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• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

Will you just confirm, for the record, that I passed on a casework complaint to you, Manny, in 2005 regarding the Green Badge Taxi School and we had a considerable amount of correspondence; and that as a result there was an external audit commissioned of the organisation and the grant that was given? In response to that, you called in external legal advice and you sent a copy of that to me finally in April 2007, and at that time I felt that you had dealt with the complaint as thoroughly as could be done at the time.

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

When our colleagues from the ODA came to the Assembly's Environment Committee - and we did ask you at that point about the Waste Management Plan;, when would we see it, what broadly it would look like - you were very clear at that point that this was very much a LOCOG responsibility. I have just listened to your reply to Jenny's [Jones] question about the legacy and I am a bit concerned, and I think you should be reassuring us, because I think all of our experience as politicians in London tells us that it is often the design...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

You just mentioned wind power and I gather there is an issue about possible permission for a wind turbine on the site. Will you be able to hit your 20% renewable targets if the wind turbine is turned down? Have I misunderstood that issue?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

Is that over and above the 20% renewable target?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 11 October 2006

Yes, I think it has been consequent on the Licensing Act that has given an opportunity to reduce the administration, so that is very helpful. The other small glitch we had is that there was a planning application, you might not have a note on this, from Capel Manor. Although that horticultural facility was supported during the master planning process by Bromley, there has been the small local planning application which has subsequently gone in, and has been turned down by Bromley. I certainly want to see that resolved. Are you committed to getting that resolved and keeping Capel Manor...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 11 October 2006

Well, thank you very much for that very clear commitment. I have to say that the project is extremely popular and there have been two very good consultations in the area, which have raised expectations. The fact that there have been these glitches has caused concern, because nobody in the area wants to see the LDA walking away, because clearly it is a big and difficult project and the community groups in the area have put in a lot of time and effort. Indeed, they are meeting the Mayor this morning about the project. As I said, there have been...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 11 October 2006

Thank you very much. I am pleased for that, because in fact the animal farm there, the petting zoo, which is part of this project, was the single most popular feature in the park that people wanted to see reopened. It was one of the things that made the park a children's park. Andrew Pelling AM: I was very grateful, Chair, for a letter I received from the Chief Executive a month ago reassuring me that the LDA remains very committed to ensuring the best regeneration of this park, although I am still a little bit disconcerted that in many...

• Reference: 2006/0211-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 11 October 2006

The decision by Sport England not to fund the replacement of the Sports centre, and the block placed by English Partnerships on demolishing the existing Sports Centre has had a profound effect on the phasing and outcomes of this project - will you restate your proposals in summary for the public record and re-iterate your commitment to restoring and regenerating the park?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Thank you, and welcome David. We wish you well in a very difficult job. Of course, many of the Members around the room here represent boroughs outside of the immediate five around the site where there are, actually, very high levels of unemployment. We are interested in access to employment for Londoners and, in particular, unemployed Londoners. You mentioned that you were going to encourage contractors to recruit smaller contractors within London. Obviously I think many of the small and medium sized enterprises in London tend to be the ones that employ people who live in London. There will be...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Have you set targets to monitor against?