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• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

I think you used the phrase `extremely excluded', and I would be interested to hear what disaggregated information there is about the people in poverty that we are talking about, because my experience has been that there are some people in our communities, some communities in fact, which are so extremely poor and excluded that I am not sure that the state is even capable of inter-meshing with the levels of poverty that they are experiencing. For example, there are members of the Somalian community in London, of whom probably more than 75% are unemployed, who cannot afford to dress...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

So, do you think that there is much more potential for the faith sector to address problems, and help the most extremely poor communities to move on, if they had more support from the state.

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

I concur with your experience, Bishop, about the work of faith groups within the community, and I have seen some excellent, proactive work done by faith groups. However, there does seem to me to be a gap, and I wonder if my anecdotal experience is confirmed by your broader experience, that even some of the most energetic and creative churches, and, indeed, mosques, where they are falling over themselves with political visitors, nonetheless find that, when it comes to cutting the deal, and getting some cash resources from the local state, or the state generally, the resource isn't coming into...

• Reference: 2001/0074-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Developers, such as major retailers, will not always share the aspirations set out in the London Plan - particularly when these conflict with their own interests. How will you seek to influence private developers into sharing your agenda? I was very pleased to go to one of your meetings with the Southern boroughs and there was a lot of enthusiasm. It is almost sad to the extent that boroughs are obviously keen for assistance and advice in getting their master plans of projects on but it seems to me that one of the key things that needs to be done...

• Reference: 2001/0070-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Boroughs have their own Unitary Development Plans, which provide their authorities with their planning strategy and framework. How are you going to seek to integrate your work with their plans? .

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

What additional facilities, support, integration, access to power and influence or whatever, would you need to be sure of actually making that difference?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Tell me if I am just being depressed and pessimistic today, but one of the things that sometimes, when I am in such a mood, strikes me about the GLA is that as an organisation which is designed to integrate policies and services and strategies, and deal with a very big picture, long term issues, we are sometimes an organisation with too many internal divisions professionally and structurally and where we have too many little big wheezes and press releases rather than substantial movement. If I was being depressed and pessimistic, I would say that this initiative looks like a...