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• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Sorry, it is not about percentages. It is just: are you saying that there is a commitment and that we will not see boards made up of white men in suits?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

It is just a quick one following on from the issues John (Biggs) has raised. This is about representation and perception. The ethnic diversity of London was, quite rightly, acknowledged within the bid, and our presentation team and the inclusion of the athletes made the work to date, if you like, ethnically representative. It does, however, concern me that if you look at the people now lining up to sit in the seats of power ' the ODA, LOCOG, the Olympic Board ' all I expect to see is white men in suits. Are you as concerned as I that...

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Thank you for that answer, Mayor, but I have three areas on which I would just like to pin you down. Can I just start with cultural education. I welcome that announcement that you have just made about the commitment following the Games for the maintenance of the Park, because it seems to me that we can judge whether an Olympics was successful in two ways: the gold medals and all their absolute wonder of the sport, and also we judge when we look back at where the Olympic Games were held, and what it is like there following the...

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

I am sure you will get a lot of support for that position. Can I just move on then to health? Currently, Londoners are less physically active than the average for England, and certainly, London's children and young people have a higher level of obesity than other regions in England. A health impact assessment study commissioned by the London Health Commission has demonstrated the potential for the longer-term health benefits of hosting the Olympic Games. Could you just tell us, briefly, how can you ensure that these are delivered? What about health? How can we get the legacy for a...

• Reference: 2005/0341-1
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

The Bid document says "The seven years leading up to the Games in London will inspire a new generation of youth to greater sporting activity. During this period the UK will continue to deliver programmes to develop high performance athletes, coaches and technical officials so that the national team can excel in at the first Olympics to be hosted in London since 1948". Can you explain how these specifics will be achieved?

• Reference: 2005/0348-1
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

(a) Can you clarify how the ODA's powers of direction over TfL will operate? (b) If the ODA is able to fund major transport projects related to the Olympic Games, how will this affect TfL's current funding arrangements?

• Reference: 2005/0352-1
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

What progress has been made in reaching the target for volunteers and how will training be organised in the lead up to the Games?

• Reference: 2005/0364-1
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Who will have responsibility for planning and delivering the cultural and education programmes of the Olympic Games?

• Reference: 2005/0365-1
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Can you provide details of the works relating to the North London Line mentioned in Annexe 2 of Mayoral Approval Form MA2353?

• Reference: 2005/0367-1
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Can you provide details of the likely environmental impact of the deep bore tunnels project mentioned in Annexe 2 and Annexe 4 of Mayoral Approval Form MA2353? Will it have a particular impact on my constituents in Hackney Wick and residents of West Ham where the two substations are based?