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• Reference: 2001/0072-1
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

As a member of a private architecture practice with interests in London, you may have a conflict of interest in developing policies which could benefit your private business. Do you agree ? Do you understand why some of us might have a concern about this? .

• Reference: 2001/0068-1
• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

How best can developers be made to better reflect the housing, employment and environmental needs of local people when planning and executing major developments? .

• Reference: 2001/0075-1
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Can you make a commitment to the principle of protecting views of St Paul's Cathedral when considering new tall buildings in and around the City? .

• Reference: 2001/0076-1
• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

To what extant do you believe that local views and priorities, as expressed through planning policies, should be respected and to what extent do you see your role as challenging parochial interests and views? .

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Lord Rogers, I was interested in your comments about the strategic views and about some sympathy with perhaps including some more modern views. My concern is I represent Islington and Hackney, and particularly from Islington you get very good views thanks to the protected view of St Paul's Cathedral. For many local residents, especially as you can imagine living on the 12th storey of a tower block, this view is very important. Perhaps going back I think to Angie Bray's point, do you think that - and picking up on John's point - do you think that a modern well...

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

I am thinking more generally really of the desire to see well designed tall buildings, a cluster of Manhattan type skyscrapers, a Chicago skyline in London. Now for the south of Islington, where lack of green space is a big issue, lack of amenity space is an issue, the view of St Paul's is a very important factor in the quality of life of many of those Londoners, many of the people I represent, and a beautiful skyscraper designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership may also be a wonderful view, but for many I fear that would not be acceptable...

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

On what planning applications have you given formal or informal advice to the Mayor?

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

If I could just go on a little bit further. I have got here your designs for Greater London, it was on the website. On page 7, I have turned to it, you actually refer to a barrage. You refer to a barrage going across the River Thames, an additional barrage. I would just like to recommend to you, give advice to you formally, not to have a barrage across the Thames because it would create a great cesspit which in London would create a whole number of diseases.

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001