• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 15 March 2006

In that 56 days since you took office, I presume therefore that Bob [Kiley] has not done any days of consultancy?

• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 15 March 2006

You are absolutely right; I am a free market unapologetic, and like Brian Cooke [Chairman] of Travelwatch, my argument is that, as I think he said this morning, top people have to be paid top money, and I agree with that. I welcome what you volunteered earlier on about transparency and accountability. The actual words you used were fairly powerful ones and I think all of us should both take you at your word but also hold you to them. 19 The point about Bob's [Kiley] departure was that there was a lot of ill feeling. I agree totally with...

• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 15 March 2006

That is fair enough. What sort of things will he be doing for his consultancy? What areas are we talking about? I have heard sort of rumours about Crossrail, but that is something that he could be a consultant on that until the year 2020 I should think.

• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 15 March 2006

It adds to the perception about how you are as a person, and that is important to people if you are running the transport network.

• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 15 March 2006

Is it true that the inspectors who get on these bendy buses have minders with them?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 15 March 2006

In itself, the LEZ has a relatively small impact, certainly without that step-up in 2010, nonetheless it is welcomed as a step in the right direction. Can I just pursue the question of what TfL's own fleet can contribute to the bigger picture? You have talked about diesel-electric hybrids now coming in on trial. As far as I am aware, there is no intention currently to have hydrogen hybrid technology, despite there being some viable models out there. Do you have enough briefing to be able to say why that is so?

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 15 March 2006

Good. Thank you very much for that comprehensive listing. The LEZ itself is welcome. Before I move on there are wider impacts, so can you say what your view is about the 2010 step-up in terms of light vehicles and the Euro IV standard? I know that has been the subject of consultation, but, presumably, you want that to kick in in 2010?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 15 March 2006

My concern at present, welcome though the diesel hybrids are, is that all the experts are saying that clearly hydrogen is the ultimate. We are not there yet, but the sooner we can get towards that through the hydrogen hybrids the better. As I say, I understand there are experiments going on in other parts of the world that do not seem to feature in the TfL plans.

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 15 March 2006

I warmly welcome the work that TfL have already done with the rail services in London, particularly the safety improvements that have been made. Can I just clarify with you what your view is of what the end point is, or the success point in terms of TfL's developing relationship and work with the overground system? You mentioned the taking over of individual franchises, but in the later question, and certainly in the points you made there, you referred to the RUSs. It seems to me that some of the options that Network Rail are putting up to the Government...

• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 15 March 2006

I will make the fundamental error then of talking about providing choices to Government. Do you think that on the Croydon Tramlink we should go with the flow in terms of just continuing to promote the extension to Crystal Palace, or do you think we should resurrect some of the other options that were being considered before?