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• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

I would like to follow up that point and I do understand we are only looking at the process here today; we are not looking at the substance. The Assembly called for this to be put in the hands of an independent auditor in the [form of the] District Auditor. The Mayor and his advisers in response have been saying, 'Oh no, they are all involved, don't you worry' but the crucial thing you have said to us this morning is, 'The conclusions are mine alone'. That is the crucial point. Therefore, whilst you may well have had involvement and...

• Reference: 2005/0331-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

How much of the Olympic site will be built on greenfield land? What proportion of the total site does this represent?

• Reference: 2005/0334-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Will there be onsite public and commercial collection points for recyclable materials?

• Reference: 2005/0377-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Can you update us on the current situation on committed business support for the Games both financial and "in-kind"? (Question Addressed to Keith Mills and Mary Reilly.)

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 January 2005

Are those areas which you have assigned to the Deputy Mayor, such as environment, planning and so forth, set down in writing so that your other staff know to refer to her on those matters rather than to you?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 January 2005

I do and we do because we are here to understand how this Authority is being run and to hold you to account, but the situation is not fully open and transparent. You have said that you do not now delegate formally when you are out of the country and so forth, but clearly if you were to become permanently incapacitated through death or some other thing then the Act kicks in. However, suppose there was a 9/11 incident here in London and you were trapped underground, mercifully fully alive but unable to function, who would take your place? What...

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 January 2005

Is that set down?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 January 2005

No, the Act talks about a vacancy in the office.

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 January 2005

I am not saying you need to check, but we, your staff and Londoners need to know how that works because you are clearly holding yourself out.

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 January 2005

Where I am coming from is where we left off last time, two years ago, as Simon (Fletcher) alluded to earlier. Our unanimous party view is that major decisions should be taken by elected politicians and that you should not be delegating major decisions to staff. You should only be delegating to staff the implementation of your major delegations. That was not the case before. Now you are saying that you are in permanent charge electronically wherever you are. I want to understand, and I think Londoners want to understand, how arrangements work when you are not in touch by...