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• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

I would like to return to your reasons for leaving TfL early. Obviously there has been a lot of press speculation about the fact that maybe you had disagreed and fallen out with the Mayor. That would not be surprising because I would expect that you would have some disagreements over working together for that amount of time. Could you just tell us what your most significant disagreement has been with the Mayor?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

Would anything in that contract prevent you, for example, from revealing details of discussions between yourself and the Mayor on the reasons for you leaving?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

Do you accept that the overall package is unprecedented in the public sector in this country, in the settlement of your leaving?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

I think the difference may be expressed from our perspective that if it is a private company that is being examined, and the Chief Executive leaves, that is something that is private. However, this is public money. That is why the concern is being expressed as to the full extent of the package that you have enjoyed. From our perspective, one of the things that we would seek to know is this £745,000 bonus payment, which we understand is being paid, is there in addition to that a lump-sum payment to be paid by the 31 March?

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

Mr Kiley, in answer to my colleague, Bob Blackman, you mentioned that you would not disclose details that affected other personnel. Are there any other members of TfL staff ' either in the Commissioner's office or elsewhere ' who are leaving as a result of your departure? Have you negotiated any pay-offs for them?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

The other issue is, as part of the contractual negotiation, which would not be unusual, is there a gagging clause that prevents you discussing the full details of the reasons for you leaving or the other effects of the contract?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

The reason that I am interested in that is, is there going to be anything in addition to the fee, which was upfront and we have seen that, up to 90 days, how that is calculated? You are keeping the occupancy of the premises in Belgravia; that is part of the negotiated deal, I take it. Will there be other matters? For example, the council tax on that property, insurance, pension contributions ' will that cover the lot?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

What is the essential difference between what service you are going to be providing as a consultant, and what the role of Peter Hendy is as the Transport Commissioner, and what the role of Redmond O'Neill is as the (GLA's) Executive Director of Public Affairs and Transport? Where is the line between them? Is there a line or is there not?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

You say you consider the Mayor a friend. You will have heard of the phrase we use of being a critical friend. We use it about the Assembly quite often with relation to the Mayor. What about industrial relations on the Underground over Christmas? Do you feel you could have handled that better?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

I think that is a concern about the system and the constraints within which you are operating, and which I guess you must have been aware of before you took the job on. Could you just say, because I do not think we have got to it yet, what was the point at which you decided you had had enough and wanted to go and do something else? What was the thing that did it for you?