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• 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.

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

I was struck by the fact that so much legacy is going to be wrapped around Sport England and the role they are going to play in the sporting legacy. Of course, I suspect there is a problem here, is there not, because of the fact that they are, to a large extent, dependent on Lottery funding. It would seem that Lottery funding is now being very stretched indeed, given that it looks like the Lottery is going to be involved in actually bailing out large overspends should they happen. How concerned are you that Sport England is going to...

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

I think there are concerns here that everyone talks grandly about legacy, but actually so much of it is dependent on all the ducks being in a row, and I think perhaps that we are concerned that its intentions will not necessarily guarantee delivery. Lord Coe, I know everybody in West London is very excited that you have agreed to come to talk to the West London Alliance in May, about what West Londoners might be able to expect in terms of legacy from the Games, amongst other things. Perhaps I am being a little early in this, but I...