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• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Still, even in what you have just described, you have not mentioned any interaction with the people on the ground ' the businesses ' at this stage. You are talking about consulting the boroughs and consulting other stakeholders. I would have thought that at this stage, you need the information from the people who are going to be looking for the contracts, and who are going to be producing it. I find it quite difficult to get information. If I could, I will address the next bit to Tony (Winterbottom, Executive Director, Regeneration & Development, LDA), rather than you. Tony...

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

I know. I am not saying that you are not going to write wonderful strategy papers saying how marvellously the whole thing will work. What I am actually looking for is for you to talk to people, talk to London companies, and engage in debate with them. It is the same thing; it is the blue-sky thinking, the strategies, but where is the action?

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

I am terribly sorry to interrupt you, but the problem is you are probably not aware that the longer you speak, the less time I have.

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

I know, but you said in a radio interview recently, `We are the Mayor's agency for businesses and jobs in London, and for the first couple of years, we will be doing most of the work in respect of the Olympic Games.' Now, you cannot make a statement like that on the radio in a national radio programme, and then not expect local companies to think that they can ring up us or ring up the LDA and say, `What is the position? How can we get some of these jobs?'

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

I know he did.

• Reference: 2003/0303
• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

How much LDA money that had been earmarked for other projects has been set aside for the Olympic project? What will happen to these projects as a result? .

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

So, if I get the terminology right, there has been indicative funding for various projects, which are now not getting indicative funding because it is going to the Olympics. That is how I understand it.

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

My apologies. Can you explain?

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

Do you have a figure for the size of the adjustment?

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

So 25% of your future funding, which would have gone to other communities, has been adjusted to the Olympics?