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• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

Finally, given that you have milestones and key milestones and a set date to achieve it, would it not have been better to have set up bonus payments rather than contingency sums, given that is going to be the name of the game - getting to key stages at key times at critical points? Clearly we would rather be giving them money for achieving that, rather than spending their time making those claims, which invariably half the building trade does.

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

Sir Roy, if we accept the Government figures as the upper limits to the expenditure on the Olympics, I think the key thing is the management of the contingencies. I am worried that we find ourselves in contracts with contractors who then spend most of their time making claims for the contingencies. They are very generous; about 60% of the build costs. I have certainly had that experience of managing projects myself. What do you have lined up in the procurement arrangements with contractors which make sure they focus and achieve the milestones, rather than putting in the estimators to...

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

You have mentioned the Cabinet Committees that are keeping an eye on this. Surely the building contract and the legality of that will supersede anything that they can decide about which contingency sums can be drawn from or not.

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Thank you, Mayor. One council leader that I have recently spoken to was very keen to see the refurbishment of much of the leisure facilities in their local authority. I am just wondering if, on the back of the Olympics, you can see a vehicle for this occurring. In some ways, if there is an upgrading of facilities, it would be quite astonishing if at one end of town we have elite sports facilities, and at the other we still have grotty facilities, which most residents have to live with.

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

I just wanted to delve into the funding arrangements with the IOC and television revenues. It is clear to me, after Beijing we will probably see huge expansion in the world television market ' almost by 30%. I was wondering whether we should try to get a percentage of the television revenue, rather than a total amount.

• Reference: 2005/0339-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Will merchandise for the games be sourced from an ethical i.e. non sweat-shop supplier?

• Reference: 2005/0340-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

What specialist training will be offered to workers drawn from the local work force in order for them to be involved in the construction of the Olympic Park?

• Reference: 2005/0343-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

How much revenue do you anticipate will be generated for London from the TV broadcasting rights of the 2012 Olympics? Bearing in mind commentators anticipate this market will continue to increase rapidly, should we push to keep the fixed percentage formula granted to previous host cities and that Beijing will get in 2008, or will London be better off taking a set amount, thus adopting the change as planned for the 2012 Olympics?

• Reference: 2005/0345-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

As the Olympic Park will be an extension of the Lee Valley Park, will the Lee Valley Park Authority have responsibility for the management of the Olympic Park after the 2012 Games?

• Reference: 2005/0346-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Who will manage the Olympic venues after the 2012 Games? Will responsibility be given over to not-for-profit organisations and, if so, what guarantees can you give that there will be local representation on these bodies?