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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: 2012/0228-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 14 November 2012

You pledged to compensate for unavoidable carbon emissions during the Games by promoting better practice in the events and construction industries after the Games. Are you confident that this work will achieve the carbon emission savings required?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 14 November 2012

Thank you. Can I just clarify? You are going to put all the raw data into London Datastore. Is that right?

• Reference: 2012/0004-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 07 March 2012

Is it possible to deliver the London 2012 Food Vision for sustainable and ethical food, given the interests of powerful corporate sponsors from the catering, and food and drink industries?

• Reference: 2009/0119-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 21 October 2009

What are the requirements of Coca Cola and McDonalds in relation to the catering arrangements at Games' venues?

• Reference: 2008/0015-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 19 November 2008

Have you explored all options for using existing permanent venues in place of temporary venues in the light of a changed economic climate?

• Reference: 2008/0109-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 19 November 2008

We welcome Seb Coe and Paul Deighton. We are going to receive a brief introductory statement first from Seb.

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 10 October 2006

But will contractors be expected to comply with it even if there are circumstances where that may not happen for some reason but will they be expected to comply with it?