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• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

I was struck by the fact that so much legacy is going to be wrapped around Sport England and the role they are going to play in the sporting legacy. Of course, I suspect there is a problem here, is there not, because of the fact that they are, to a large extent, dependent on Lottery funding. It would seem that Lottery funding is now being very stretched indeed, given that it looks like the Lottery is going to be involved in actually bailing out large overspends should they happen. How concerned are you that Sport England is going to...

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

I am moving outside of the five Olympic boroughs to the whole of the rest of London, to look at what the sporting legacy can be for the rest of London.

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

How inaccurate, Mr Higgins?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

I understand, and you are right to say that we should not be building where there is not long term use, and so on. I totally take that on board. However, there will be a concern, amongst the non-Olympic boroughs - after all there are 27 boroughs whose Council Tax payers are contributing towards the costs - that they are not going to merely have the crumbs from the table. What assurance can you give us on that? Specifically, what are the plans for the use of the facilities at Crystal Palace that Neale Coleman referred to?

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

I think there are concerns here that everyone talks grandly about legacy, but actually so much of it is dependent on all the ducks being in a row, and I think perhaps that we are concerned that its intentions will not necessarily guarantee delivery. Lord Coe, I know everybody in West London is very excited that you have agreed to come to talk to the West London Alliance in May, about what West Londoners might be able to expect in terms of legacy from the Games, amongst other things. Perhaps I am being a little early in this, but I...

• Reference: 2007/0012-1
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

Does the original budget include provision for all venues to be suitable for community usage after the Games?

• Reference: 2007/0013-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

What are you doing to ensure the economic boost brought to the host boroughs and the rest of London will be sustained beyond 2012?

• Reference: 2007/0014-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 15 February 2007

The IPPR has said that on the evidence of previous Games the net local employment benefits of the Games will be 'relatively small' , and that we should lower our expectations to avoid disappointment later. Do you agree?