• 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

Not at this stage. Are you intending to then?

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

So, as far you are concerned, with the exception of the ones that have been referred to the police, is this the end of the matter?

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

Finally in terms of process, you mentioned that you have interviewed or taken evidence of the internal issues within the LDA and the people that currently work for the LDA. How many people are there that have left the LDA that were involved in these particular allegations that have therefore obviously not been interviewed or reviewed?

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

It would be premature, would it not?

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

You have mentioned, Andrew, that this is your review. I want to be absolutely clear what the status of the District Auditor is in it now. Have you asked the District Auditor to do any further work or investigations?

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

First of all a specific point: there are standard phrases which occur in a number of paragraphs of the review, one that the review has identified weaknesses, in effect, in procedures which are now being addressed and, second, the point is made, I think, on three or four occasions about the way in which the Mayoral advisory role is conducted in respect of programme delivery should be clarified. What specific steps are you taking to carry forward those conclusions?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

Is this information going to be made available to us, that information which you have just said, 'You can see'?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

The truth of the matter is, and this really is to the Deputy Mayor, that this was a publicity campaign. There was never any belief that there would be a substantial take'up, as indeed there was not a substantial take-up. It is a fact that every single one of the campaigns that you have had which do not involve compulsion relating to saving energy has been a complete failure. I wonder if I can put to you the amount of money that you have spent on Recycle for London; the Mayor has spent almost £1 million on this over the...

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

I was just wondering about these light bulbs. Nicky, have you completely gone over to these hideous new light bulbs? Has your house completely gone over to them now?