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• Reference: 2010/0108-1
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 20 October 2010

How have the prospects for families in housing need improved since the current Mayoralty began?

• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 20 October 2010

Could you, Mr Blakeway, promise me not to carry anything over from the last administration with regard to housing? Could you promise three things really: first of all, could you promise not to disappoint Londoners with oversold targets that are unachievable? Could you promise me not to raise the aspirations of Londoners and then dash those hopes and blame someone else? Could you also promise not to build a home for somebody in housing need but actually deliver a rabbit hutch? So in short, can you assure me that the strategies will be realistic, achievable and honest, which would be...

• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 20 October 2010

Richard, a question for you. Would you not agree, following on from that debate you just had, that inflexible percentage targets are indeed a tired and lazy analysis of the needs of our residents?

• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 20 October 2010

On the subject that Mike was pursuing about structure and powers, what thoughts have you got around devolving or increasing the powers of the Assembly around scrutiny in the new world?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 17 January 2007

Were these rather bizarre people that want to limit your scope for investment to get their way, what would be the financial effect on the pension funds of a blanket ban, say, on any companies that were involved in any form of defence or arms trade, or tobacco for that matter?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 January 2007

You say the Mayor has been careful to pick you a good Board. Has there been an increase in the politicisation of the Board since the Mayor took that job off the DTI?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 January 2007

You have got the avenues, but how would you identify where there was demand? Where would you say a line should be drawn?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 January 2007

Some people might argue that your Board of Trustees have a role here. Is the type of discussion we have had this morning the sort of discussion that you have there?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 January 2007

So you would not foresee any increases in employee or employer contributions if your investment strategy works?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 January 2007

You have mentioned there that the opinion of the final beneficiaries is important in this calculation. How would you go about ascertaining that opinion, because there has been a fair difference of it around the table today?