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• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

Did you raise any of these concerns at meetings of the Board?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

Certainly when we had the appearance in front of the Assembly in the summer, I think everyone went away thinking, `This is tremendous, everything is on track'. This now seems to bring the confidence that we all had into some question. How can you give us assurances that things really are on track?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

Lord Rogers went on record last week criticising the process for the development of the stadium. He claims that the Mayor agrees with him. Does that not lend a tremendous amount of credibility to the fact that there are disputes going on already about the whole process?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

Why do you think Mr Lemley gave one set of reasons for leaving London and then another set of reasons on the record, as we have just heard?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

I understand that. My concern here is that the credibility of the organisation is being challenged; first by the departure of Jack Lemley, then by Lord Rogers, and allegedly by the Mayor as well. That tends to suggest that there are serious problems undermining the whole organisation

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

But you cannot give a guarantee?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

Okay, so the environment is a major feature, but we may have to see some scaling down on the bid commitments because of cost overruns?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

On the budget issue, we saw environmental and legacy commitments being scaled back in Athens as a result of going over budget. Can you give an absolute guarantee that there will be no scaling back in London from what was promised in the bid documents?

• Reference: 2006/0104-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Existing planning permission for the Stratford City development specifies that a minimum of 2% of energy requirements of the development be provided from locally resourced renewable energy. This is a long way short of the commitment in Towards a One Planet Olympics for an 'Athletes' Village capable of being energy self-sufficient'. As part of the Athletes' Village will now be sited within the Stratford City development, will the ODA seek new planning permission, specifying the Athletes' Village as a Zero-Energy Development? If not, how will the ODA ensure that the Athletes' Village is "energy self -sufficient"?

• Reference: 2006/0114-1
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Are you happy with the progress made so far by the LDA in relation to land assembly and preparation? Do you believe that the original bid document and budget, sufficiently took into account the rise in inflation relating to construction costs?