• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 21 June 2006

Given that half of London's water is lost through leakage, do you think the Office of Water Services (Ofwat) has enough teeth, or are using the teeth that they do have effectively enough?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 21 June 2006

The report was very critical that the housing growth plans for London and the South East did not properly take into account the impact on water usage. Do you share that view?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 21 June 2006

Are you confident then that your plans for the growth in the Thames Gateway are robust enough in terms of taking into account the impact on water in the city?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 21 June 2006

You mentioned over the weekend that, astonishingly, Wembley Stadium does not have reuse or recycling built in. Will you give an undertaking that the Olympic venues will have that?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 21 June 2006

As long as we switch to metering and conserve water then we do not need to worry about the population growth and the impact on water?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 21 June 2006

One of the suggestions within the House of Lords' report is about the reuse and recycling of water. What are you proposing to do in terms of major housing developments?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 21 June 2006

Given what you said about pressures on water resources, with which I have much sympathy, will you share my amazement that the Secretary of State, when directing Bromley Council in relation to their UDP, directed them to remove a policy which would have strengthened the degree to which lack of water resource should be taken into account when determining development applications? Does that not fly in the face of what you have been saying? Will you condemn what the Secretary of State has done?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 21 June 2006

There ought to be cross-party support for that, but pursuing the Ofwat point, can I ask you to write to them, or whatever engagement mechanism is appropriate, to specifically request them to review the charging formula so that Thames Water's profits come down and they spend more on pipe renewal?

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 21 June 2006

I am glad to hear that you agree that the interceptor tunnel is absolutely necessary, and I hope you will use all your resources to persuade the government to put up the money ' something like £90-100 million. It is very, very expensive, but it is much needed. Would you not think that the Government is being a bit easy on Thames Water to give them a target of 2% reduction in their leakage over the next 5-6 years, which is extremely, extremely low considering they have 30% leakage at this present time? There must be some other way of...

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 21 June 2006

Through the Chair, can I suggest that the Mayor does not go for Mastermind if the topic is disability or funding for disability sport.