• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

Given that the London Plan supported this sort of runway capacity, which of the government's options that were published yesterday do you favour?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

We could be seeing a congestion charge for air traffic as well as road traffic?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

Would you welcome powers to impose a charging regime for air traffic?

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

Referring to all the strategies, I'm looking at the SDS, the air quality strategy and the noise strategy here, all the relevant parts. We seem to be missing a trick because there is a European directive out at present which enables local airports and strategic airports to impose their own air quality and noise restrictions. In none of these documents that I have in front of me do you stress that this is important, although, at the same time, you do say that you see the need for expansion. Looking through the document that was out yesterday, I was aware...

• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

Thank you. I am going to look forward to your bringing the groups together. Could I suggest that one approach which would be helpful would be for you to suggest, as part of the planning approach, that predict and provide really is outdated. The Government said no to it in terms of roads policy but seems not to have done with regards to runway capacity, and I have to say the draft London Plan seems, as regard airports, to be a bit predict and provide. Wouldn't it be better to go to the plan/monitor/manage approach which is much more likely...

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

You seem to be getting in a little bit of a muddle there, Mr Mayor. Hillingdon Council is not in favour of congestion charges; I do know three members of the Labour Party are. However, I find it extraordinary that, after all of these years on the discussion of a fourth runway at Heathrow - there are actually three already - you have not yet formed a view. Indeed, John McDonnell, late adviser to yourself, is the local MP and had his meeting on the day before the announcement was actually made, making his position perfectly clear that the destruction...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

It is expensive to do that.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

And its purpose?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

You talked with enthusiasm about introducing a congestion charge for Heathrow. Could you tell us if you have made any progress on that project and what the purpose of the project is?

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

Do you think there is a position to be stronger with the airports in question?