• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

To be fair, Neale, I yet haven't seen the Labour Assembly Member's exposure. So, presumably we are waiting for it to come

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

So, therefore, the Labour Assembly Member's attempt to expose Tory resistance to achieving the affordable homes target, set out in the draft London Plan, as in the Labour Group press release in advance of this meeting, is inaccurate, would one say? 'Labour Assembly Members will expose Tory resistance to achieving the affordable homes target set out in the draft London Plan'. So, what you're indicating is there hasn't been resistance, other than, I suppose, every borough's natural desire to consult its own residents about what is practical in its own area. And not every borough, I presume, naturally and quite...

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 19 June 2002

Mr Mayor, can I congratulate you on your sartorial elegance today! I was unaware that today was the launch of your re-election campaign. But somebody dressed as you are, can I invite you to address London to apologise to the people of West London for ignoring them?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 June 2002

I would ask the Mayor again, will he ask his advisor to produce a full and complete paper on his vision of the current status of manufacturing and confirm in this wide sweep that he's told us about, because that is not what he was saying in April.

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 June 2002

Can you ask John Ross to produce a full and complete paper that he could share with members about the current and future vision that you have regarding this key area? The other thing, will you also allow the Assembly Members and Londoners to be able to judge for themselves what you're doing in this area by giving us access to minutes of the Policy and Integration meeting that you chair and also the meetings that are taking place around the GLA economics group. I don't know whether that's met yet, but it would be good, I think, for everybody...

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 June 2002

Thank you for that answer which sets a really broad canvas and your commitment to actually work with the LDA and others. The problem is that when I was working on this question I came across a quote made by your senior economic advisor, John Ross, and it caused me some concern and confusion. At a lunchtime briefing in April, John Ross said that economic development should be focused on the financial and business services. He was quite unequivocal about this. And then added that any work in other sectors is merely tinkering with detail and any attempt to revive...

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 19 June 2002

Just to get an absolute answer on the evaluation. It's not the funding. We agree with you on the funding and indeed you agree with us on the funding. It's about taking a lead on getting together at a regional level and an objective, independent, transparent assessment of all the regeneration funding schemes, however funded. That's what we need.

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 19 June 2002

Mr Mayor, can I take you back to your first answer, where you talked about the need to decide where to put our regeneration focus? The question of whether regeneration schemes and public sector intervention in the economy should back winners or focus on increasing the chances, if you like, of existing losers has bedevilled the question of regeneration funding since day one. You will be familiar with the Assembly's Rebuilding London's Future Report which you helped to launch. Can I remind you of recommendation four, where we said that an assessment was urgently needed at a regional level of...

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 19 June 2002

We will come to that in due course, Mr Mayor, but we are talking about the business support at the moment. If you look at Park Royal partnership, that can be deemed as a success. However, it is to be linked, we believe or we're not quite sure, with Wembley. So, the future of that particular construction is nebulous at the moment. Action Acton is cutting back on its community support, which is having a major impact within our schools and families that desperately need support. The Southall Regeneration Partnership dies in a year's time. Hayes and West Drayton partnership...

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 June 2002

Yes, but would you agree that a statement like that is negating and does cause confusion? Because people are actually listening to and judging your position from what your advisor is saying. So, that is something that I'm sure we'll come back to time and time again and that is we want to see less of a gap between what you're saying your vision is to what your advisors are saying. My next point is you've talked about the work of the LDA, you've talked about Business Link, but we hear very little about the discussions that you're having with...