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  • Potential for Further Budget Increases (Supplementary) [19]

    • Question by: Geoff Pope
    • Meeting date: 25 April 2007
    So you are reasonably confident that the figures will be achievable?

  • Potential for Further Budget Increases (Supplementary) [20]

    • Question by: Geoff Pope
    • Meeting date: 25 April 2007
    Now some of those items might be either subject to overrun, and therefore higher costs, or it is very likely that the cost of transport will increase at a fairly high inflation rate. How are you tackling that?

  • Potential for Further Budget Increases (Supplementary) [21]

    • Question by: Geoff Pope
    • Meeting date: 25 April 2007
    Can we move on to the budget item where we have absolutely no information, which is transport. We have a very exact figure of £794 million. What does this cover for the ODA core costs?

  • Incidence and Nature of Poverty in London (Supplementary) [6]

    • Question by: Geoff Pope
    • Meeting date: 19 July 2006
    I think this is a question about transport and the effect on poverty, so it might be appropriate for Mr Ross. We know that part of the nature of poverty in London is the cost of travelling, not only to economic and business opportunities, but also, for those perhaps who are less mobile, to hospitals and health centres. We have the situation in London where those people who travel relatively infrequently find that for the cheapest fares you actually need to purchase up-front an Oyster card. If you do not do this, because you've only have a small amount of...

  • Incidence and Nature of Poverty in London (Supplementary) [12]

    • Question by: Geoff Pope
    • Meeting date: 19 July 2006
    Given that there is a clear policy to move fully to cashless bus services, which will then have an level playing field, would it not be sensible to explore a campaign to get the last few people over to Oyster cards, including giving out free Oyster cards to people, particularly on the bus routes, where cash is being used a great deal. Brian Coleman (Chairman): I think perhaps, Mr Pope, that this is a specific item of policy which is for the Transport Committee, which you chair, to take up.