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• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

Do you know that is a bit rich, really, coming from you, saying that things are being dealt with for party political reasons. Many people would say that the London Plan and your amendment is driving forward a political agenda; for example, your policy relating to affordable housing. That is a political matter. In the opening statement which you made this morning, you talked about your casual attitude to events being rather more casual than, how shall I put it, more formal parts of Government. The truth of the matter is -

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

The Government put in 50%. We have had less than £200,000 to pay for social services and everything else.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

What you actually said to Jenny (Jones) was that the flood defences will have to be improved because of environmental factors: global warming, sinking land, and the fact that the risk will have increased by 2030. Of course, we do not just flick a switch and the risk doubles in 2030; the risk is increasing all the time incrementally towards that. But you did not say anything, with respect, about the risk management element, which has to take into account the value of what you are protecting as well as the risk of something happening. I am not convinced that...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

Nor, I assume, do you put your police stations and fire stations and hospitals and emergency services that will need to respond to a flood within the flood zone?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

Is there a plan which is going to ensure all these things are placed back from the area that is potentially in danger? How do you actually, when you are doing that, speak to local residents and businesses who are in the high risk area and assure them that, just because you have not got public facilities there, that does not meant it is a no-go area?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 16 January 2002

Thank you. Now we've got Commander Shave there Chairman, I wonder if you can't answer this, perhaps he can. Does the Mayor expect next year, when he's going to get 240 for his transport initiative, for there to be a first call on police manpower, the extra officers going into the borough?