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• Reference: 2015/2495
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 08 September 2015

Is it possible to expand Heathrow Airport without having a negative effect on London's environment and the health of Londoners?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 08 September 2015

Valerie Shawcross CBE AM: Thank you, Sir Howard. I am just looking at the table on NPV and social benefits on page 147 [of the Airports Commission’s final report]. Without being economists, we are trying to grapple with the issue of calculating the benefits and costs and the negative and positive aspects of the proposal. While you say Gatwick is a feasible proposal, you are saying the economic benefits would be considerably smaller than Heathrow. If you look at the bottom line of the calculations you have done - and I accept there are a lot of variables in here...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 08 September 2015

Valerie Shawcross CBE AM: I just wanted to come in, if I may, Sir Howard, with a quick reaction to that comment. You have encapsulated a problem but you have it the wrong way around. You have said the problem is that TfL is trying to talk about growth that is not attributable to Heathrow. The problem is the other way around. Your projections are not taking account of the fact that all of those schemes that you have referred to there and that you are taking for granted will happen, like Crossrail 2, are actually being driven by the...

• Reference: 2011/0227-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

While I congratulate both borough commanders from my constituency in securing promotions, they will both be much missed. How will you ensure continuity of the excellent work that has been done in Lambeth and Southwark by the outgoing commanders during the recruitment process for their successors?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 08 June 2011

We do all support efficiency but cuts and the pressure of budgets do pose a danger that we could be losing essential expertise. There has been some coverage that you are planning to make cuts to the homicide and serious crime command teams and that there may be some merging with Trident. I would be very concerned that the quality and effectiveness of the excellent work that is done in those areas could be lost. Would you be making these cuts and these changes to these extremely expert teams if it were not for the enormous budget pressures that you...