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• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

Coming in on that very last point that Darren made, would you support the GLA supporting the BedZed planning inquiry that is going on at the moment, which is a carbon neutral construction in Merton and also the Harrow inquiry? You did say very clearly that planning is very important, but if we get these very early projects kicked back I think that will put a lot of the work that you are doing on the London Plan a few months or years, in fact, back. So, there is a public inquiry going on about that Merton case and also...

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 19 November 2003

Yes, because you did clearly say that you wanted a BedZed or carbon neutral in every single borough and if the first two that come forward are knocked back I think that probably will not help the case at all.

• Reference: 2003/1778
• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 22 October 2003

In your answers to questions at the last MQT on the state of TfL property your answers focused almost exclusively on the underground, what measures are you taking to ensure that bus stops, tram stops and TfL owned administrative and commercial premises are free from graffiti, rubbish and abandoned vehicles? .

• Reference: 2003/1795
• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 22 October 2003

What steps has TfL taken since the last MQT to seek an improvement in the state of the Tramlink? .

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 22 October 2003

Thank you. There is an issue about how TfL relates to buses. Let us say it is public safety in the public realm. Trees overhanging bus stops create an environment which is quite difficult for people wanting to wait at bus stops, say, late at night and blocking CCTV cameras.

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 22 October 2003

Absolutely. Borough liaison is key for a lot of the work that you do. The work that we are doing on protecting the City's environment makes it very clear that it is actually at the tension between property owners and responsibilities is the clear issue. The question is around where TfL relates to the issues of protecting the City's environment, making sure that we clean up our streets where it is the interface that is the problem. Do you have a specific TfL team that relates to boroughs on this particular issue?

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 22 October 2003

I did actually ask a question at the last Mayor's Question Time about the Tramlink issue. Recently we have conducted a survey and found that 27 of the 31 stops are completely covered with graffiti. I know that TfL officers did meet Croydon officers, but I am interested in an update on that.

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 22 October 2003

Tube Lines.

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 22 October 2003

One point that you did not raise there in your discourse is that this is also a flood alleviation mechanism, something the flooding scrutiny did look at. There will be an element of ensuring that we do have flood storage capacity and that it is not just beautiful green spaces but also a very practical requirement in that area. There has been concern actually, because the latest divvy up of money to the particular area did not give much to the Green Grid. I think that Noel's point there is quite an interesting one. It does need a lot of...

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 22 October 2003

They do it now. Since two weeks ago.