• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 20 November 2002

Finally, while we're on Gordon Brown, there are a number of organisations, such Help the Aged, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and so on, who've put together a set of lobbying proposals to Gordon Brown, to introduce a range of fiscal measures to promote energy conservation and tackle fuel poverty. Will you be supporting that campaign?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 20 November 2002

I'll have a look. One of the concerns of the Assembly's scrutiny as well, was that although there was some --focus on fuel poverty, but there wasn't enough on energy conservation generally, and obviously fuel poverty is a really important issue that needs to be tackled. Energy conservation is important across all sectors of society, business, the rich and so on. Everyone can waste energy, and everyone can take steps to promote energy conservation. Will you be taking a much stronger lead on energy conservation, when you do your revised strategy?

• Question by: Trevor Phillips
• Meeting date: 20 November 2002

Would one way of giving an indication be to include it in the next draft of the London Plan as one of the ambitions that we have?

• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 20 November 2002

From your conversations with ministers, what prospects do you feel that there is for the West Croydon extension of the East London line taking place? It is very important in terms of regeneration there?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 20 November 2002

In effect, you're creating a spur.

• Question by: Trevor Phillips
• Meeting date: 20 November 2002

I'm following up on this one. As you know, this is supported by Nicky Gavron, Haringey Council and David Lammy. Even though it breaks my heart to support anything that Tottenham Hotspur do, it is pretty critical to their regeneration project. Do you think that you can say anything more positive about it, given that the line is already there? This doesn't involve a huge amount of money, but a positive steer from you could make a huge difference to Haringey Council's ability to lever in funds to get the regeneration of that area going.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 20 November 2002

As someone who used to live in Leytonstone, I know a lot of people who live in Walthamstow. One of the concerns that they have about the Victoria Line is that particularly at rush hour, a lot of services terminate at Seven Sisters, and the service they receive in Walthamstow is very patchy, beyond the Seven Sisters point. Have you done any work to assure that this proposal which is being put forward of adding an extension to Northumberland Park, which I think we would all support, isn't actually going to result in damage to services further for the people...

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 20 November 2002

No, the advice before it started. What was the advice from your Officer about whether you should go ahead with it?

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 20 November 2002

What was the advice you received from your Officers about this experiment when it was implemented at the end of last year?

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 20 November 2002

So, speed was the priority, not safety?