• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

Is it possible for me to meet with the person who is dealing with this?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

So far none of the properties has been sold?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

So far none of the properties has been sold?

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

I was just going to finish by asking what you thought of the Tory demonstration on the day of congestion charging?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

So they're temporary?

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

But that is its limit?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

Have you made that decision now or are you going to wait to see if that level of evasion decreases before you decide to take the extra staff on. It does seem to me that relying on fining people into the future is a rather insecure foundation for you to be claiming extra costs.

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

My final area, not to put a damper on this, is about the revenue and financial aspects of this. Of course, it's very easy to say that you're not interested in the revenue, it's basically about managing traffic. But we all know that you have severe budgetary problems within Transport for London and it would be very tempting for any Mayor to wish to extend this scheme, not least because of the revenue benefits. Again, I don't have a problem with that; I think you could sell it to Londoners and say it would raise revenue and it will help...

• Question by: Trevor Phillips
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

Here I am, you can see for yourself that I'm still smiling away. You can't, presumably, be seriously suggesting that the boroughs are now going to have to bear the impact of your congestion charge when you know very well that they are being starved of funds, partly on the basis of which you are very much in agreement with all of us, that too many funds have been taken out of London. Council tax is at an all time high and I can't believe that you really think, or you're suggesting, that it's now for the boroughs to adjust...