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• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 05 June 2013

Valerie Shawcross CBE (AM): It is a really excellent piece of work and it gives us a good agenda for the future. Last week the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) made some comments that I think we all know intuitively are true about the importance of transport infrastructure investment for long-term growth. How do you think transport investment decisions would change in this city if we did have much more local control?

• Reference: 2012/0007-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2012

Which single Transport issue in London is causing you the most concern at the moment?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2012

Thank you very much. I am pleased to hear you say that you think the employers and the unions should negotiate because the union has been very clear and is still saying that they have not had a single meeting with any of the employers, and I think there are 20, 21, involved in this, nor have they had a meeting with TfL to negotiate.

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2012

Mr Mayor, I am encouraged to hear that. What will you do if the employers do not respond positively to the suggestions that have been made, as the clock counts down to the Olympics?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2012

I think most Londoners would think that, five weeks away from the Olympics, it is ridiculous that the bus drivers cannot even get the employers to discuss their claim. Mr Mayor, what are you doing to bring both sides together to have this discussion?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2012

Have you picked up the phone to any of the employers to actually ask them to get on with some sensible negotiation?