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• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 06 September 2018

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: Thank you. Mr Mayor, just ten weeks ago, in answer to a Mayoral question (MQ), you stated, “The Elizabeth line remains on course to open as planned in December 2018”. The Commissioner, in the TfL Board report of 25 July [2018] stated, “Crossrail remains on course to open as planned in December”. Sir Terry, on 6 June, when the Transport Committee visited Tottenham Court Road with you, you gave me an absolute assurance that the opening of Crossrail would be in December. You even confirmed the date, Sunday, 9 December when the Queen would be opening...

• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 06 September 2018

Florence Eshalomi AM: Thank you. To come back to Crossrail, on this side [of the table] we definitely recognise the scale of this project but once completed it will be a big success for London. I am definitely looking forward to when it opens. You may be aware of Rob Holden’s [CBE, Chairman, High Speed 1] letter last week in The Times where he stated, “The problems with Crossrail arose from the decision taken in 2011 to delay the procurement of new rolling stock, a decision that has affected the commissioning of those new trains ... signalling was always going...

• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 06 September 2018

Caroline Russell AM: Thank you, Chairman. I want to ask about the experience of the passengers who are waiting to use this line but before I get on to those questions I want to pick up on something that Sir Terry said at the very beginning. You said, “We mitigated one risk and others materialised”. I wonder if you could expand on that a bit more, whether that is what has caused this decision about the delay.

• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 06 September 2018

Keith Prince AM: Thank you, Chairman. Good morning, Sir Terry. I am trying to get some dates straight in my head. You mentioned a Board meeting in July [2018] where it was raised that there could be problems. Could you tell me the date of that meeting in July, please?

• Reference: 2004/0197-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

Do you accept the view that the biggest difficulty facing the Thames Gateway is the social infrastructure (schools, hospitals, housing etc)? How do you plan to address this? .

• Reference: 2004/0198-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

How will the creation of a UDC affect LDA funding streams and priorities in East London? .

• Reference: 2004/0200-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

What is the LDA doing to ensure that the Olympics development would provide jobs for local people and contracts for local businesses. .

• Reference: 2004/0201-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

Do you envisage using LDA resources to develop the Thames Gateway Bridge? .

• Reference: 2004/0202-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

How will you ensure that the Olympic bid area will be regenerated if we do not win the bid? What priority is being given to ensure that local businesses and residents, particularly those from excluded groups, benefit from business and employment opportunities from the Games? .

• Reference: 2004/0203-1
• Question by: Diana Johnson
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

What steps are the LDA and Thames Gateway UDC taking to liaise with the MPS, MPA and BTP regarding policing needs in the new Thames Gateway area? .