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• Reference: 2006/0389-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

In his remarks to the Idaho Statesman, Jack Lemley said that political disputes will make the Olympics come in late and over budget. Is he telling the truth, or is he deliberately trying to mislead?

• Reference: 2006/0391-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

Mr Lemley was also concerned about soaring costs. Given that you are going to the Treasury to ask for extra money for the regeneration that was promised, why was the Olympic Delivery Authority not upfront about the real cost of the promised legacy from the outset?

• Reference: 2006/0392-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

Mr Lemley also predicted that, despite your assurances, Games venues will not be delivered on schedule. Please can you confirm the date on which construction work on the stadium, the aquatic centre and the Olympic village will be completed?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

A final question, Chair. Within the management structures of the policing across London, are you content that the command structure across London with the three police services will meet the challenge of the Olympic Games?

• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

Mayor, if you do not want to run Carnival, why run an event like the Showcase? If you look at Angie's (Bray) question just now this links into it You said initially in the first authorisation, that it would cost the GLA (Greater London Authority) £68,000. We then move on ' a few weeks later ' the day before the Carnival and we are told that Bliss Events are going to be paid £150,000.

• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

This is relevant Chair I assure you, honestly. Initially, you say that the balance of £230,000 would be met by sponsorship income and income from stalls. We tried even right up until the day before to find out where this is coming, and finally we learn, last week, that it is the LDA (London Development Agency) that is spending.

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

I've got three questions I would like to put to the Mayor. Can I just start off Mayor, by saying to you, in the words of one of my constituents, Roger Gillam, well done to you and TfL and all the staff. He talks about the fact that we in North East London are absolutely delighted that you have brought forward some of the planned work from phase two into phase one; that's excellent.

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

Well, we will try and help you out, if that happens. When that happens.

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

No, I am going on to that, if you do not mind. The issue that he (Mr Gillam) has highlighted to me just last night in a four page letter is, you talked about the £2.1 billion and of course the revenue stream associated with that for the payback, but does that cover the necessary work that is needed in terms of extending the platforms? We would be unhappy if we're just going to stay with the three line track that exists; We would still be pushing for the four line alignment. Can we be assured that this package will...

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 13 September 2006

Can I just add to the statistics that you have got there, that I was at a conference two days ago, and what we learnt there, from the latest figures, was that tobacco companies need over 700 people a day ' this is young people, under 20 ' to start smoking, and that is why this is such a critical issue.