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Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [41]

  • 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?

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [40]

  • 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?

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [39]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
Mr Lewis, I take it you had read the report?

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [38]

  • 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?

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [37]

  • Question by: Bob Blackman
  • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
So are those the records that the LDA has of email traffic and other aspects?

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [36]

  • 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.

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [35]

  • 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?

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [34]

  • 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?

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [33]

  • 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.

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [32]

  • Question by: John Biggs
  • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
I have a number of housekeeping questions: the first one, which I think follows very neatly from Peter Hulme Cross's intervention, is, can you confirm, Mr Travers, that you are a Statutory Officer and that you have trade and professional qualifications as well which require you to act with integrity and not to be nobbled by the Board or other officers of the LDA?
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