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• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 16 March 2011

Thank you, Chair. I have got a number of questions. Firstly, to go back to what John was talking about, on the people legacy. The Olympic Park set itself benchmarks, as you know, Margaret. I know that you have been aware of the programmes it implemented. The sadness is that those teams may now well disperse. I welcome what you are doing with schools. Would you agree with me that you need also to work with local colleges, in the way that the ODA did, and what you need to do is, in a sense, take the baton and do...

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 10 March 2010

As the representative of Hackney, which you talked about as one of the landowners, and also it is linked to the relationship with communities, can you confirm how you are going to manage the priorities and the ambitions that are held by boroughs like Hackney, and any demands that will come through from the private sector? By this I mean, if we just stay with the Broadcast Centre, you will know, Baroness Ford, that schools and colleges certainly around Hackney have started to look at their curriculum and have started to look forward to the point that they will be...

• Question by: Kit Malthouse
• Meeting date: 10 March 2010

I wanted to explore your not-for-profit status. My assumption, from what you are saying, is that, with the not-for-profit status of the Legacy Company, it is not, therefore, envisaged there will be any return to the shareholders at any point, and that any surplus that may or may not arise would be ploughed back into the Park effectively. You are saying it may be the case that actually it is the reverse; it is not only a not-for-profit company but it might be a, 'We need more money company' and that you might look to the shareholders for more money...

• Question by: Kit Malthouse
• Meeting date: 10 March 2010

It sounds to me like you are saying, in coded language, that the retention of the athletics obligation is a disincentive, effectively, for commercial companies to come forward and use the stadium. Is that right?

• Question by: Kit Malthouse
• Meeting date: 10 March 2010

On remediation, are you aware of any warranty protection that the ODA might have on remediation with the contractors and, if so, will you inherit it? If not, is there a general remediation insurance policy in place for any works that may or may not be needed, and are you going to inherit and therefore keep that one on?