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• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 12 June 2002

I strongly agree with Mr Fletcher's view that it is not appropriate and not our purpose to enquire into his personal life, but I can't understand either why he feels it necessary to be reticent about his political views when he is acting as the Mayor in the absence of the Mayor himself. Perhaps I can ask a question in a positive fashion. We don't want to be involved in some kind of McCarthyite enquiry about what your political connections are. With your links with Socialist Action, do you feel that the Mayor has benefited from having political advice from...

• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 12 June 2002

I will respectfully put it to you that if you're acting as the Mayor, it is a matter of interest to Londoners. If they were going to have Mr Livingstone running again in the future, they might like to know whether the person running the shop when he is away is somebody from the far left or from the political mainstream. People can then make their political judgement, whether they want to vote for somebody like that, can't they?

• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 12 June 2002

Why are you so reticent in talking about the quality of the political advice that you're giving?

• Reference: 2001/0218-1
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 10 October 2001

What do you see as the prospects for the East London Line actually being built and what impact do you see it having on economic development? .

• Reference: 2001/0220-1
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 10 October 2001

A publicly stated aim of the LDA is to further economic development. Please give your estimate of the increase in London's GDP due to the LDA.

• Reference: 2001/0221-1
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 10 October 2001

What plans do you have to improve inward investment into London? .

• Reference: 2001/0222-1
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 10 October 2001

What role does the LDA have in retaining business in London? With over 250,000 businesses in London how practical is it for the LDA to have a role in business retention work? .

• Reference: 2001/0224-1
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 10 October 2001

What do you see as the role of London's sub-regional partnerships? .

• Reference: 2001/0225-1
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 10 October 2001

What role does the LDA have in improving training in London? What has been the quality of co-ordination with LSC's and the Small Business Service? .

• Reference: 2001/0227-1
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 10 October 2001

In their submission to the US Transportation Department on an American Airlines / BA tie up, British Airways state that other competing European airports have diverted traffic away from Heathrow over recent years. They state ' these changes have reduced the relative competitive significance both of London as a European hub, and of American and British Airways at Heathrow'. What can the LDA do to bolster Heathrow ? .