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• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Finally, you mentioned as well that it is not just about tackling the issue of low pay here, but it is making sure that people are paid a decent wage for all work done in relation to the Olympics. Therefore, in terms of merchandise being imported and so on, will you be making sure that there are guarantees that that is not through sweatshop labour, and that there are principles of fair trade, fair pay, and so on incorporated into that?

• Reference: 2004/0200-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

What is the LDA doing to ensure that the Olympics development would provide jobs for local people and contracts for local businesses. .

• Reference: 2004/0210-1
• Question by: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

What is the official figure for new housing expected in the London Thames Gateway - 60,000 (ODPM), 91,000 (London partners) or 120,000 (referred to by Mayor at launch of London Plan)? How much development is dependent on infrastructure (transport, utilities, health, education and social facilities) for which no funding is committed? .

• Reference: 2004/0211-1
• Question by: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

What consideration has been given to a 'Sustainable Communities Standard' for London Thames Gateway, which would set standards for access to education, health care, shops and services, transport, leisure and open spaces? .

• Reference: 2004/0212-1
• Question by: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

The current lack of transparent standards for new housing in Thames Gateway has given rise to fears that "high density mixed use housing" will degenerate into "sink estates". How can you prevent these fears being realised? What standards (from the plethora of governmental and non-governmental advice) will be adopted? .

• Reference: 2004/0213-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

How firm is the commitment to the Thames Strategy East and the Green Grid for East London? .

• Reference: 2004/0214-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

What is the LDA doing to ensure that the Olympics development would be carbon neutral and wholly powered by renewable energy? .

• Reference: 2004/0215-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

What is the LDA doing to ensure that the Olympics development would provide jobs for local people and contracts for local businesses? .

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

I will be very quick, because Lynne (Featherstone) has covered some of the points that I wanted to raise anyway. But how do we ensure that the UDC is not just about circumventing the local democratic process and that we do not sideline the input from the boroughs and from the local communities below that?