• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

I think the point is that they need a lot of fine-tuning very often and very detailed response, because five minutes either side of the timetable can make a huge impact on local issues and safety for the school.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

Of the people who responded.

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

It is you who is hoisting a new bridge on the working class people and the extra pollution and extra traffic congestion, which will end up killing people.

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

I think we very much welcome the development and implementation of the consultation toolkit in TfL, because although things are not yet perfect, and we will always all find one occasion where there has been a problem, I think there has been a major systematisation of this and an improvement therefore in accountability. But can I make a plea for a particular group of stakeholders in general, which is, are the schools to be consulted, and a little bit more actively and perhaps listened to more? There is I think, across London, a "schools out" problem, and if you look...

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

But it will lead to extra pollution in London.

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

But do you admit it will lead to a worsening of pollution?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

So a six-lane road crossing is not going to lead to any environmental worsening, any pollution, any decrease in air quality?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

But you started the process not setting out the full information for people. You could have played a responsible part in that debate by warning people of the environmental impact in terms of traffic increases, in terms of air quality and pollution and so on. You chose not to do that because you did not want to damage the credibility of your scheme.

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

On the subject of consultation, when TfL consulted on changes to Apex Corner on the A41 in my constituency, Barnet's professional highways officers strongly advised against the proposed changes, and after £1 million of expenditure Barnet's officers have been proved right and TfL have had to make changes to that junction. Will TfL not listen to the views of Barnet officers with regard to the Stirling Corner so-called junction improvements, where again Barnet's officers have expressed severe reservations?