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• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 20 July 2011

On the London Live issue still, on the tickets for that, can you explain how that is going to work?

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 20 July 2011

I have two issues in mind. The first is with street signage on public transport. As a tourist at Athens and at Beijing, I found that very useful in my experience of those cities. I am just wondering whether any thought has been put into that in the London context over and above what the ambassadors will be doing on the street level.

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 24 October 2007

Just coming back to the issue of the figures for housing, I think it would have been useful to have had someone from the Housing Corporation explain those figures because I have had difficulties getting some idea of what their methodology is on that front and it will undoubtedly become an annual political football. Coming to what I wanted to raise with Neale: the unimplemented planning permissions. Where do you think the explanation lies for that? Is it the five year limit on planning permissions? Is there not the building capacity to build them out? It would be useful, given...

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 24 October 2007

Neale, you missed out housing cooperatives. They are based on mutuality. They are an obvious model for intermediate housing, particular for young people.

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 24 October 2007

Just one more point: the Tenant Management Organisation (TMOs). The Mayor will have responsibility for the Decent Homes programmes now, I understand. Presumably he will be keener on TMOs than going through local authorities, because of their involvement in the management. As Val said, the issue of quality of service is as important as the quantity of housing available.

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 24 October 2007

Just going back to this question of different kinds of housing, what place will housing co-operatives, tenant management organisations and Black and Minority Ethnic Registered Social Landlords have in the Mayor's overall strategy?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Just on that point about the sustainability issues within the procurement document: will contracts be independently appraised before they are let, say, by the London Sustainable Development Commission (LSDC) or something like that?

• Reference: 2005/0270-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Would you support the idea of publicising a list of key promises made on the Olympics to help local people (and others) keep a track of progress on the delivery of these promises?

• Reference: 2005/0271-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

What formal structures are being put in place to ensure that there is meaningful consultation with local people throughout the construction and running of the Games and in the legacy phase? For example, will local people be consulted on the siting of schools, facilities etc in the legacy area?

• Reference: 2005/0272-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

What weight will environmental criteria be given within the best value assessment in the tendering process, to ensure inclusion of environment obligations in the final contracts?