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• Reference: 2001/0072-1
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

As a member of a private architecture practice with interests in London, you may have a conflict of interest in developing policies which could benefit your private business. Do you agree ? Do you understand why some of us might have a concern about this? .

• Reference: 2001/0075-1
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Can you make a commitment to the principle of protecting views of St Paul's Cathedral when considering new tall buildings in and around the City? .

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Lord Rogers, I was interested in your comments about the strategic views and about some sympathy with perhaps including some more modern views. My concern is I represent Islington and Hackney, and particularly from Islington you get very good views thanks to the protected view of St Paul's Cathedral. For many local residents, especially as you can imagine living on the 12th storey of a tower block, this view is very important. Perhaps going back I think to Angie Bray's point, do you think that - and picking up on John's point - do you think that a modern well...

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

I am thinking more generally really of the desire to see well designed tall buildings, a cluster of Manhattan type skyscrapers, a Chicago skyline in London. Now for the south of Islington, where lack of green space is a big issue, lack of amenity space is an issue, the view of St Paul's is a very important factor in the quality of life of many of those Londoners, many of the people I represent, and a beautiful skyscraper designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership may also be a wonderful view, but for many I fear that would not be acceptable...

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Do you not also agree, perhaps you do not agree, but in developing certain policies, let's say for argument sake that you helped to develop a policy on high buildings for the Mayor, that that could help your partnership which has a reputation in that direction to capture some of the market? You would benefit by having both been a Mayoral advisor and having that kudos, and by helping to develop policies in that area. Is it really as simple as you are making out, that there is a cut off point at which you have to take out your...

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

If I were a developer I would be thinking, "Right, well the Mayor has appointed a man who quite likes the idea of building some high buildings in his private practice - the Mayor presumably would not have appointed you if you were completely against high buildings - if I were to appoint the Richard Rogers Partnership to be on my side for a planning application then I am quite likely to get the Mayor to agree". It is this sort of level of links that worry me and other members of the Assembly in terms of conflict of interest.