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  • Lessons learnt (Supplementary) [1]

    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    Well, they may choose to take their holidays at home, indeed. I think that it is something that, supporting the Games as we do, we would like to keep an eye on the calculations for. Can I also ask about the Paralympics? We are also enthusiastic about those, and I was glad to hear you mention them earlier, but they have problems with attendance, as well. Presumably this is marketing that needs to go on from now about what a good event the Paralympics is. Is there anything you can say about that?

  • Lessons learnt (Supplementary) [3]

    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    My question is whether marketing the parallel Olympics is something that goes into the bid as starting very early indeed.

  • Lessons learnt (Supplementary) [15]

    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    Is there not a bit of a dilemma at the heart of this? I am not sure whether it is the Mayor who can help answer it. On the one hand, we are all passionate about the Games as a nation, and a lot of people are going to be attending. On the other hand, there is a mass exodus from London which frees up space on public transport. Can you have both of those statements?

  • Undertakings made to the British Olympic Committee (Supplementary) [2]

    • Question by: Richard Barnes
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    I know that the Metropolitan Police endeavoured to put £800,000 into its budget for next year, which would have been paid directly for Londoners and not necessarily through that mechanism. What I am seeking is a clear assurance to Londoners where that funding is going to come from. I do not want the Mayor to be grandstanding about his 35,000 police officers.

  • Undertakings made to the British Olympic Committee (Supplementary) [3]

    • Question by: Richard Barnes
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    Barbara Cassani, when she was here, talked about private security. Is that still an option, or will it be from the Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and police officers that normally patrol London being taken across to the Olympics?

  • Undertakings made to the British Olympic Committee (Supplementary) [8]

    • Question by: Richard Barnes
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    Thank you, Mr Mayor. I recognise where you are coming from, but this Government does not actually have a very good track record on delivering things. Can I make it clear that I do support the Olympic Games for London, but I need to be able to argue it for my people in west London. My real question is on the security aspects of it and what assessment has been made of the security risk for London for 2012. Also, how are those security aspects going to be paid for, so that there is an upfront and clear funding for...

  • Undertakings made to the British Olympic Committee (Supplementary) [10]

    • Question by: Richard Barnes
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    Is that based on pre-9/11 status, or how does it work?

  • Undertakings made to the British Olympic Committee (Supplementary) [11]

    • Question by: Richard Barnes
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    Yes. Who pays for it?

  • Ticketing

    • Reference: 2004/0306-1
    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    What ticketing strategy is in place to avoid the low audience attendance we witnessed in many of the venues in Athens?

  • Volunteers

    • Reference: 2004/0308-1
    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 13 October 2004
    What progress has been made on recruiting and training volunteers as part of the London bid?