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• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 14 March 2007

I do understand the rationale for what you are doing. However, if you have this cheaper oil it takes the pressure off in a way from looking for other alternatives, whether it is LPG or bio fuels, and this could actually slow down real progress on climate change adaptation.

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 14 March 2007

I just wondered, do you need to do all this travelling for Green issues? We were told that, for example, that Woking was a leading place to go to if you wanted to look at decentralised power generation and, indeed, we employ someone from there to advise us. Would it not be better if you were to seek out examples that were nearer to home and, if necessary, where other world cities have done good jobs, perhaps you seek to bring some of their people over here and employ them in the way that you did with Bob Kiley [former...

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 14 March 2007

Are you aware that the Green view of carbon offsetting is that it is actually just like a system of medieval indulgences? You pay the money and you actually still commit the sin.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 14 March 2007

My mistake. Let's talk about Brazil anyway. Brazil has actually got massive amounts of bio fuel from sugar cane. Why hasn't have some sort of arrangement with them, rather than polluting oil?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 14 March 2007

Well you have not done it on the environment so far have you? I was using examples from elsewhere to show that you do not do it in this case.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 14 March 2007

We have been quite critical about your Venezuelan oil deal, and I know the Mayor went to Brazil.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 14 March 2007

Thank you. The Chair very kindly stopped me leaping in to interrupt you there. It was a fascinating history of the development of the group of major cities. What I really want is when you go to these places, when you go to Los Angeles or John [Ross] goes to Delhi, is there a climate change outcome from those trips? Do you pick up on ideas? For example, in Los Angeles the State of California is actually suing the six largest automobile manufacturers because they have to clear up their mess basically. Is that something London is going to do?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 14 March 2007

Indeed we do not want a gap year Mayor, and I did say that, but I also said, and so it is a little deplorable if you misquote me and partially quote me, what I also said 'was that Ken Livingstone has a duty to stick up for London and to support London's economy. We support specific foreign trips that encourage investment in the capital. However, after the Mayor's failed junkets to Cuba and Venezuela I will be keeping a close eye on the costs and purpose of the trip so that Londoners get value for money. That is what...

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 14 March 2007

Then why did the Mayor have to write to John Hutton to clarify the point? Either you knew before you launched the scheme that there was not a problem, or you did not. You did not, because you had to check.

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 14 March 2007

I am glad I have this power to force the Mayor to write to people! Could we just return to the question.