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• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

I think you used the phrase `extremely excluded', and I would be interested to hear what disaggregated information there is about the people in poverty that we are talking about, because my experience has been that there are some people in our communities, some communities in fact, which are so extremely poor and excluded that I am not sure that the state is even capable of inter-meshing with the levels of poverty that they are experiencing. For example, there are members of the Somalian community in London, of whom probably more than 75% are unemployed, who cannot afford to dress...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

So, do you think that there is much more potential for the faith sector to address problems, and help the most extremely poor communities to move on, if they had more support from the state.

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

I concur with your experience, Bishop, about the work of faith groups within the community, and I have seen some excellent, proactive work done by faith groups. However, there does seem to me to be a gap, and I wonder if my anecdotal experience is confirmed by your broader experience, that even some of the most energetic and creative churches, and, indeed, mosques, where they are falling over themselves with political visitors, nonetheless find that, when it comes to cutting the deal, and getting some cash resources from the local state, or the state generally, the resource isn't coming into...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

Are you saying that you will not be ready to put in a serious bid for funding for phase two in Spending Review 2006?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

Moving back to capital for transport infrastructure development, we are probably only about a year away now from the next Spending Review, 2006, can you talk us through what processes of development are going on within TfL to make sure we get a good second bite of the cherry and what preparation and business case development is going on?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

If I can be a little more parochial and talk about London again. One of the projects halted until the 2006 Spending Review that is extremely important to London, is the phase two extension on the ELL Project. Given that there is only say a year to go to Spending Review 2006 and you have talked about the fact that you are developing capacity and putting together London Rail at the moment as a business unit, what development is going on of the business cases for phase two of the ELL extension? Especially bearing in mind that there are two...

• Reference: 2005/0051-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

To what extent is TfL keeping wider options of the Phase 2 of the East London Line under review - there may be a case for going ahead with both the Wimbledon and Clapham arm which would strengthen the core business case.

• Reference: 2005/0052-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

Will TfL consider a further branch of the ELLX to Stratford as part of Phase 2 - given the Olympic bid and the prospect of increasing passengers' journeys along the southern sections.

• Reference: 2005/0053-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

To what extent would the development of major regeneration planning framework for Brixton, Peckham and Clapham strengthen the business case for the current Phase 2 proposals on the ELLX?

• Reference: 2005/0054-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

How does the cost benefit analysis for the Tulse Hill - Streatham - Wimbledon possible routing for Phase 2 compare to the Denmark Hill - Clapham routing?