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Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [30]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
I see. Can you help me, finally, about this? Since the Mayor was invited to go by the Olympics Organisation, did they make any contribution to the cost of his visit, or why the costs were borne by the GLA?

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [29]

  • Question by: Richard Barnes
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
Do you? If ideological priorities do not guide the Mayor's international relations strategy, why has the Mayor overwhelmingly only met with city Mayors who are members of left wing communist parties in their countries?

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [28]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
Perhaps you might do well to read it, Mr Ross, and see about the concern that the Labour Government, and Mrs [Margaret] Beckett [Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office], express about Cuba's one party nature and its appalling human rights record.

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [27]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
Did anybody advise him before he claimed that Cuba had a better human rights record and was not open to lectures by Britain or the United States on its human rights? Was he given any briefings as to what was appropriate to say?

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [26]

  • Question by: Richard Barnes
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
Indeed earlier this year, in February, the Mayor lauded New York as a major international city. Has he met Mayor Bloomberg?

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [25]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
I do not think I need his CV, Mr Fletcher, because you are simply using up the time. Can I get the question to come to the point otherwise it will not come off of my time. Thank you very much, Mr Fletcher. I am sure he did meet some people in relation to Olympic matters. He also told us about what he was seeing about bio-genetics and other diversity issues - that is his own quotes - to the press. Tell me, did anyone bring to his attention the fact that Cuba appears on the Foreign Office list of...

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [24]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
That is what I understood. And so they report to you do they?

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [23]

  • Question by: Murad Qureshi
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
OK. I have clearly suggested where I think there is scope, particularly - whatever the stage of development they are at, I certainly think, given they are exporting bio fuels in a big way.

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [22]

  • Question by: Richard Barnes
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
And to receive his knighthood.

Strategy for GLA International Relations (Supplementary) [21]

  • Question by: Richard Barnes
  • Meeting date: 14 March 2007
He was there in September for the Clinton Foundation, to sign the agreement, was he not?
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