• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 29 June 2000

This is obviously not a question which is either anti the unions or, of course, any of the individuals, but do I understand you to say that rather than having one union representative it was necessary to have representatives from all 3 relevant unions?

• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 29 June 2000

Is the Mayor, therefore, confirming that 4 out of the 14 who have particular union interests are not there in representative capacity but will be looking at the interests of all who have a concern with the workings of transport in London?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 29 June 2000

The reason behind this question is very straightforward. I think someone - was it Simon Jenkins - described Ken as having a Jekyll and Hyde character. In the same way, I was left thinking after the last question that maybe it was a bit reckless for him to stand on the roof of Romney House and announce we were all going to have a party without actually thinking through the financial implications of it. Perhaps he should have consulted more widely. Yet on the other hand I found myself in writing this question wondering, as I lie awake at night...

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 29 June 2000

Because it's money, I agree we must look at what the cost actually is, but whether it is £3 million or £1 million or whatever the cost is it will be a significant additional cost and whatever that is it will have to be found from somewhere and if it has to be found from within the existing budget it will only be found at the expense of policing elsewhere, so I come back to my question, not actually whether the £3 million is justified, we will look closely at that, but the additional cost, whatever it is, where does...

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 29 June 2000

I am Chair of the MPA Finance Committee and I am concerned about the £3 million budget. You said that there was no provision in the Mayor's budget. well there is no provision in the Metropolitan Police budget either. The £3 million has to come from somewhere. If it has to come in the end from within the Police budget then it will mean that that money is not being spent elsewhere on policing in London at other times, so I would be interested to know, and I am sure we will have further discussions about it, where you envisage...

• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 29 June 2000

Well actually I was not wanting to ask about the £3 million costs because that is no doubt a subject we will have endless discussions about, what I am concerned about is, and I would like your views on, is that one of the lessons that I think was learned from the Millennium celebrations was how close we were to a potential public order disaster. Because of the volume of crowds, because of the problems of managing that, we were extremely lucky on Millennium Eve because everyone was in an extremely happy, jolly mood, there were families there, all ages...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 29 June 2000

Although I could envisage circumstances in which it would be different I believe in that reply you made it clear that not one penny of London taxpayers' money, unless you consider their contributions to the Lottery or whatever to be taxed, would go towards this event

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 29 June 2000

From my constituency interests in fact St Thomas' Hospital was one of the buildings along the South Bank which actually suffered quite a lot during the Millennium event last year. People broke in through the doors, there were people on roofs and the toilets broke down. There was quite a lot of public disorder and vandalism in and around the hospital which I think was probably quite frightening for patients and staff because the people in there are very, very sick. I just hope that for next year there is proper consultation with the hospital about the management of the...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 29 June 2000

The composition of the Transport for London Board does look rather like the GLC " in " exile. How do you intend to maintain inclusiveness in your appointments?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 29 June 2000

I am concerned about the answers you have given us about the members of your Cabinet and the remit they have simply because I do wonder whether the Cabinet has the interests of all Londoners in mind. You tell us that you have 5 advisers that have different types of equality role. Actually looking at the list I think you could interpret 7 or 8 of those people as having equality roles. I just wonder if you could tell us how many you have with a role of improving public transport, how many you have with a role of fighting...