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• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 20 July 2005

Thank you very much, Mr Mayor. We all share, among the various sentiments you have expressed, our thanks to the emergency services and to TfL. As I said to TfL, while with the emergency services we have come to expect and take for granted the high standard at which they operate, with TfL we had not been so used to such a speedy response. Five years ago, this might have been different. We have all been very aware of the public reaction. Just to mention one point: at the books of condolence here in City Hall, when I have stood...

• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 October 2004

Well, they may choose to take their holidays at home, indeed. I think that it is something that, supporting the Games as we do, we would like to keep an eye on the calculations for. Can I also ask about the Paralympics? We are also enthusiastic about those, and I was glad to hear you mention them earlier, but they have problems with attendance, as well. Presumably this is marketing that needs to go on from now about what a good event the Paralympics is. Is there anything you can say about that?

• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 October 2004

My question is whether marketing the parallel Olympics is something that goes into the bid as starting very early indeed.

• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 October 2004

Is there not a bit of a dilemma at the heart of this? I am not sure whether it is the Mayor who can help answer it. On the one hand, we are all passionate about the Games as a nation, and a lot of people are going to be attending. On the other hand, there is a mass exodus from London which frees up space on public transport. Can you have both of those statements?

• Reference: 2004/0306-1
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 October 2004

What ticketing strategy is in place to avoid the low audience attendance we witnessed in many of the venues in Athens?

• Reference: 2004/0308-1
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 October 2004

What progress has been made on recruiting and training volunteers as part of the London bid?

• Reference: 2004/0310-1
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 October 2004

What plans are in place to ensure that the bid venues and facilities are not developed in isolation from local communities? How will the bid serve to address the health, economic and social needs of local communities?

• Reference: 2004/0311-1
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 October 2004

How do considerations around the Paralympic Games differ from the main Games? What changes if any are being made to the London bid as a result of lessons learnt from the Athens Paralympic Games?

• Reference: 2004/0317-1
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 October 2004

What consideration has been given to construction capacity as part of the bid? Has an assessment taken place to establish the numbers of workers needed to deliver the infrastructure for the Games including construction workers and engineers? What strategy is in place to address any workforce capacity problems at an early stage, especially given the demands on the construction industry of transport improvements?