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• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 02 July 2020

Susan Hall AM: My questions really have to be to Fiona and David Bellamy because I would like to ask about the Mayor in particular. What role does he have on the London Transition Board other than to chair it periodically? Which one of you would like to answer me?

• Reference: 2015/3751
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

What changes do you anticipate to the London Plan or other planning guidance as a result of your new action plan to help tackle flooding risks in London?

• Reference: 2015/3322
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Given the changes to tax credits that are due to take effect in April 2016, will the new rate of the London Living Wage take into account next year's benefit changes for working people?

• Reference: 2015/3301
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

How will you be taking forward the Government's recent announcement to enable the delivery of Starter Homes in London?

• Reference: 2015/0402
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 21 January 2015

In December you visited The Institute of Cancer Research in Belmont, where you made clear that you strongly supported the plans to expand to become the second biggest campus of its kind in the world. What effect will these plans have on the business case for the Sutton Tram Extension?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

Can I just ask Mary about the LDA's perspective. The Memorandum of Understanding has been renegotiated. We have heard the assurances today about budgets but we clearly do not know what the position will be when we get the final outturn on everything. Have you got any concerns that the Government might withdraw revenue for support grant, for example, from the GLA to compensate for any cost overruns?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

In the event that there are major cost overruns, you have not put this into your risk assessment of the project, that we would lose money as an authority from the Government in direct relation to any cost overruns that take place?

• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

Yes, you are absolutely right. London generates an enormous amount of wealth - according to the London Chamber of Commerce about £13 - £20 billion - which is then taken by the Government and used to subsidise the rest of the country, if not Scotland. We can certainly do with more money. As far as Crossrail is concerned, the Mayor has said that is probably the most important project, even more important than the Olympics. Nevertheless, the Government still found themselves with a shortfall of over £300 million and turned to the City to stump up yet more money in...

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

OK, and the final thing; I know I threw so many questions at you, but will the targeted offer be distributed to small groups with multiple needs?

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

My key concern is that it is not a scattergun approach that it goes to a lot of schemes but that it is targeted on very specific small schemes where it can actually do some good. Thank you.