• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 18 July 2001

We very much welcome the fact that we are finally going to get sight of this document on Tuesday. One of my major concerns in all this debacle has been for the boroughs. I was approached by several, including my own borough of Kingston, who are currently attempting to put together their own waste minimisation strategy. They have found it completely impossible to do so, with all the delays we have had. Today we are told that it will be published on Tuesday, and I am sure they will be very grateful; but did you not take account of the...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 July 2001

Was any consultation carried out with the Deputy Mayor or the Environment Adviser before you and the Mayor came to the decision to release that report?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 July 2001

It is so good that you are not allowed to tell us about it. Why is it that you will not share that information on their objections with us now?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 July 2001

Do you think it is useful to have Assembly Members involved and interfering with you at that stage?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 July 2001

I was going to ask you what Darren's objections were. We are going to find out on Tuesday, anyway.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 July 2001

He has appeared to take on the views of two people on this Assembly more than those of anybody else. What were Nicky Gavron's objections to this document, which prevented it from being published?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 July 2001

Isn't it a dereliction of the Mayor's duty that the report has not been produced by now?

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 18 July 2001

We will be getting it on Tuesday, but the Assembly have already told you that we will not be able to formulate a response before the summer. We will be reading it in the summer, and we need to arrange a new timetable and new witnesses. There will be considerable delay in the Assembly's response: we have been dropped in it today, and we need to take at least a week to get our timetable together. You need to be aware of that, and we alerted you to it earlier on. Do you envisage that you will take much notice...

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 18 July 2001

And specifically the ALG, John?

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 18 July 2001

I am talking about the consultations and the implementation of the strategy, and the fact that you have delayed it four times. What negotiations have you had with the ALG about that?