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• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 18 June 2014

Murad Qureshi AM: Sir Howard, sticking with the here and now with the compensation and mitigation of airport noise, I just want to be reassured. In coming to a decision regarding aviation expansion, what weight will you give to the present offer that Heathrow Holdings has made regarding the £500 million for noise insulation and property compensation?

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 18 June 2014

Murad Qureshi AM: Can I follow up on John’s point on surface transport? Yes, Heathrow is the second biggest hotspot for air pollution in London after central London. It is interesting the City Airport came up because it has a 60% level of passengers using public transport for getting there. I cannot see if City Airport can do that why Heathrow cannot aim at that as well.

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

My question, and emphasis here, is actually that rather than focus on the quantity of jobs, we have also got to look at the quality of jobs, and what have you. My experience of working in the East End, certainly on the local employment in construction, was that actually that was not their preference. And I think the trick is to get them into employment into things that they want to do. I do not know how much of your emphasis on this front is solely on construction. Whilst I see the possibilities, and many of us may do, it...

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

One of the areas which you have not touched on in terms of environmental commitments is the waterways, I mean the backbone of the Olympic site has both the River Lea and canals. I just want to be clear what your commitments are there, how much progress you have made and what we can expect in the near future, in terms of check-off points.