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• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 17 January 2007

Our pensioners, Mr Newton, I am sure will take great heart I have to say from what I regard as a very responsible stand and your defence of their interests so I do congratulate you for that. One thing occurred to me. Obviously some people round here have talked about ethical investment and ethical being from their own stance. I totally accept and respect their position. Is there a possibility - and I certainly would not want such a thing; I do not want my pension being played as part of politics, even with things that I believe in personally...

• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 17 January 2007

I think the main point is that if we do have even minor falls this ongoing amount of money taken from pensioners in Britain will have an impact. Do you still have forecasts and estimates for what will happen ongoing, say over the next five to ten years as a result of it?

• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 17 January 2007

If it were removed, how helpful would that be? Say it were removed next year, how helpful would that be to the London Pensions Fund?

• Reference: 2007/0009
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 17 January 2007

By how much has the current value of the fund been reduced as a consequence of the removal in 1997 of tax credits on share dividends and what impact has this had on the value of pensions paid by the fund?

• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

Mayor, if you do not want to run Carnival, why run an event like the Showcase? If you look at Angie's (Bray) question just now this links into it You said initially in the first authorisation, that it would cost the GLA (Greater London Authority) £68,000. We then move on ' a few weeks later ' the day before the Carnival and we are told that Bliss Events are going to be paid £150,000.

• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

This is relevant Chair I assure you, honestly. Initially, you say that the balance of £230,000 would be met by sponsorship income and income from stalls. We tried even right up until the day before to find out where this is coming, and finally we learn, last week, that it is the LDA (London Development Agency) that is spending.

• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 17 April 2006

If this general swing against Labour continues, particularly in London, can I ask you, at the time of the next Mayoral election will you be standing as an independent?