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• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

In terms of trying to influence franchises, I hope that Transport for London will continue to put pressure for the earliest possible resumption of use of the former Eurostar platforms at Waterloo because it seems quite ludicrous when commuters from right across south London are suffering from inadequacy of capacity that we are paying out public money for these to remain mothballed. It is not your fault, despite the Department having good notice of that, so I hope you will use your leverage there. Secondly, when you look at the question of the franchise and the Route Utilisation Strategy, can...

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 24 October 2007

Two short points, if I might, on that. Are you saying then, Neale, can I be clear, that the developments which are currently proposed are not dependent, for example, therefore, on the extension of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) down to Rainham?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 24 October 2007

Finally, can I take if from what you said that the Mayor will continue to oppose any nationalisation, in effect, of the Section 106 legal agreement monies through a national Planning Gain Supplement (PGS).

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 24 October 2007

My apologies for not having been in at the beginning of the conversation, Neale; I was actually in the Thames Gateway meeting some residents in Bexley earlier on. I just wanted to take up one of the points that was raised and that is this: the clear view of all the partners, both in London Thames Gateway and in Essex and in Kent, is that you will only be able to deliver sustainable communities in the Gateway if the infrastructure is put in before the housing. There seems to be no evidence of that. Given that Crossrail is likely to...

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

I am grateful for that. Perhaps we can follow up some of those specific points on funding outside the meeting? I am happy to do that. I know, for the record, that TfL remain very firmly committed to the Woolwich station; that is very important to my constituents. That was the other point I wanted to raise. If you put aside the question of the Woolwich station, my reading of the Plan does not suggest there is very much for people in South East London. The Thameslink upgrade is the one thing that might be of use. Can I just...

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

I think you and I would agree about the desirability of Crossrail being funded, but whenever I talk to colleagues who seem to have spent half their lives in the House of Commons on the Bill Committee, they frankly say: `We think we may be wasting our time because there is absolutely no prospect of the money coming from Government'. What concerns me is that we have seen the Treasury, quite wrongly as I think you and I agree, fighting like cats in a sack over the Woolwich station, which is a tiny percentage of the cost, but clearly essential...

• Reference: 2006/0418-1
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

Anti-social behaviour on buses is a growing problem, made more important considering the central role buses play in TfL's philosophy. Can you detail what measures you are taking to tackle this problem, particularly in the outer London boroughs? What factors would you identify as being central to this problem?

• Reference: 2006/0463-1
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

Upon conducting my own consultation of residents in Oldfield Road, the overwhelming majority do not agree with TfL's decision to install bus shelters at any or all the stops on the road. The main reasons for this are that the bus service is only an hourly one, meaning that residents get to the stop in time for the arrival of the bus, rather than wait to `turn up and go', and that bus shelters are increasingly attracting graffiti and vandalism. Can you therefore detail, a) How many visits have been made to these shelters by TfL Officers, b) How many...

• Reference: 2006/0464-1
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

The Mayor's Transport Strategy states; 'shelter, seating, lighting and maps should be provided at the great majority of stops.' However, TfL tell me their policy is to install shelters at all stops that can physically accommodate them. Whilst this may be sensible and desirable in most parts of London, the situation is vastly different in the outer London boroughs, such as in my constituency, where a blanket policy of putting shelters at almost every stop is not always the correct solution. The statement from the Transport Strategy gives flexibility for TfL to take this into account, yet this is not...

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 15 March 2006

He is not a contractor, so I think that little sneer does not work, Mr Hendy.