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• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

So you are guaranteeing that we are seeing no reduction whatsoever in the amount of public open space?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

So the other pieces of public open space which are not contained in this application will be in other applications or have been agreed already?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

Thank you. David [Higgins] mentioned the size of the Park earlier, but the new planning application does reduce the amount of open space in the Park by the equivalent of 34 football pitches, from 127 hectares to 109 hectares. The application is smaller than the previous one. We are getting a smaller park are we not?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

OK, thanks. If I can briefly move on now to sustainability standards? Last month the Mayor told us that now the budget had been agreed, we can expect improvements in the environmental standards for the Olympics. What changes will be made now that you have the money in the budget?

• Reference: 2007/0024-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

Planned expenditure on the park and venues has risen from £2.4bn to £3.1bn in the last two years. What long-term benefits will Londoners see as a result of this extra money?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

That is very welcome. Will you actually write that into the contracts, and has it already been written into those contracts that have already been let?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Again, will there be independent monitoring, as I mentioned earlier with the sustainability issues, of contracts, compliance, and such like to ensure that it does happen, and it is actually delivered?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

That sounds reassuring, because obviously, we want to prevent profiteering, and we want to prevent these big companies moving in and just profiteering without actually putting anything into the event or into the long term. However, in terms of the way the legislation that Peter (Hulme Cross) has shown me is being drafted, it does seem to imply that certain words would be banned in certain combinations. I am all for making sure that Nike or whoever cannot profiteer from this event, but if the local café wants to run an Olympics event night or something like that, I do...

• Reference: 2005/0382-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

What will be the net gain in open green space not just in open space?

• Reference: 2005/0269-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Will you ensure that all workers on the Olympics sites (including contracted and casual workers) will receive a living wage?