• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

When was that meeting, roughly?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

Which leaves me thinking there isn't a financial package in place.

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

That's good news.

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

It's a good question about the population expansion because I think the capacity issue on transport is paramount, particularly with regard to the Tube. I think what you say about the Government having woken up to the infrastructure needed to support the Thames Gateway development, is more the Government having woken up to the fact that they need to meet their own housing targets. It leaves the rest of London in quite a severe bit of trouble. We recently published the Tube scrutiny report called Mind the Gap - advisedly called Mind the Gap. One of the standards that we...

• Question by: Victor Anderson
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

You've said that Crossrail is essential to the London Plan but it's quite possible that Crossrail won't be delivered until right at the end of the Plan's period. What's the latest date that Crossrail could be delivered for it to provide what you want for the Plan?

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

In very simple terms, what is your honest opinion why we keep waiting in terms of a Government decision over these things? I accept that it's a massive amount of money and Gordon Brown's problems with his public finances but is that where you perceive to be the problem? It seems to me that we keep having these rumours that a decision is going to be made and a decision is not going to be made to the point where people are actually losing confidence that this will every happen.

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

There is no guarantee on the money so far?

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

Hybrid bill?

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

I am absolutely delighted to hear that the SRA and TfL are reaching an agreement and I'm delighted to hear that you're well advanced with a hybrid bill but will that bill go through this year? If it doesn't, there are going to be delays. The other question is about Crossrail Two. Crossrail Two doesn't seem to have any Government backing as far as funding is concerned but I do hear that there may be some private monies coming in there. If there is private funding coming in, in order to get Crossrail Two off the ground, will you approve...

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 26 February 2003

To put it in two parts, I too welcome the move towards the delivery of Crossrail One, and Crossrail Two if we can do it. But you've given us assurances that you are satisfied with agreement about the route and the scheme, what assurances have you been given as to where the money is coming from and in what timeframe? Taking that into the context of the London Plan, why is it that the London Plan includes a very useful map of transport accessibility as it stands at the moment but doesn't include any map of transport accessibility at the...