• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 18 June 2003

To what extent are you willing to use your power over this particular proposal to ensure that there is a compromise that at least makes an effort to salve the concerns of the nearby residents? I am concerned that Sutton Council may do nothing at all with this.

• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 18 June 2003

Obviously buses could be re-directed. Why do you feel that having come to an understanding at the meeting that you kindly hosted, Sutton Council felt it necessary to write in the local press that they would look to see how things developed and might not even take advantage of this offer of money for this compromise and change in the nearby residential roads?

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 18 June 2003

There seems to be two versions of what happened at this meeting: one held by Andrew Pelling; and one held by the Sutton Council officers to whom I have now spoken who were at the meeting. Can I first ask you if any notes were taken and subsequently agreed of what was actually agreed at the meeting? Do they exist? Secondly, my understanding is that you agreed with Sutton Council officers that the ban on the right turn should go ahead first, we should see what the effects of that actually are, rather than what people think they might be...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 May 2003

It was not correct. You were badly briefed by Lord Harris " not for the first time.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 May 2003

You said: `I have been advised that the two 24-hour response stations at Ilford and Barkingside continue to be the most operationally efficient means of deploying police resources across the Borough.'

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 May 2003

We have got it in the Minutes.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 May 2003

Mr Mayor, you will be pleased to know that young people in Wanstead in my part of London are feeling much safer now because of the local Police Commander's decision to re?open Wanstead Police Station. Do you now regret your decision not to support this local campaign last year?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 21 May 2003

Well, it is a day late, but can I ask that the next time that you meet with my friend here on the left and talk about these matters that you look at the issue of Special Constables, because they play a particularly key role here. However, the fact that they cannot travel freely on Transport for London is an issue that could be addressed, and I am sure that you will then be able to recruit more `Specials' and then you could then have an extra resource around this area. It seems to me silly that a valuable resource...

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 21 May 2003

It seems to us on the Labour side that this is one of the successes of TfL, and clearly we have pushed TfL towards this direction. However, I would urge you as Chair of TfL to ensure that this item stays high on the agenda. As you will recall, it took us about 18 months to actually get that work sorted about not having young people taken off buses if they could not pay. So we welcome the work to date. It seemed quite a natural progression, having dealt with the safety of young people on transport to now be...

• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 21 May 2003

You have talked about the impact in terms of what would happen on the Boroughs. What are your views on what the impact would be on London's resilience and the capacity of its emergency services to cope with the pressures they might be under in the future in the event of Iain Duncan Smith, by some mischance, having the opportunity to implement an across-the-board cut of 20%?