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• Reference: 2012/0866
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 14 March 2012

In numerous Mayoral press releases it was specifically stated that the Get Set Scheme will allocate 125,000 free tickets to London school children. Such a statement is even stated by you in a video appearing on the Greater London Authority website (http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/london-2012/free-games-tickets-scho…). How do you justify your past statements with your written answer 0416/2012 which states that only 95,761 tickets have been allocated to London school children?

• Reference: 2012/0867
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 14 March 2012

On March 1st The Evening Standard reported that you said 30,000 tickets under the 'Get Set' scheme would be allocated to teachers accompanying pupils to the Games. Since the 'Get Set' Scheme is targeted at children from 10 to 18 years of age, can you explain why you consider it necessary to have a ratio of one teacher to every three children/young people attending?

• Reference: 2012/0868
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 14 March 2012

Do you have any plans to review the allocation of tickets under the Get Set Scheme or do you stand by the decision to allocate only 95, 761 tickets to London school children?

• Reference: 2012/0870
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 14 March 2012

Further to your answer to 418/2012, what steps is your new Overcrowding Board taking to deal with the fact that the statutory definition of overcrowded housing has not been updated for the last 75 years?

• Reference: 2012/0776
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 14 March 2012

When you published your Economic Development Strategy in May 2010, the unemployment rate in London was 8.9%, compared to a national rate of 8%. It is now 10% in London, compared to 8.4% nationally. So why has London fallen so far behind and what will you do differently in the next four years if you are re-elected?

• Reference: 2012/0777
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 14 March 2012

Your Economic Development Strategy states that you will 'encourage cost effective business support programmes for London's businesses'. Please list the programmes that you have encouraged/supported together with the results they have achieved.

• Reference: 2012/0778
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 14 March 2012

Your Economic Development Strategy states that you 'will monitor the factors affecting London's competitiveness and identify the action needed to improve them'. What success have you had in improving London's competitiveness?

• Reference: 2012/0779
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 14 March 2012

How many apprentices in total worked on a) the Olympic Park and b) the Olympic Village? Of these, how many started their apprenticeship on the Olympic project, but did not have time to complete it before construction ended? How many were able to finish their apprenticeship in other companies?

• Reference: 2012/0780
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 14 March 2012

How many contracts have the Olympic Delivery Authority awarded since they were set up, both numerically and in terms of value? Of these, please give a breakdown of the proportion that went to: a) British companies, b) British SMEs, c) London companies and d) London SMEs?

• Reference: 2012/0781
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 14 March 2012

How many contracts have LOCOG awarded since they were set up, both numerically and in terms of value? Of these, please give a breakdown of the proportion that went to: a) British companies, b) British SMEs, c) London companies and d) London SMEs?