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  • Effect on the Environment of a Third Runway (Supplementary) [2]

    • Question by: Nicky Gavron
    • Meeting date: 08 September 2015
    Nicky Gavron AM: Sir Howard I want to ask about some of the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) implications - and carbon-emission reduction - that flow from your report. The context is that the Committee on Climate Change has said that to meet the Government target of an 80% reduction for the UK in carbon emissions by 2050, UK aviation emissions will have to stay within a cap of 37.5 million tons per annum. You are saying that even with a third runway you can stay within that cap. First, the basic assumption you make is that your baseline is...
  • Physical Legacy of the Olympic Park (Supplementary) [4]

    • Question by: Nicky Gavron
    • Meeting date: 14 November 2012
    Nicky Gavron (AM): I want to go back if I may to Caroline Pidgeon's question where you were talking about the level of affordable housing. There has always been a real concern that the brilliant and beautifully planned Park and its neighbourhood might become an enclave for relatively well-off people. It would be a real failure for legacy if it were not to deliver mixed and balanced communities. Now, 35% affordable homes is not a very high proportion. Could I drill down into what is meant by 'affordable'? I do not mind which of you answers.