• Question by: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

Bull Lane.

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

I did not have a problem with cycling at all. I have a problem with the way TfL goes about its consultations.

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

The point is - we found out that TfL does not get its act together very well. But, my next question is - it is not the only occasion. We have had endless cases. Roger Evans and I were both briefed by businesses in Knightsbridge about a consultation process where they only got the documents through their door after the consultation process had finished and the bus lane had started. Are you actually concerned that this is what is bringing these local consultations into such disrepute, because this is not how it should be done?

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

My point is, it is not just nine. There could have been a lot of others that were not returned. So, we will never know about that.

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

We do not know about the others.

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

Yes, but we only know about the nine because they were returned. We do not know about loads of others that might have been floating about in the area that were not returned. Presumably not returned because people realised what a complete waste of time the whole thing was. Those nine forms were delivered by people, who were clearly being paid, so that is a complete waste of money too. Are you not concerned that TfL's consultation seems to be getting such a bad reputation?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

On Crystal Palace, I think we all value the future of the arena being assured and we hope that Bromley will rise to do the partnership work to secure the future of the National Sports Hall building. But, on the top site it is quite a sensitive issue. There has been a long process of consensus building and development where the community and the council and other stakeholders have been talking together and I do understand that there is a new proposal for a landmark public building, which would be a modern glass building, which in some ways will echo...

• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

I admire your aspiration for Crystal Palace to thrive, but I am interested by your announcement of your joint work with the Minister returning from Australia on Crystal Palace, because it strikes me that this is not an announcement of having done some joint negotiation also with Bromley as well. It sounds to me as though it is a challenge to Bromley to fill this funding gap. Can you give me a bit more information about what you have done with Bromley to make sure that this is something that can be delivered, because it sounds as though you are...

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

Just a quick one to say congratulations on London Bridge and just a reference to your nice reference to LPAC. I just wondered if that was a another nice pat on the back for Nicky Gavron, the ex-Chairman of LPAC to smooth the way for your Labour candidature as Mayor?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

You mentioned the London Borough of Hounslow in your comments. The residents of the Labour-controlled London Borough of Hounslow cannot understand why you are spending public money opposing a Labour-controlled public authority, which has turned down an application from a developer and why you are spending public money against another authority that is also spending public money. It is normally accepted, indeed this is the point Mike Tuffrey made, that local planning authorities know best. There really is no reason for you to intervene in these matters, particularly when you are wasting substantial sums of money.