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• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

Scandinavian countries have poverty rates which are close to zero, so it obviously is eminently preventable. Would you like to comment on that?

• Reference: 2006/0119-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

How do the experts define poverty in one of the world's wealthiest cities, what does it mean for those individuals deemed to live below the 'poverty line', and why are some BME groups disproportionately affected?

• Reference: 2006/0120-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

The Government's stated aim is to eradicate poverty in the UK by 2020, but child poverty levels in London are as bad now as they were 10 years ago. Why?

• Reference: 2006/0121-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

What help and support do people look to the church and other faith groups to provide?

• Reference: 2006/0122-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

What role should people expect London's government and relevant organizations to play in giving them a helping hand out of poverty? Does the business sector perceive a role for itself in alleviating poverty in London?

• Reference: 2006/0123-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

How does EU structural funding benefit Londoners ? Is there a danger we may miss out in the next tranche of funding 2007-2013?

• Reference: 2006/0104-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Existing planning permission for the Stratford City development specifies that a minimum of 2% of energy requirements of the development be provided from locally resourced renewable energy. This is a long way short of the commitment in Towards a One Planet Olympics for an 'Athletes' Village capable of being energy self-sufficient'. As part of the Athletes' Village will now be sited within the Stratford City development, will the ODA seek new planning permission, specifying the Athletes' Village as a Zero-Energy Development? If not, how will the ODA ensure that the Athletes' Village is "energy self -sufficient"?

• Reference: 2006/0109-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

What estimate have you made of the amount of carbon that will be produced in the construction of the Olympic Park?

• Reference: 2006/0112-1
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

What plans have you made to ensure that a proportion of the contracts will go to local firms and will provide employment to local residents, particularly if they have lost jobs as a result of firms having to close down for the development of the Olympic infrastructure?

• Reference: 2006/0114-1
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Are you happy with the progress made so far by the LDA in relation to land assembly and preparation? Do you believe that the original bid document and budget, sufficiently took into account the rise in inflation relating to construction costs?