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• Reference: 2003/0313
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

Are you all satisfied with the proposed financing arrangements for the Games themselves? In particular, should a way be found to ensure London's business community contributes to the cost of staging the Games, beyond TV rights and sponsorship, as it is the business sector that gains most from successful Games, according to financial projections? .

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

I take that, but I am interested in looking at ways in which the wider London community through its many strengths such as the diversity of London, the aspirations of struggling communities in London, can be built into this bid, both to give Londoners a buy-in to it and to make it an attractive bid to the IOC.

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

Barbara, how are you planning to use those stories, those opportunities, to really build enthusiasm among Londoners? Because there is some scepticism particularly from those who are more physically remote from the Lea Valley. There is some scepticism around whether they will benefit and these are the ways of engaging them. Can you give us some ideas of how you will be doing that?