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• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

Tom Copley AM: Mr Mayor, yesterday the President of RIBA, the Royal Institute of British Architects, Jane Duncan, called for the Garden Bridge process to be halted. This morning it emerged that TfL’s Managing Director of Planning, Richard de Cani, who is a former employee of Arup and who decided alone on the awarding of the engineering contract, which went to Arup, has just been given a job at Arup. Why was he allowed to be the sole decision‑maker in the awarding of the Garden Bridge procurement contract?

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

Len Duvall AM: This will be a humdinger, then. Mr Mayor, 2000 and 2008 there was a 34% increase in bus kilometres. You, under your watch, for a period of 2008 to 2016 can barely make less than 4.5% in bus kilometres. Why have you not expanded the bus fleet despite the growth in London’s population of 11.24% over the same period?

• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 20 June 2012

Jennette Arnold (Chair): OK. We have four more speakers. I will take Assembly Member Copley. Tom Copley (AM): I wanted to ask you a few questions on Crossrail 2, which it is pleasing to note there is cross-party support for -- Jenny Jones (AM): No. Tom Copley (AM): -- or almost cross-party support for it. First of all, can you update us on discussions you have had with the Government since the election regarding Crossrail 2?

• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 20 June 2012

OK. Good. What sort of engagement have you been having with broader London, other stakeholders like Network Rail and London businesses?

• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 20 June 2012

When you are having your discussions with the Government, there are two options, really, that they have identified for Crossrail 2, one of which is a smaller scale metro option and the other is a more expensive regional option but with probably far more longer-term benefits. Are you pushing the Government for the more expensive version of this, which would deliver greater economic benefits in the long term to London?

• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 20 June 2012

Of course. You have actually pre-empted a question I was going to ask about Euston's ability to cope without Crossrail 2 if HS2 does go ahead. Do you think it is the case, then, that HS2 cannot go ahead into Euston if we do not get Crossrail 2?