• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

So you are guaranteeing that we are seeing no reduction whatsoever in the amount of public open space?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

Finally, what process is there for adjusting the prices within a contract once the contract has been let if unexpected costs arise?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

But the things that you are building that will be there for the foreseeable future you are building to a long term specification?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

What happens after the £500 million contingency reserve is exhausted? Where do you go next?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

An important part of this then is anticipating the legacy use of the Park and its areas. Are you confident that that is not going to create a big area of risk for you in terms of contingency?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

OK. You have this series of different projects, all with their own budgets within the overall budget, and you are going to put a series of contracts out to tender. Supposing, on the first one of those, you have a budget that says it is £250 million, but the cheapest cost comes in at £300 million. Does that mean the £50 million will come from the contingency fund, or does it have a knock on effect on the other budgets?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

Which one?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

So the process will be that you would have to make an application, and that application would be considered in the due fullness of time. Or is there a time period in which that should be addressed?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

Sir Roy , what I am trying to get at is how does the contingency fund work to fund specific projects?

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 25 April 2007

You have mentioned the Cabinet Committees that are keeping an eye on this. Surely the building contract and the legality of that will supersede anything that they can decide about which contingency sums can be drawn from or not.