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• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 06 February 2015

Jenny Jones AM: On this substantive issue, I am very concerned that you are actually releasing too much industrial land because the vacancy rate on industrial land has actually halved in the past 15 years and is now lower than retail vacancies. I am concerned that you are talking about surplus land when, actually, it is not surplus because small businesses still need to be near centres of population and they still need to be near town centres. I just wonder how much research you have done on this.

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 17 December 2014

Darren Johnson AM: I hear what you say about Wormwood Scrubs and the issue of permeability. I do not at all doubt the need to improve permeability. However, surely, this type of thing can be done through sensible negotiations between boroughs. You do not need to include it in the MDC to ensure pathways and gates to public open space, do you?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 17 December 2014

Jenny Jones AM: I have not been convinced by these arguments about keeping Wormwood Scrubs open space inside the MDC. The council that currently has it in their borough is against it. The Friends of the Open Space are against it. It looks like a mayoral land grab. It does not look like a coherent plan. Sir Edward Lister (Mayor's Chief of Staff): If I may, it is a coherent plan, but they do not agree with it. Jenny Jones AM: Do you not think you should be interested in localism: that decisions for local people for local land should...

• Reference: 2003/0298
• Question by: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

How will you ensure that training facilities, which have the possibility to be distributed throughout London, will contribute to improved take-up of sport in communities? .

• Reference: 2003/0312
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

What do you think is appropriate local consultation on the siting and future use of Olympic Games facilities? .

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

Yes, there is a decline in sporting facilities. How can you stop the Olympics from diverting the already scarce funds into elite provision? We have had evidence at the Culture Committee that people who need them most will not benefit from what will be needed by the Olympics in the way of training places.

• 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: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

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