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  • Lessons learnt (Supplementary) [1]

    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    Well, they may choose to take their holidays at home, indeed. I think that it is something that, supporting the Games as we do, we would like to keep an eye on the calculations for. Can I also ask about the Paralympics? We are also enthusiastic about those, and I was glad to hear you mention them earlier, but they have problems with attendance, as well. Presumably this is marketing that needs to go on from now about what a good event the Paralympics is. Is there anything you can say about that?

  • Lessons learnt (Supplementary) [2]

    • Question by: Jenny Jones
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    You actually said, `There will be no permanent or temporary facility built in Hackney Marshes.'

  • Lessons learnt (Supplementary) [3]

    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    My question is whether marketing the parallel Olympics is something that goes into the bid as starting very early indeed.

  • Lessons learnt (Supplementary) [4]

    • Question by: Dee Doocey
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    Thank you. Can I first of all say that we are very enthusiastic supporters of the bid. I think it will be absolutely brilliant, not just for London, but for the UK, and we will do everything we can to help secure the bid. You mentioned quite a few issues there. You have covered transport, legacy, security, and finance. Could I ask you about access? One of the things that are very important is that the Games are accessible for all sections of the community, and we know from the Mayor's recent report that one in five households in London...

  • Lessons learnt (Supplementary) [5]

    • Question by: Dee Doocey
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    Thank you, Chair. I have one further question. I would also like, if possible, for you to deal with the question of volunteers. Could you tell me how you plan to engage the large army of volunteers that will be necessary to run the Games, so that they are more than just `meeters and greeters', and that they get totally immersed in all aspects of the Games, in the run-up to, during, and after the Games?

  • Lessons learnt (Supplementary) [6]

    • Question by: Jenny Jones
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    Jenny Jones (AM): Well, that is not what local people think.

  • Lessons learnt (Supplementary) [7]

    • Question by: Jenny Jones
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    `Temporary' is two years. You are moving that football club on, that's Sunday league, for two years.

  • Lessons learnt (Supplementary) [8]

    • Question by: Jenny Jones
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    Let us look at the cost, then. It is expensive to start taking green space and then reconstitute it. Why not just leave it and find another option?

  • Lessons learnt (Supplementary) [9]

    • Question by: Jenny Jones
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    It has actually proven quite difficult for me to sit here and listen, and not stand up and shout, `rubbish,- because you are talking about environmental sustainability, you are talking about legacy in east London, and yet you are planning to tarmac over a piece of Hackney Marshes: East Marsh... You are ignoring the wishes of the local people, who have come up with several other options instead of tarmacking over a piece of green space. Why are you not consulting the local people? I can give you three suggestions. I have a map and can point to these places...

  • Lessons learnt (Supplementary) [10]

    • Question by: Jenny Jones
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    Why not save yourself the money of building a car park? Why not make that space beautiful without'?