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• 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?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 10 October 2006

Okay. So, we might still see junk food on sale there?

• 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"?

• Question by: Victor Anderson
• Meeting date: 12 June 2002

In your opening statement when you set out your responsibilities you said that you have some responsibility for ensuring consistency between the different policies that the Mayor adopts and in ironing out any problems about that consistency. Does that include problems about potential inconsistencies between the draft London Plan and the environmental strategies?

• Question by: Victor Anderson
• Meeting date: 12 June 2002

Would you accept that it is important that the policies in the environment strategies which have planning implications get fully reflected in the draft London Plan? Do you think that's important?

• Question by: Victor Anderson
• Meeting date: 12 June 2002

To approach it in a different way, are you satisfied that adequate arrangements exist to ensure there's consistency between the environmental strategies and the draft London Plan? Do you think the organisation is set up to achieve that properly?

• Question by: Victor Anderson
• Meeting date: 12 June 2002

Are you satisfied that there are proper arrangements to ensure that the main targets about traffic in the Transport Strategy get fully reflected in the draft London Plan? Do you think the organisation is geared up to make that link properly?