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• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 October 2006

No, but the fact is, to organise this, to keep aware of what is going on, it is going to need considerably more than £50,000. In fact you are going to need nearer £300,000, possibly more and I am concerned that this is not being reflected in the budget. It is all very well to have fine words. This is what we are finding constantly here, that we hear promises and fine words from people, but it is about the delivery and that equates actually with spending some money on it.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 October 2006

That has begun. I am glad to hear about your wholehearted commitment to this because it is bigger than the Olympics, OK, because of a legacy of hundreds of years, if we do not all flood and die before then. But you put energy into it last year. We had a small budget. What is the budget line this next year?

• Reference: 2006/0132-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 October 2006

Where does the Green Grid fit within the LDA's future priorities for East London?

• Reference: 2005/0276-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

What alternative sites are being provided for the Traveller families displaced by the Olympics?

• Reference: 2005/0278-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Given the massive potential for waterborne freight in the Lower Lea Valley, will the Olympic construction contracts require that construction companies make full use of the waterways surrounding the Olympics site to transport materials and waste?

• Reference: 2005/0279-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

What will be done to ensure that the potential for waterborne fright in the Lower Lea Valley is maximised during the legacy phase of the Olympics?

• Reference: 2005/0280-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

As a new lock at the junction of Prescott Channel and Abbey Creek could significantly increase the potential of the River Lea to carry freight, why does planning report PDU/0909a,b,c,d/02 stipulate that no new impounding structures be permitted?

• Reference: 2005/0281-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Are there any plans to recommission Cody Dock for use by waterborne freight carriers?

• Reference: 2005/0282-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

During the initial construction phase of the Olympics, will facilities such as depots and concrete plants be placed in waterside locations?

• Reference: 2005/0283-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

What is currently being done to ensure that local people are encouraged to make the most of job opportunities surrounding the Olympics? For example, will special courses be set up to help local people gain skills in areas such as construction?