commitment. I am glad to hear that you are fully committed to this project and I hope it will be a co-operative one, however there is one point of potential conflict between the GLA and Southwark. In the past, there...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 July 2004

Do you think we as Londoners should have intervened more strenuously in the recent debate we had about speed cameras? I think we all quite like driving fast on country roads and motorways, but in our urban areas I think there is a strong case for having speed camera enforcement on roads where there is a fear of speeding, rather than requiring there to be a bad accident record before you go ahead with them?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 15 July 2004

Can you tell us about the inner workings of TfL? How are statements made? For instance, I saw in my local paper that TfL has just funded a study on the effectiveness of the pedestrian crossing at the Angel. It was not two years ago that they were saying it was the best thing since sliced bread. How does it happen that as an elected member for the local area I get to hear about a TfL project by reading about it in my local paper?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 15 July 2004

I have an idea that will irritate most of the Conservatives around the table. It is a system called Intelligent Speed Adaptation, which is similar to a speed limiter but means you have a map of London and impose a speed limit in a particular area. If cars have this little transistor inside they can only do the speed limit. Apparently, this system is currently being used in Ghent. It is a fantastic system because you do not actually need many people to use the system for it to be effective. You could make it compulsory for 4x4s and everybody...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 July 2004

My prejudice on the 4x4s is that speed is really the problem rather than the type of vehicle, but obviously I am not now going to buy a 4x4. Would you support the idea of developing at least one or two pilots during the next four years, which could help to give London's streets, particularly the residential streets, back to the people who live on them. I think the fear of speeding vehicles, rather than even the incidence of accidents, is a great determinant of people's reluctance to let their kids out; it forces the school car run and has...

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 15 July 2004

These are all good ideas. I think there needs to be more work on the speed camera issue because there is a load of information about them only being effective depending on their siting. However, I am more interested in the smart technology aspect. I think piloting is the way forward and I share your keenness to move forward on road pricing through smart technology. Could we look at piloting in conjunction with the boroughs as soon as the technology is up to it? We polled the boroughs about congestion as opposed to just speed. If this system can deal...

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 15 July 2004

My understanding is that the package always was there and the evidence was given to your officers this week, so take that at face value. I also accept that you will do what you can to move the problem with TfL. Obviously no-one is calling for the South London bus network to come to a halt on account of this, but some flexibility from TfL to allow the swimming pool to remain open while the new one is built would clearly help the Streatham residents.