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• Reference: 2006/2846
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

In October you told me that the cost of hiring London's Living Room had been waived on 12 occasions in this financial year. Since then how many times has the fee for using London's Living Room and other GLA rooms and facilities been waived and for what organisations? How much did these waivers cost in income foregone? And are other waivers planned for the rest of the financial year - please list the organisations and dates if so?

• Reference: 2006/2848
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

How has the list of guests for the reception which you are hosting jointly with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Stop the War coalition on December 13th been compiled? What is the purpose behind this reception?

• Reference: 2006/2851
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Is it appropriate to spend £80,000 at this early stage to draft amendments to the GLA Bill on an issue (waste) on which you have no prospect of winning over the government and may well not win a majority in Parliament? Would it not be more appropriate to seek an ally to table a simple short amendment to test support for the proposition?

• Reference: 2006/2852
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

As the GLA gives out funding on an ad hoc basis rather than having a 'grants round' how is it ensured that funding given by the GLA goes to a representative group of charities?

• Reference: 2006/2866
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Why was it decided to spend £10,000 hiring a consultant 'to develop and implement a fundraising strategy to include the drafting and submission of funding applications and sponsorship proposals' (MA2737) for the events and initiatives surrounding Abolition of Slavery Bicentenary when we have a sponsorship team set up for precisely that purpose?

• Reference: 2006/2867
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

When do you expect the specific programme of events and detailed budget for the Bicentenary of Slavery events and initiatives will be available?

• Reference: 2006/2868
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Why has the target for sponsorship of the St Patrick's Day events been set at £96,000 when last year £148,032 was raised from non-GLA family sponsorship and the year before that £121,500?

• Reference: 2006/2870
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Which Private Sector company is referred to in DA1676?

• Reference: 2006/2873
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Will you seek to persuade Government, and say so publicly, that Sir Rod Eddington's apparent unconditional support for expanding the aviation industry is wrong-headed, contrary to your (and their) climate change policies, and dangerous?

• Reference: 2006/2874
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Are you considering building on last year's work in Lambeth to undertake work to encourage voter registration? If so, please provide details