• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 08 October 2008

Can I ask one tiny supplementary which is a little bit tangential? I understand that Queen Mary College - which is a university round the corner from where I live and just down the road from Stratford - has made its student village - about 3,000 properties - available for the entirety of the Olympics. Is that in some way making up for the shortfall in accommodation that is likely to be built at Stratford?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

What review did you take on his involvement, or anyone else from the Mayor's Office, in the grant giving and other processes?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

That is right. Mr Lewis, who drew up and authorised the issue of the press release?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

Mr Lewis, I take it you had read the report?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

Did you invite the Evening Standard or anyone else to provide any other evidence that they had as part of this review?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

So are those the records that the LDA has of email traffic and other aspects?

• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

My question follows on from what Tony Arbour and Bob Blackman were saying. You said that you have interviewed existing staff but you have not interviewed staff who no longer work for the organisation, one of whom, Maxine Jones, also made some allegations. There were two whistleblowers: Brenda Stern and Maxine Jones. You have said, 'The review has found that this allegation is incorrect'. In order to reach that conclusion it would seem to me that you would have to talk to both of those two people.

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

Can we just be clear; you have not interviewed Lee Jasper or anyone else from the Mayor's Office, is that correct?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

You then you go on to say, in fairness to you, 'Subject to that further work' ' subject to that ' 'the review to date has not revealed evidence of fraud' etc. That is all subject to that further work being required, as you fairly stated in your report to the Board?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

The concern that I would have here is that we have very serious concerns and allegations being raised by ' whatever you might say ' the Evening Standard, as being the publication in London, yet you did not approach them for any further evidence that they have made in terms of their allegations to do this internal review.