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• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

No, I was adding it to the statistics that he has used, so that he can use that in future.

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

I think it is not just the efficiency that has been improved, but they have actually reduced their risk to probity now, but anyway, thank you. I will go back to TfL with some of the detail. Thank you.

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 12 July 2006

I think we have to put some positive incentives to minicab drivers, having gone through the registration scheme. I think it would help reinforce what is a successful safety scheme

• Reference: 2003/0176
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Are you ready to take over London Underground ? .

• Reference: 2003/0177
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

I notice that 'Tube lines' programme of station rebuilds and major refurbishments is heavily biased away from South London stations. Did you discuss the priority order of these schemes with Tube Lines and if so can you justify only working on 3 south London stations in the next 5 years? Do you think there is scope for reviewing these priorities when TfL takes over LUL? .

• Reference: 2003/0178
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

What priority will you give to raising tube stations to the Secure Stations standard? .

• Reference: 2003/0180
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

What potential does Mr O'Toole see for improved integration of single-journey ticketing between London Underground and the overland suburban rail network? Does he see this as a priority? What will he be doing to move this forward? .

• Reference: 2003/0182
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Is the Underground under or overstaffed? .

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Moving on from that, it is the perception and how that relates to your indicators. You have already indicated there is a little bit of a discrepancy there. For example, the public is not very comfortable in terms of the perceived safety of Underground stations. If you look at the statistics, it does not look so bad. Where are you with that? How do you think we can make the perception of safety on the Underground work?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Thank you for that answer. I have a couple of points related to my question. Firstly, I am glad you recognise this is an issue that is not going to go away and that it absolutely should be high on the agenda now, primarily because 17% of the working age population in London " your customers " have registered themselves as long?term disabled. It is not like we are talking about a minority issue here. You talked about the PPP envelope, which is something that was put to me recently by someone born with cerebral palsy. He got over that...