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• Reference: 2007/2310
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 17 October 2007

In answer to question 0213/2007 in January of this year you stated categorically that you would refuse permission for any further developments that are detrimental to the view of the Tower of London. Now you are promoting the development of several high rise towers close to Tower Bridge. What has caused your change of heart on this issue?

• Reference: 2007/2311
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 17 October 2007

How many marketing officers, communications officers, press officers and promotional officers are there at present in each of the functional bodies, the GLA and the Mayor's Office? Can we have a breakdown of these figures by job title?

• Reference: 2007/2312
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 17 October 2007

Please provide me with the number of employees awarded performance bonuses, and the value of these bonuses by the LDA and TfL, in the last financial year, and the total paid out by each organisation.

• Reference: 2007/2313
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 17 October 2007

The retrospective agreement to an extension of the finance system contract took place nearly a year after the extension was awarded. Can you explain the reason for this delay? Do you consider agreeing to contracts 10 months after they are awarded good practice?

• Reference: 2007/2314
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 17 October 2007

Could you provide a break down of the functional body income referred to in MA3186 by functional body?

• Reference: 2007/2315
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 17 October 2007

Why is the GLA procuring the services of Yahya Saeed (DA1820) in accordance with the TfL Agency Suppliers Framework rather than using GLA processes?

• Reference: 2007/2322
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 17 October 2007

Can you confirm your answer to question 1971/2007 that at that point (September 2007) the GLA's vacancy rate was 12%? Considering the vacancy rate over 2006/07 was only 4.5% what is the reason for this very high snapshot rate?

• Reference: 2007/2323
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 17 October 2007

Considering the difficulty of predicting the final costs of your appeal against the planning permission given to the Beckton desalination plant, what contingency is being made to cover any costs that do arise?

• Reference: 2007/1966
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 12 September 2007

What was the total spend on temporary staff recruited through agencies in 2006/07 by the core GLA?

• Reference: 2007/1967
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 12 September 2007

In 2006/07, through how many agencies did the GLA find temporary staff? With how many of these agencies did the GLA have a contract?