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• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

In terms of trying to influence franchises, I hope that Transport for London will continue to put pressure for the earliest possible resumption of use of the former Eurostar platforms at Waterloo because it seems quite ludicrous when commuters from right across south London are suffering from inadequacy of capacity that we are paying out public money for these to remain mothballed. It is not your fault, despite the Department having good notice of that, so I hope you will use your leverage there. Secondly, when you look at the question of the franchise and the Route Utilisation Strategy, can...

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

Do you understand the concerns raised by the Culture Select Committee in the House of Commons about the need to make sure that the uncertainty over the financing package and the final budget is resolved as soon as possible, precisely so we do not get the distractions that could get in the way of delivering the legacy that Lord Coe was talking about when I listened to him at the French Chamber of Commerce, for example, recently? What can we do, as an Assembly, to support the House of Commons Select Committee in pushing for some finality so we can...

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

I am sorry to interrupt, Neale, but I do not dispute any of that. Remember, I supported the LDA's intervention on that. What I want to know is what role is it going to play in the Olympics?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

Since the LDA owns Crystal Palace, in effect, now, it has taken the lease, is it going to be putting it forward? I would just like a bit more specificity about what role it is going to play. You can make it happen. The LDA can put Crystal Palace forward as a training camp or a preparation camp. Are they going to?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

I understand, and you are right to say that we should not be building where there is not long term use, and so on. I totally take that on board. However, there will be a concern, amongst the non-Olympic boroughs - after all there are 27 boroughs whose Council Tax payers are contributing towards the costs - that they are not going to merely have the crumbs from the table. What assurance can you give us on that? Specifically, what are the plans for the use of the facilities at Crystal Palace that Neale Coleman referred to?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

I am grateful for that. Perhaps we can follow up some of those specific points on funding outside the meeting? I am happy to do that. I know, for the record, that TfL remain very firmly committed to the Woolwich station; that is very important to my constituents. That was the other point I wanted to raise. If you put aside the question of the Woolwich station, my reading of the Plan does not suggest there is very much for people in South East London. The Thameslink upgrade is the one thing that might be of use. Can I just...

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

I think you and I would agree about the desirability of Crossrail being funded, but whenever I talk to colleagues who seem to have spent half their lives in the House of Commons on the Bill Committee, they frankly say: `We think we may be wasting our time because there is absolutely no prospect of the money coming from Government'. What concerns me is that we have seen the Treasury, quite wrongly as I think you and I agree, fighting like cats in a sack over the Woolwich station, which is a tiny percentage of the cost, but clearly essential...

• Reference: 2006/0418-1
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

Anti-social behaviour on buses is a growing problem, made more important considering the central role buses play in TfL's philosophy. Can you detail what measures you are taking to tackle this problem, particularly in the outer London boroughs? What factors would you identify as being central to this problem?

• Reference: 2006/0463-1
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

Upon conducting my own consultation of residents in Oldfield Road, the overwhelming majority do not agree with TfL's decision to install bus shelters at any or all the stops on the road. The main reasons for this are that the bus service is only an hourly one, meaning that residents get to the stop in time for the arrival of the bus, rather than wait to `turn up and go', and that bus shelters are increasingly attracting graffiti and vandalism. Can you therefore detail, a) How many visits have been made to these shelters by TfL Officers, b) How many...

• Reference: 2006/0464-1
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

The Mayor's Transport Strategy states; 'shelter, seating, lighting and maps should be provided at the great majority of stops.' However, TfL tell me their policy is to install shelters at all stops that can physically accommodate them. Whilst this may be sensible and desirable in most parts of London, the situation is vastly different in the outer London boroughs, such as in my constituency, where a blanket policy of putting shelters at almost every stop is not always the correct solution. The statement from the Transport Strategy gives flexibility for TfL to take this into account, yet this is not...