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• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

Was it your suggestion, the sums of money you were going to acquire as a consultant and the one-off payment? If you add up the sums, as far as we know, you will be earning in the first two years just as much as you were before, but working less. Was that your terms or was that the Mayor's terms?

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

How will that work on the PPP? It is critical that that is renegotiated for the benefit of Londoners. You will be developing your thoughts and providing advice, but then your contract ends some two years before the actual negotiations. When the Mayor announced your position, he made it quite clear that the renegotiations for the PPP would be one of your key roles.

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

Without your line responsibility, you will be able to get much more done in 90 days. When we take on board the fact that you said you had built the world's best management team for transport, it is starting to feel as though it is getting a bit overcrowded with expertise and the best guys around at the top there. We are concerned about this. Is there not a risk that the role of Commissioner, which was obviously important in the early days, is now getting rather squeezed?

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

I am interested to know what made you change your mind compared with a year ago and now. What has happened?

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

Do you regret the timing of this, coming at the same time as we have this large fare increase? Many Londoners are upset with the 10% or more increase at the same time as the sums of money that you are being provided with are being highlighted. Was that not bad timing?

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

When you decided that you would leave this particular role, did you just go into the Mayor and say, `I am going'? Was there a negotiation?

• Reference: 2005/0070-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

Eurostar - links with other transport modes The design of the new Stratford International station for Eurostar is such that it will involve passengers in a 500 metre walk to reach the Stratford public transport interchange for Tube, DLR and bus. What plans does TfL have to overcome this ludicrous situation - can some kind of transit shuttle be built?

• Reference: 2005/0075-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

Why is the Oyster Pre-pay peak-hours discount only available on buses with conductors? How many routes are therefore excluded from the discount and what is this as a percentage of all bus routes?

• Reference: 2005/0079-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

Can you comment on the latest fire on one of the Mercedes articulated buses - were we not assured in the spring of 2004 that the problem that caused three fires on these vehicles previously had been overcome?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

Thank you. Could I ask the Commissioner first whether he is happy with the quality of TfL budgeting in the London Underground area, given that there are some huge swings? Central Services with £72 million unspent, for example. Are you happy with how they are now managing the resources?