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• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 07 December 2016

Leonie Cooper AM: Can I just say, Deputy Mayor, that it is very welcome to have you here today and preceded by the Minister? It has been a good morning talking about housing, which is such a crucial issue for our city. At the sharp end of housing is homelessness, which is the area I wanted to ask you about. Assembly Member Copley and I will be moving a motion later on this morning on homelessness because it has been very much on the increase, particularly in London. I just wondered if you had managed to have any discussions with...

• Reference: 2001/0141-1
• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 05 September 2001

How many submissions on the Draft Transport Strategy were sent to the Mayor commenting on the route of the proposed Cross River Rapid Transit scheme? .

• Reference: 2001/0146-1
• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 05 September 2001

Why have Dial-a-Ride vehicles not been exempted from the proposed congestion charge? .

• Reference: 2001/0153-1
• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 05 September 2001

What further discussions have taken place on the route of the proposed cross-rail project? .

• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 05 September 2001

Thank you for that. You mentioned the use of travel pass, but is it not the case that on the riverboats Travel Card holders only actually get a one-third reduction and surely there would be better use of the service if the riverboats counted in on the travel pass, the same as the buses and tubes. Would that not encourage more people to use the service?

• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 05 September 2001

So do you see the riverboat system more as for tourists then, than for the use of regular commuters, which, if you do, I think is rather a shame when that would be a useful addition to the congestion charging strategy, to encourage people to use the riverboats. I believe back as far as 1993 there were about 3,000 people using the riverboats every day when there were more heavy subsidies than we get at the moment.

• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 05 September 2001

Well we shall look forward to that discussion. Can you also tell us what the state is of the bids put into TfL by London River Services for a subsidy? You mentioned it just now. Is it being seriously considered and when are we likely to get a decision on this?

• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 05 September 2001

What's happening about it? Can you give us any indication of progress on that? Because that's obviously a key decision.

• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 05 September 2001

So we'll get the opportunity to actually discuss the items individually?

• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 05 September 2001

As you've probably seen, Ken, from our question on river passenger services, the Liberal Democrat group are very concerned to see alternative forms of transport developed in London. Fords of Europe, as you no doubt know, have developed a no-emissions electric car which some members, including Lynne and Graham, have already driven and say are very easy to drive and the scary thing is how quiet they are. And they can be recharged from an ordinary 13-amp power socket. So can you tell us will these no emission vehicles be exempt from the congestion charge and also will active consideration...