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• Reference: 2003/2291
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Why are plans for New Year's Eve 2003 still not being widely advertised? Do you have any plans other than the welcome step of providing all night public transport? .

• Reference: 2003/2292
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Can you reassure travellers living in the proposed Olympic zone that you will champion their right to rehousing within the newly developed Lower Lea Valley. You have a record of commitment on this issue but all concerned refuse to categorically say that these families will be rehoused on official, well managed travellers sites which will be included in the masterplan from day one. .

• Reference: 2003/2293
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

What plans do you have for St Patrick's Day 2004? .

• Reference: 2003/2294
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

What is your vision for British Transport Police in London? .

• Reference: 2003/2295
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

When will the Notting Hill Carnival Review report be publicly available? Are you happy that the review of Carnival has been handled expeditiously? .

• Reference: 2003/2296
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Who is in charge of tourism in London? .

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

You are answering a different question. We have been advised that your officers were asked to indicate which parts of the Mayoral Approval Form were Mayoral advice. It should not be up to them to decide that because they are part of the executive role. It should be part of the role of the Monitoring Officer. I think you are getting confused here.

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

It is amazing that we have a Mayor who says he is in favour of open Government and yet he is hiding behind the lawyers here. We know the GLA Act causes us all some pain at times. Mayoral advice should not be decided within the Mayor's office. You have made a decision to let this contract. That is a decision we are scrutinising and we want to see those figures. You have not answered the point about what should constitute Mayoral advice. It should be decided by an independent officer, not from the heart of your own office, because...

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

What a laugh if you take it as a funny joke, but actually it is really quite important constitutionally. We are here to scrutinise the work of the Mayor and the money you are spending, Londoners' money, and yet you are refusing to give us this information. Can you have an avowed support for open Government when this flies in the face of that? Mike has asked what you are trying to hide. When you say you are still in detailed discussion about safety on the night and finessing the finances that does worry me. You talk about the action...

• Reference: 2003/0387
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

How is the Met working with British Transport Police, transport providers and local councils to tackle ticket touting and to avoid stations becoming no go areas? .