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• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 05 September 2019

Jennette Arnold OBE AM (Chair): Yes, thank you. Can I start my question to Sir Peter? It is going back to a Plenary Assembly meeting that we had on 2 November 2017. The issue was raised there about the timeline which you are working to in order to return the planning powers that you either see as being on loan or borrowed from the Olympic boroughs of Hackney, Waltham Forest, Newham and Tower Hamlets. I have met with local councillors representing wards in all of these boroughs and spoken to some senior representatives and a group of residents, and they...

• Reference: 2019/17040
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 05 September 2019

Your Ten Year Plan and Five Year Strategy both contain policies to improve inclusion for Londoners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). How is this work progressing, including but not limited to your physical accessibility programme?

• Reference: 2019/17041
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 05 September 2019

You have set targets for a diverse LLDC workforce, including BAME people, women and people with disabilities. How did you determine these targets and what progress has been made towards achieving them?

• Reference: 2019/17042
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 05 September 2019

How are you ensuring that your work with local schools benefits the most vulnerable children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)?

• Reference: 2019/20670
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 05 September 2019

Jennette Arnold OBE AM (Chair): We will now go to section 4 of the agenda, and that is the question and answer session on the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). We have with us today Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Chair of the LLDC, and Ms Lyn Garner, Chief Executive of the LLDC. Our questions to you both will be on the work and policies of the LLDC. Welcome to the meeting. To give a brief explanation, there are three lead-off questions and Assembly Members may ask supplementary questions after each question has been answered. Before asking the first question, however...

• Reference: 2015/0803
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 11 March 2015

I am gravely concerned about the plans for Swan Wharf in Fish Island & White Post Lane Conservation Area because of the potential impact this will have on the fabulous artist community in the area. What reassurances can you offer me that these plans will not lead to current tenants being priced out of the area?

• Reference: 2015/0805
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 11 March 2015

What is the timeline for your discussions with the Smithsonian Institution, and when do you imagine you will have a decision about whether or not they will join 'Olympicopolis'?

• Reference: 2015/0806
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 11 March 2015

What will the LLDC be looking to achieve with its discussions with the Smithsonian Institution (SI) in terms of what type of provision the SI should provide, and the relationship the LLDC expects to have with the SI should a deal be struck?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 11 March 2015

Jennette Arnold OBE AM (Deputy Chair): I have five minutes to talk about skills. Would you agree with me that a highly skilled local population is key to the future success of Olympicopolis ‑‑ Boris Johnson (Chairman, London Legacy Development Corporation): Yes, of course. Jennette Arnold OBE AM (Deputy Chair): ‑‑ and a major driver in attaining the much-talked-about convergence across the Olympic boroughs and wider east London? Boris Johnson (Chairman, London Legacy Development Corporation): Yes. Jennette Arnold OBE AM (Deputy Chair): We heard in February, Mr Mayor, when you and the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced devolution of further...