• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 19 November 2008

Richard Barnbrook (AM): Good morning, Lord Coe and Paul Deighton. Could you assure the Assembly here that all of the Olympic Games will be available on terrestrial television and not cherry-picked by subscribers on a pay-per-view service?

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 19 November 2008

This is not my attempt to get the gold medal for bean counting but you gave us an update on the sponsorship - Paul mentioned the ticket revenues - but the big cash cow is really TV revenue. My experience out in Beijing was certainly that the Chinese are hooked on Olympic gold and I dare say China Central Television (CCTV), Chinese national TV, will pay quite a big price for the rights in London 2012. In some ways we are fortunate to be in this position with two markets: North America and the Chinese market. Given they only paid...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 19 November 2008

I hesitate to come in but it is always nice to follow the flat earth wing of the Tory Party. Would you not agree that a different interpretation of the sponsorship issue is that the Olympics must grandstand British business if at all possible, and be used to highlight our success, and that we should celebrate that? Indeed, if we wanted to be pernickety about this we could highlight the fact that historically Cadbury, I think, come from a Quaker background and they actually have a very strong history in terms of ploughing the furrow of early social concern as...

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 19 November 2008

Lord Coe, you mentioned sponsorship and your level-two agreement with Cadbury. Which of Cadbury's products support the healthy living agenda of the Olympics? Jenny Jones (AM): Good question!

• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 19 November 2008

Considering the increase in severity of the economic downturn and also the reduction in the value of the pound, can we be assured that there will be no more burden put on Londoners with regards an increase in the Council Tax to actually cover the Olympic project?

• Question by: James Cleverly
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

I would just like to follow up from Mr Barnes' question. Have we identified a last safe moment where, if the project delays, in the lead up to the Olympics, would it be worth us saying actually, 'Let us delay the implementation of this until after the Olympics, rather than be in the middle of an implementation process during that very high profile period?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

Are there any operational implications for that, do you know?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

One of the most troubling aspects of this affair is the extent to which national security is again being cited as a justification for all manner of action. I am not asking you, Sir Paul, to comment on that, as you would understand the national security implications, if any, of this affair. I would want to make a point that we see from Mumbai how some threats to our security are very real and the nation is now looking to you as Acting Commissioner to give impartial advice on national security matters. Can I put it to you that one...

• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

I would like to revisit the issue about constitutional privilege. Can I ask the Chairman of the MPA and Acting Commissioner, does constitutional privilege mean that anyone can be above the law, including MPs?

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

A question for the Chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority: Many of my constituents were delighted to see the departure of the former Commissioner. You are now engaged in recruitment of the new one. Those same constituents have been horrified to see the scenes on television of Metropolitan Police officers acting in a way that would not go amiss in Mugabe's Zimbabwe. Will you ensure that candidates for the top job at the Metropolitan Police are those who are not going to carry on this system of working and that those candidates who are busy running to the media -...