• 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.

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

I certainly welcome, what I would say is, another landmark building, an elegant addition to the skyline. I think also that the Heron Tower has been a wonderful precedent for London. I am glad to say that I have had very, very few comments or complaints from residents on this issue, but I do think it is important to bear in mind that there is a population. There are people who live around this area and to some extent I think they feel themselves in the frontline of regeneration. There is a lot of building work going on around here...

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

Yes, indeed, exactly, and I am making the point that the Liberal Democrats supported it.

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

The decision is indeed welcome on the `Shard of Glass' scheme. I just wanted to raise the fact that previously you have made highly pejorative remarks about boroughs and their approach to such schemes. I am thinking particularly of Lambeth and Southwark, but there are others. In this case the local Member of Parliament (MP), also known as Simon Hughes, and the Council have been thoroughly supportive of the process and will you accept that Councils have a statutory duty to decide these schemes on their merits? It is perfectly acceptable to have an honest and above board disagreement with...