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• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 21 October 2009

In retrospect, do you regret perhaps not negotiating more robustly - I am choosing my words with care - with the IOC over some of its more elitist demands? For example, we spent vast amounts of money upgrading the transport system but it is insisting that nearly half the people have got the right to use the roads.

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

I am not arguing with the principle. I am just trying to understand how many of the 70,000 volunteer places will actually be available if the sponsors take up their allocation and do not decide to give them to the community. How many are going to be available for the community? Is it 60,000, is it 50,000 or is it 65,000?

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

I will come on now to sponsorship. There have been reports in the press that sponsors are going to get an allocation of tickets, which is perfectly understandable. I suppose you share my view and hope that it will not be like Wembley, where so many of the tickets are sold to people who have no interest in football and have their back turned to the game. My main concern is it is also reported in the press that staff of sponsors are going to get the opportunity to have some of the volunteer places. First of all I want...

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 18 January 2006

Do you understand our concern, Mr Kiley, that you are living in a house rent-free that according to the Mayor's figures could be rented on the open market for £2,000 a week? Up to the end of your tenure, that would actually bring in or save the taxpayer £250,000 specifically at a time when there are 60,000 families in temporary accommodation, and doctors, nurses, care workers, etc., cannot afford to live anywhere near their place of work. Is this not taking accommodation for key workers to ridiculous heights?

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

Have you actually talked to the Government about the funding being available?

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

I have a concern, and I wonder if you share it, that obviously it is a very expensive site and so if that money is not forthcoming, what would happen if there was a suggestion that it could be sold off for commercial developers for non-transport usage? Do you think that is a possibility and if it were, what would your position be on it?

• Reference: 2005/0069-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

When Eurostar moves out of Waterloo, five long platforms are potentially freed up for South West Trains, which would potentially reduce rail congestion for commuters very considerably. However some engineering work would be vitally necessary to modify the track access to the Eurostar platforms so that commuter trains could use them. Are you in discussion with the Government and Network Rail to ensure that the necessary funding will be made available for 2007? ... I want to ask about Waterloo Station and what will happen to the five platforms that will be freed up when Eurostar moves out in 2007...

• Reference: 2005/0071-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

Eurostar will transfer their operation from Waterloo to St Pancras during 2007 with the opening of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Since there appear to be no direct public transport links either by bus or Tube between Waterloo and St Pancras, what arrangements will TfL be putting in place to make it easier for Eurostar passengers living south of the river to reach St Pancras?

• Reference: 2005/0073-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 06 April 2005

Doesn't it defeat the whole purpose of Oystercard when cardholders using many mainline stations (such as Paddington and Waterloo) have to queue up in rush-hour to have their cards read by a small number of handheld readers, slowing down their journey further. What progress has been made in negotiating with train operating companies to install permanent Oystercard readers at all mainline rail stations in London and what timetable has been drawn up?