• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 19 June 2002

We would all like to see it in place, but also of course also make sure that the consultation period isn't curtailed as a result of that. Can I, on that basis, go onto ask you about stakeholders? I think there is a young people's stakeholder group. Can you tell us how often it meets, what it's been able to do and whether it's contributed to the work on the Children's Strategy?

• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 19 June 2002

Thank you. That's very interesting. I'm sure we'll follow up on some of that in detail on other occasions. Can I ask you about the Children's Strategy first of all and the timetable for it? I understand that's you've recently told the Assembly that it will go out to consultation in September. Oddly, the Annual Report, which mentions it in a couple of places, doesn't list it as one of your forthcoming strategies. I'm sure you find it frustrating when your strategies slip, because it gives less time for implementation before 2004, but can you confirm that you will be...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 19 June 2002

Are you still opposed to the principle of free travel for under 18s which is not just socially-inclusive and helps people with their high living costs if they're in full time education, but also will help get young Londoners in the habit of using public transport and weaning them off cars. I still think it's got a lot going for it and you have in the past been very clear in your opposition to it.

• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 19 June 2002

That is a fairly long menu and agenda that you gave in answer to the first question, which shows us how broad the agenda is on young persons issues for London. The Public Services Committee will also be scrutinising the issue as well. But one of the issues for young people, particularly those in the night time economy in different suburbs around London, is the quality of public transport available in evening time. One of the problems that we and the Police service face is that the night time economy are typically now finishing about 3.00am or 4.00am and there...

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 19 June 2002

I recently attended a young person's transport forum in Enfield. This is a group of young people elected as part of the youth assembly of Enfield and it's a very good initiative. They were very tuned in to modern transport issues and they asked a couple of questions that they wanted me to ask you, so I'm very pleased that we have this opportunity. One of them was about the reliability of buses during school rush hours. They feel that the young people, who have to wait while bus after bus goes past them or for buses that don't come...

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

What do you think about the possibility of detention for those who fail to take a course of treatment? That's been suggested by some public health professionals.

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

Back to TB and rickets, I would remind you that part of my constituency which is in West London has an incidence of tuberculosis which is higher than South Africa. When you've gone through the number of incidences of disease where people who have tuberculosis should be tested - you also referred to tuberculosis and HIV; both you and I are aware there can be an interlinkage. Since 1997, there's been no national or London campaign for HIV education or prevention work until the last two or three weeks. And we have all seen the massive increase in the incidence...

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

Would you know what he said then?

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

Do you know if the Mayor has had any discussions with the Department of Health about the level of child vaccination in London?

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

Has the Mayor put out a statement to that effect?