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• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Does that mean, if that had to happen, that something would be done about implementing the Thameslink box effectively, so that access to the cross-channel shuttle at King's Cross can be properly integrated, rather than a very difficult, 500-metre walk across King's Cross?

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Mr Mayor, you say we have seven years, but if I look at the North London Line for the last seven or more years, in fact, it has become worse, rather than better. I am very interested to know what plans there are for upgrading the North London Line, which potentially could be an important link from southwest London and also places like Camden and Islington, a direct link to Stratford. What can be achieved?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

How will the OTA be made up? Who will appoint the members?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

What you are saying, though ' and I can understand the imperatives ' is basically that the transport needs of the Olympics, those couple of weeks, are going to be paramount over the transport needs of Londoners, as interpreted by TfL. How will a dispute of that sort be resolved?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Then there will not be another road grab beyond the one that is currently in progress?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

What if the OTA has a dispute with the boroughs and the roads that they operate? Who resolves that problem, then?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Just so we can understand what are the implications of that, you talk about developing an Olympic road network. Is that just going to be roads which are currently part of the TfL strategic road network, or do you see that network including a lot more borough roads and being a lot wider?

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

That sounds reassuring, because obviously, we want to prevent profiteering, and we want to prevent these big companies moving in and just profiteering without actually putting anything into the event or into the long term. However, in terms of the way the legislation that Peter (Hulme Cross) has shown me is being drafted, it does seem to imply that certain words would be banned in certain combinations. I am all for making sure that Nike or whoever cannot profiteer from this event, but if the local café wants to run an Olympics event night or something like that, I do...

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Fine, but just can you please tell us about it, because if I do not know, what chance is there that local builders know? Can I just make one final point: speed is of the essence. The Construction Industry Training Board estimate that 88,000 recruits are needed over the next five years ' not in 10 years' time, but over the next five years. You need to get your act together, and you need to get your act together now. Bob Blackman (AM): To build on those questions: the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had a key concern, which was the...

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

If the contracts are let on a competitive basis across the European Union, what is going to be put in place to force those firms ' whoever gets those contracts ' to employ local people, or can they bring in people from all over Europe to do this work?