• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 22 June 2005

We were grateful for your taking part in the investigation on the barriers that ordinary householders face in installing renewable energy. Have you read the published report, and do you agree with its recommendations?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 22 June 2005

We are some way off yet, before it actually gets its job done. Can I take it, Mr Mayor, all of these matters will have been put into the public domain at the earliest opportunity, as well?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 22 June 2005

I am interested in how you get to your calculation of the £2-2.5 million cost. How is that based?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 22 June 2005

The figures I have seen suggest that it could be up to £70 on Stamp Duty alone.

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 22 June 2005

The effect of the Stamp Duty changes is allegedly going to be revenue neutral, and one of the key things that has changed is, of course, the end of exemptions for areas of deprivation. Therefore, how is the LDA going to persuade business people to invest in areas which are blighted or not desirable, when the alternatives are probably more easily achievable?

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 22 June 2005

Do you think having more control over the housing will make it possible to reach affordable targets, and if so, how?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 22 June 2005

Could you expand on that a little more? Does that mean that you would not provide funds to any housing authority which does not agree with your London Plan Strategy?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 22 June 2005

Can I say that, although we have been talking about housing supply and the importance of putting a foot on the accelerator on housing supply, I do have a concern about nomination rights for social housing. Under the current system, as we all know, nomination rights for housing associations and council housing lies within the boroughs. If we are to have a London-wide strategic view on supply and distribution of housing ' land for housing is other than evenly spread ' how are we going to make sure in the future that Londoners from boroughs with a very high, long...

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 22 June 2005

I am relieved to hear you say that you are willing to adapt to individual borough strategies, but there can be no doubt that were you to control this particular stream of investment in housing across London, in effect, you would become the housing authority for London, would you not?

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 22 June 2005

When you get your new powers, are you planning to synchronise the revision of the London Plan and the Housing Strategy, so they are on the same cycle?