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• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

That is very encouraging. Clearly, we are keen that there is not only business engagement but community engagement. This needs to be genuinely a people's Olympics as well as everything else we have talked about. Could you say what your plans are in terms of once the technical bid has been submitted and how you intend to involve Londoners of all backgrounds in the planning of the Olympics and how they will be receiving information about it apart from via website?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

Given that the masterplan, which will set the locations for the facilities within the area, must be ready by December of this year, how can we possibly have meaningful consultation when the timetable is so tight?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

Just quickly on the financing aspect. There are so many problems facing London and we have covered some of them today. How can you go about convincing Londoners that this is the best possible use of a Council Tax increase, given that there are so many other priorities facing London? We have only had city-wide Government in London for three years and we are facing so many problem in terms of transport, regeneration, environmental issues and so on. How can you convince people that extra money for the Olympics is the best possible use of Council Tax payers' money?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

I take that, but I am interested in looking at ways in which the wider London community through its many strengths such as the diversity of London, the aspirations of struggling communities in London, can be built into this bid, both to give Londoners a buy-in to it and to make it an attractive bid to the IOC.

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

Barbara, how are you planning to use those stories, those opportunities, to really build enthusiasm among Londoners? Because there is some scepticism particularly from those who are more physically remote from the Lea Valley. There is some scepticism around whether they will benefit and these are the ways of engaging them. Can you give us some ideas of how you will be doing that?

• Question by: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

• Question by: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

What about Crossrail? Do we need that?