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• Reference: 2010/0204-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 December 2010

What new efforts are you making to ensure a sustainable Games in the light of the recommendations in the Assembly's "Going for Green" report?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 December 2010

First I would like to say that I was part of the visit recently to the venue and I thought it was absolutely amazing, so well done to David and John and thank you to Paul for showing us round. That was very generous of your time. That is the nice bit! Now where I think you are failing, Seb and Paul; you mentioned catering. Over the years I have written you lots of letters about the food and I started to narrow my ambition on what I can achieve, so I would just like to talk about chicken. In...

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

But you cannot give a guarantee?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

Okay, so the environment is a major feature, but we may have to see some scaling down on the bid commitments because of cost overruns?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

On the budget issue, we saw environmental and legacy commitments being scaled back in Athens as a result of going over budget. Can you give an absolute guarantee that there will be no scaling back in London from what was promised in the bid documents?

• Reference: 2006/0104-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Existing planning permission for the Stratford City development specifies that a minimum of 2% of energy requirements of the development be provided from locally resourced renewable energy. This is a long way short of the commitment in Towards a One Planet Olympics for an 'Athletes' Village capable of being energy self-sufficient'. As part of the Athletes' Village will now be sited within the Stratford City development, will the ODA seek new planning permission, specifying the Athletes' Village as a Zero-Energy Development? If not, how will the ODA ensure that the Athletes' Village is "energy self -sufficient"?