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• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

I did hear in your briefing that you mentioned an expansion or enhancement of three tube lines. Can I give you the opportunity now to expand on that? I am particularly interested in capacity on the District Line and whether, in fact, you have managed to separate the Northern Line, and whether this is going to be done under PPP or under some other financial arrangement. p

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

Thank you very much for that. Still we will not have an increased capacity on the District line, which is unbelievable to travel on in peak hours.

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

By more trains?

• Reference: 2006/0085-1
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 15 March 2006

What progress is being made towards the East London Line extension development considering this is part of the core transport infrastructure development towards 2012?

• Reference: 2006/0059-1
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 15 March 2006

As Transport Commissioner how do you intend to address the transport needs of Londoners?

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 14 November 2001

Mr Duffy, I'm not going to question your professionalism. I presume you are perfectly professional in the job you do and you do it honestly. But you say you give robust advice to the Mayor. Now you saw this paper that we got yesterday from the Mayor's staff, the London Waste Action stakeholder, and it was as I said yesterday a very mature and a very balanced paper. Would you agree with that? Secondly, you have said that you have a presumption against incineration and the Mayor has a presumption against incineration and no doubt, as you said that you...

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 14 November 2001

Will you continue a dialogue with the boroughs, not only with ALG? Because they're going to be in difficulty, you have to appreciate that. The long-term contracts are cheaper and yet you are suggesting that they should have short-term contracts. And of course it's very difficult to get the infrastructure, to get someone to put up all that capital on a three or five year lifespan.

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 14 November 2001

Can I ask you, Mr Duffy, to keep more of an open mind on how we deal with residual waste because I think it's wrong to close off any avenue at this time. Now that's not saying that I'm for incineration, but just keep an open mind as to how it can be disposed of.

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 14 November 2001

Can I ask how long this is going to take, because you know that the local authorities are now hard up against the line that they have to fulfil contracts and they have to sign contracts now. So how long is this going to take? And if I can quote you the first paragraph of this report we saw yesterday, which I thought was an excellent report and I think better than the ones we've been doing, 'There should be no presumption against incineration or against any recovery techniques and there should be a willingness to explore all options in...

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 14 November 2001

Thank you. We were told yesterday that Smugglers Way cost £150 million in today's costing. Can you imagine the cost that's going to be needed and is the Mayor going to explore where these funds are going to come from?