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  • Opening Statement

    • Reference: 2008/0109-1
    • Question by: Darren Johnson
    • Meeting date: 19 November 2008
    We welcome Seb Coe and Paul Deighton. We are going to receive a brief introductory statement first from Seb.

  • Living Wage (Supplementary) [1]

    • Question by: Darren Johnson
    • Meeting date: 10 October 2006
    But will contractors be expected to comply with it even if there are circumstances where that may not happen for some reason but will they be expected to comply with it?

  • Living Wage (Supplementary) [3]

    • Question by: Darren Johnson
    • Meeting date: 10 October 2006
    You say it is not an absolute condition but only a year ago the Mayor said, talking about the living wage, and I quote, `That would be the bedrock on which the hiring and employment strategy of all parts of the Olympic family in London will rest'. At that stage the thinking very much seemed to be to make it a clear contractual condition and the QC's advice that the Mayor got with regard to the living wage in terms of GLA contracts was, `I do not consider that the GLA would be acting unlawfully if it gave some weight...

  • Olympic Route Network (Supplementary) [1]

    • Question by: Darren Johnson
    • Meeting date: 10 October 2006
    One of the things the Assembly has been investigating recently is the growing concerns about helicopter noise amongst Londoners. Will there be any additional use of helicopters during the actual period of the Games?

  • Olympic Route Network (Supplementary) [2]

    • Question by: Darren Johnson
    • Meeting date: 10 October 2006
    So there will be no use of helicopters by visitors? It would only be for security?

  • Olympic Route Network (Supplementary) [4]

    • Question by: Darren Johnson
    • Meeting date: 10 October 2006
    And you will be pushing for a no-fly zone for helicopters for other uses that are unrelated to the Games?

  • Living Wage

    • Reference: 2006/0234-1
    • Question by: Darren Johnson
    • Meeting date: 10 October 2006
    Will LOCOG require contractors to pay employees working on the Olympics site at least a London Living Wage of £7.05 per hour?

  • Role of Education, Training & Employment in Lifting People out of Poverty (Supplementary) [2]

    • Question by: Darren Johnson
    • Meeting date: 19 July 2006
    Picking up on Kate (Green)'s point about more joined-up thinking on targets and so on, in linking with other strategies, in 2003 the GLA Consultation Tackling Poverty in London had a number of recommendations including the commitment to assess GLA policies and strategies for their contribution to poverty reduction and to produce an annual Poverty Monitoring Report on the success of GLA interventions. Can I ask John why these recommendations were not carried out?

  • Role of Education, Training & Employment in Lifting People out of Poverty (Supplementary) [6]

    • Question by: Darren Johnson
    • Meeting date: 19 July 2006
    So, the Mayor has new powers now on skills, and we've just heard that he is going to be playing a leading role in that. Can I ask the rest of the panel how you see that making a difference in terms of tackling poverty?

  • Role of Education, Training & Employment in Lifting People out of Poverty (Supplementary) [8]

    • Question by: Darren Johnson
    • Meeting date: 19 July 2006
    There's nothing wrong with leading questions, I think Kate (Green) very helpfully put it on the agenda; I am just exploring this line of inquiry.