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• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

Right. But is there a risk then that if we are really going to get the things that local communities aspire to have, we are going to have to look for additional funding from additional places to fund those things? So, if we want the Olympic Boulevard to happen, so that it is a major thoroughfare of London connecting a new business district at Stratford with the City of London , that will have to be funded from elsewhere; TfL or someone else?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

I want to go back to jobs and I want to talk about the jobs that are your responsibility. Can you confirm for us the total amount of jobs projected? I was present at a recent presentation by your excellent Head of HR which really electrified the room, local communities, and put meat around the skeleton of the plans. I would like you to confirm with us here today the absolute numbers that you are expecting to employ. I also understand that you have employed - is it your first 500 or 5,000 people? I saw something printed this week...

• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

What about the International Broadcast Centre and the Media and Press Centre? You are going to build a huge facility there. What happens when the circus has moved on, what are you going to do with it?

• Reference: 2007/0023-1
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

Where do you anticipate the most likely pressures will occur that could result in having to use the contingency fund?

• 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?

• Reference: 2007/0025-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

Planned expenditure on infrastructure and regeneration has gone up by 70%. What specific improvements will the people of East London see as a result of the extra money, and how much is not directly required for the Games?

• Reference: 2007/0026-1
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

Can you guarantee that there will be no further increase in the ODA budget announced by Tessa Jowell in March?

• Reference: 2007/0022-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

Is the news that the ODA have reduced the area which will house the Olympic Velopark in legacy mode from the originally agreed 34 hectares to just 7 hectares just the start of things to come? How much more scaling down of legacy facilities do you anticipate might take place if the ODA faces additional budget deficits, and the need to increase revenues from land sales?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

I will return to the politics of the situation in a moment. Firstly, can I ask Sir John for his professional take on the situation? Previously you were eloquently talking about the national responsibilities of the Met and our specific grant covering those of £200 million or so, is rising by 2.5%, less than the rate of inflation. I would really welcome your insight as to what you think the Government is up to. Given the stress we are under in London because of our national and international responsibilities why does central Government not seem to be recognising that, from...

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Graham Tope (AM): I do not think any of us would want to suggest that this was an issue solely for the Met to deal with; I took that as a given. Toby mentioned earlier the issue of bullying. Quite often bullying of young people whether inside or outside school is regarded as something that is part of growing up. Is that the attitude that the Met takes, and if it is not as I hope, how do you work with local authorities and other agencies to address the issue of bullying amongst young people?