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• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 24 October 2012

Stephen Knight (AM): To pick you up on the point you have just made around the high property values in London, compared, I believe with most other developed countries, we have very few property and wealth taxes in this country; we predominantly focus on income and sales taxes. I just wondered to what extent you think the high cost of housing in London is partly driven by the fact that it is a tax free growth area for people, by which I mean it is a tax free investment and therefore that has partly driven the speculation that has driven...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 24 October 2012

Goodness me. I think this is a very worthwhile debate although it may seem a bit arid to some observers and we need to make sure we do not get too academic about it. Would you agree with me that around the world probably the single greatest source of income for city governments tends to be, in one shape or form, from properties? You have said a couple of times now that property taxes are so visible and so potent that virtually all political parties play 'chicken' with each other. Well, the opposite of 'chicken'; they are scared to look...

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 24 October 2012

Nicky Gavron (AM): While we are on land and talking about the planning system, currently the Assembly's Planning Committee is looking at the community infrastructure levy (CIL). That is, to a certain extent, a fixed charge, although there are lots of complications because it is set different in different boroughs and there is not necessarily a duty to cooperate and so on. On top of that is the Mayor's own CIL. I was wondering, this CIL is for Crossrail, but is the Commission going to look beyond that to the way CIL might be used by the Mayor in the...

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 24 October 2012

In the same spirit, how far are you going to frame for the Mayor any of the mechanisms he might be thinking about for the comprehensive spending review for London?

• Reference: 2003/0220
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Will he make publicly available the questions asked by ORC International for the TfL opinion poll on the West London Tram released on the 20 March 2003? .

• Reference: 2003/0221
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

What is the current estimate for the total cost of the West London Tram? .

• Reference: 2003/0222
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

What negotiations have occurred between TfL and private sector companies over PFI financing for the West London Tram? .

• Reference: 2003/0223
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Why has the decision on proceeding with the West London Tram been delayed until January 2004? .

• Reference: 2003/0224
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

What negotiations have occurred between TfL and British Airports Authority over the introduction of a congestion charge around Heathrow Airport? .

• Reference: 2003/0225
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

What volume of objections from local residents would be required for TfL to conduct wider consultation on the impact on bus lanes? Who decides if such objections are valid or not? .