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• Reference: 2007/1513
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

I am sympathetic to the concerns you raise but the answer is not to allow parking that could cause congestion, but to encourage a change in passenger expectations so that they make arrangements to pay for their trips rather than expecting illegal parking by the taxi driver. TfL's Public Carriage Office is currently piloting notices in taxis asking passengers to tell the driver in advance if they need to visit an ATM to pay their fare. The disruption caused by an extended vehicle stop would be the same regardless of whether it is caused by a taxi or private motorist...

• Reference: 2007/1510
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

Does the Mayor have any plans to introduce prepayment facilities for the congestion charge, which would be of particular assistance to residents within the c-charge zone? What proportion of penalty notices are issued to residents and how much revenue is generated from penalty notices issued to residents?

• Reference: 2007/1511
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

How many times has the Hammersmith and City and the District lines been suspended in the last six months because of 'trespassers on the line'? Whose responsibility is it to deal with 'trespassers' on railway and underground lines? How many people have been arrested because of trespassing on railway and underground lines in the last six months?

• Reference: 2007/1512
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

How many cases of persons under the train have there been on London Underground in the last six months? How many cases of persons under the train were there on London Underground in 2006? How many cases of persons under the train were there on London Underground in each of the years 2000 to 2005 inclusively?

• Reference: 2007/1515
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

As London's waste management policies are dictated to us by the EU, can the Mayor explain how he would alter them if he is allowed to take over their administration from the borough councils?

• Reference: 2007/1518
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

Is London Underground planning to scale back the refurbishment of tube stations due to the £1.6 billion overspend?

• Reference: 2007/1519
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

Can the Mayor do anything to persuade Tube announcers to use the word 'the'? It is not only irritating but illiterate to say things like, "Change here for District Line" or "Alight here for Houses of Parliament".

• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 23 May 2007

Obviously you try to reach an agreement before going to arbitration. That is standard practice. However, it looks as though no agreement is going to be reached here, so that is where it will go.

• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 23 May 2007

Ultimately this matter is likely to be decided by the Arbiter, Chris Bolt, whose decision is going to be binding on both parties. Therefore, we are really arguing in a bit of a vacuum here because that is where it is going to end up, with the Arbiter. That is the first point I wish to make.

• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 23 May 2007

OK. One more point, and that is Metronet employ about 6,000 people in their staff - both frontline and back office - most of whom would say that they were Londoners. The constant criticism of Metronet that emanates from you and some other people I would suggest is undermining the morale of the company and making matters worse. Their staff try extremely hard, and work extremely hard, to keep London Underground going. Yet they are criticised unmercifully and constantly. That is creating a real morale problem for Metronet.