• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

It was a bit of a shame about the disastrous launch, wasn't it? I was surprised that you of all people could have been put off by a bit of direct action when you were going to launch your World Squares project in Trafalgar Square. Have you rescheduled the launch of your taking over control of the square?

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

Are you aware that the Met have re-costed their additional costs in the light of the specific proposals, and that the extra costs above those already provided for in the budget amount to £1.3 million, which is double their provision for a normal New Year's Eve? Do you know yet where that money is going to come from?

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

When we last discussed this subject, you asked me to ask the leader of Westminster to write to you about the clearing-up costs. I wondered whether you had had any fruitful discussions with Westminster about those costs, which are considerable. As we discussed last time, they still have not yet been fully paid for the costs of last year's party.

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

This appears to be another instance in which, superficially, it is all being paid for by the private sector, but in fact Londoners will pick up the bill. Is there not a risk that this is in the end being done rather on the cheap, notwithstanding that problem? In particular, will not many Londoners be rather disgruntled when they are stranded at midnight with no late travel services, because you have apparently said that there will be no extensions?

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

The usual policing cost, for which provision is in the budget, is £1.3 million. The additional cost is a further £1.3 million. The £3 million figure comes from another £1.7 million in what are called opportunity costs - in other words, taking police officers away from duties they would be doing at another time in order to police New Year's Eve. You say that it is going to come from your budget. Do you mean that it is going to come from that part of your budget which relates to the MPA, and would you consider a suggestion which I...

• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

Have you investigated making particular links with schools, colleges and universities, and making more extensive use of websites, which appeal to most young people?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

Robert Kiley comes to us with a reputation for a history of conflict with the trade unions in New York. Some members of your Transport for London board are trade unionists - not least Jimmy Knapp, who also comes to us with a history of conflict, on the other side. How do you plan to deal with those conflicts, and do you think we can trust you as an independent arbiter of behalf of the people of London?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

I would be delighted to do the, Chair.

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

Clearly Mr Kiley is the first public sector fat cat - "Ken's fat cat", I think. The question in my mind is what his performance indicators will be. One of the reasons why private sector fat cats got such a bad name was that they sometimes had very simple performance indicators: you had to cut the grass once a year to get another £300,000. Londoners expect something serious out of him, and I would like to know now what those targets will be.

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

Yes: that was not quite an answer to my question. Preparations are quite far advanced - not set in stone, but fairly well schemed. The question was, if he thinks that you have got it wrong, does he have carte blanche to change it?