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• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 16 March 2011

Can I just understand the numbers a bit better. You talked about the £56 million that was all that was committed up to now but we have got £85.6 million in the budgets for this current year. Is that £85.6 million funded or is there now more in this current year, 2011/12, than that number?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 16 March 2011

Can I just understand the numbers a bit better. You talked about the £56 million that was all that was committed up to now but we have got £85.6 million in the budgets for this current year. Is that £85.6 million funded or is there now more in this current year, 2011/12, than that number?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 16 March 2011

In the minute or two left I do not have the time to debate the sweep of the abolition of the Greater London Council (GLC) because it was too interventionist, the strategic role this body was meant to have and now a much more interventionist, but I think many of us round here would be very concerned at planning powers being taken off boroughs as a way of doing business. First question then, very quickly, do you agree that, if we are to go down this MDC route, there should be a very tight set of objectives and time limited...

• Reference: 2007/0056-1
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

The wind turbines/solar panels on LDA building cost £436,000 to install (including £156,276 subsidy from the Energy Saving Trust). How much more has subsequently been spent on maintenance and what is the value/kWh of the electricity (on a monthly or quarterly basis) that has been generated by this scheme?

• Reference: 2007/0057-1
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

How much did the relocation from Devon House to the Palestra building cost?

• Reference: 2007/0058-1
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

The LDA Annual Report states that the lease on Devon House expires in September 2009 and costs £192,000 per annum. Is the LDA able to recoup any of this expenditure by sub-letting or alternative use of this space?

• Reference: 2007/0064-1
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

There is considerable concern amongst residents near the Olympic site about large quantities of dust being generated by contractors. Residents are also concerned that the dust may be contaminated. What tests were conducted by the LDA during the remediation process to check that the dust is not contaminated and can the concerned residents have access to the test results?

• Reference: 2006/0231-1
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 11 October 2006

Although the capital cost of the project to install photovoltaic cells and wind turbines on the LDA's new office building (£436,000) is greater than the value of the electricity it will generate, the Mayor has defended the project on environmental grounds. How much CO2 will be generated manufacturing, transporting, installing and maintaining these photovoltaic (PV) cells and wind turbines?

• Reference: 2006/0232-1
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 11 October 2006

Given that the LDA is effectively subsidising the manufacturer to develop these products (photovoltaic cells and wind turbines), does the contract allow for the LDA to recover any of the costs on behalf of the taxpayer through royalty payments on future sales? Does the LDA consider the development of Photovoltaic factories in China to be part of its remit?

• Reference: 2005/0449-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 07 December 2005

How many new staff have been appointed to the LDA to work on the Olympics, and at what cost?