• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 02 November 2017

Unmesh Desai AM: David, in the long term, can you tell us whether the Copper Box as well as the Aquatics Centre will continue to remain financially sustainable as well as affordable for the local residents and communities?

• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 02 November 2017

Navin Shah AM: Thank you, Chair. David, this morning in your opening statement you referred to the Olympic Park and particularly the venues that are there. They are becoming a major destination. That is good news and I welcome that. Leaving aside the Stadium, can you tell the Assembly what the medium and long-term financial viability is of the venues within the Park?

• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 02 November 2017

Unmesh Desai AM: Thank you, Chair. David, I noted your answers to Assembly Member Bailey’s questions about the financial sustainability of the Stadium and so I will not repeat his questions. However, just to be very specific and much more direct then may I suggest Assembly Member Bailey was, you talked about the LLDC moving to a stable financial footing, you talked about long-term aspirations and you talked about making good progress, but you are not in a position today to tell us when the LLDC will have enough financial stability to be wound down. Yes or no?

• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Tony Devenish AM: Mr Mayor, during this process consultation it has not been seen to be open and transparent. Will you have a review at the end of this process of how you have communicated with residents? Many of my residents are only just hearing about these closures. They have busy lives in London and they are concerned the process has not been fair and transparent and has already been pre‑judged. Rightly or wrongly, that is their perception. Will you review this at the end and come up with lessons learnt, please?

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Len Duvall AM: Mr Mayor, do you not recall Assembly Member Keith Prince, I think, in the summer asking you not to license Uber and making representations to you on the very point that TfL have intervened and brought Uber to account?

• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Tony Devenish AM: Thank you, Chair. Mr Mayor, good morning. Do you accept that when politicians of any party make a decision that actually hurts real people, that is when the public really take a dim view of all of us?

• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Andrew Dismore AM: Thank you, Deputy Chairman. I have raised with you before the local concerns over the mergers in Camden and Islington, including poor community engagement, poor response to 101 calls and, most importantly, the worsening response times to emergency “I” and emergency “S” calls for help. You rightly said in response to a written question that the rollout across the capital will not happen until the merger problems are sorted out. Can you say when the evaluation is going to take place and confirm it will be carried out on published and objective criteria?

• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Unmesh Desai AM: Mr Mayor, at this moment in time we in the Labour Group remain sceptical about the way plans for borough mergers are progressing. Evidence from the pilots - certainly the ones in Havering, Barking and Dagenham, and Redbridge - suggests that things are not well. I know that the Leader of Barking and Dagenham has been in correspondence with you. Target response times have been met only 52% of the time in Barking and Dagenham. Clearly, this is not acceptable and I think you acknowledge that. You have said in the past - and I quote -...

• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Tony Devenish AM: Have you prejudged every single station closure, Mr Mayor?

• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Keith Prince AM: Thank you. Mr Mayor, you said a few minutes ago that you worked or MOPAC worked with the local councils to organise these meetings. Is that what you said?