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• Reference: 2007/0054-1
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

Could you list the titles and purposes of all the staff working within the Olympics and Pan London Infrastructure Directorate?

• Reference: 2007/0059-1
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

In 2005-06 the two highest salaries paid by the LDA were one salary in the range £190-200k and one salary in the range £130-£140k. In 2006-07 the LDA paid two salaries in the range £210-£220k. Which posts attracted these salaries, and how do you justify increases of approximately 10% and 60% respectively in the two highest salaries at a time when average pay increases were closer to 3%?

• Reference: 2007/0060-1
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

In 2005-06 the LDA had 66 employees paid in excess of £50,000 per annum. By 2006-07 this had increased to 107. How do you justify this increase? How many salaries in excess of £50k are being paid in 2007-08?

• Reference: 2007/0061-1
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

There is clear evidence from Athens and other Olympic cities that hosting the Olympic Games has a severe negative impact on visitor levels. Has Visit London undertaken any studies of this phenomenon and what will it be doing to limit damage to the adversely affected tourist industry in 2012?

• Reference: 2007/0062-1
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

The Mayor has stated that airport expansion should be "sustainable". How do you define "sustainable" in the context of airport expansion?

• Reference: 2007/0063-1
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

On what basis does the LDA provide funding for events like the London Fashion Week? Is there any calculation for funding based on how successful the particular industry is financially and whether that industry could provide its own support?

• Reference: 2006/0185-1
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 11 October 2006

How did the £10,000 paid to Youth Aid Lewisham Limited in 2005/06 benefit Londoners and the general London economy? What were the strategic aims, what was the outcome and how did the LDA monitor and gauge the success of this project?

• Reference: 2006/0186-1
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 11 October 2006

Do the LDA conduct background checks on directors of Limited Companies before entering into contracts?

• Reference: 2006/0187-1
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 11 October 2006

Do the LDA conduct background checks to ensure that companies have kept up to date their accounts with Companies House?

• Reference: 2006/0227-1
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 11 October 2006

Does the LDA support the development of London City Airport, or does it agree with the Mayor that City Airport will be redundant if Crossrail ever gets built?