• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 10 October 2006

- £90 million or 6 per cent for the Paralympics but obviously there is also a statement that says there has got to be a better funding stream to reduce the dependency on the whole city. I am quoting from memory. And I am just wondering, if you are not ring-fencing any of the sponsorship money, specifically for the Paralympics, how will that work? I am quite happy to pursue it outside this meeting but I would like to really understand how this budget for the Paralympics is going to work.

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 10 October 2006

I have absolutely no doubt that that is the case. I have never had any doubts that that is the case. My concern is turning that into action. I am very clear what the legacy of the Olympics is going to be. More jobs, more houses, more employment opportunities, up-skilling the work force, etc, etc. I am less clear what the legacy of the Paralympics is going to be and it seems to me that nobody is taking responsibility for fronting this and for making sure it happens. I will give you an example. The Liberal Democrat group on the...

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 10 October 2006

I know. That is the problem. However, it is not just about role models. It is not just about the Tanni Grey-Thompsons of this world. It is not just about the Mike Braces. It is about community sport because surely the legacy of the Paralympics must be that people with disabilities, and in particular young children with disabilities, should be able to look at the Olympics, become inspired and say `I could do that'. However, there is no point in thinking `I could do that' if there are then no sports facilities locally to enable them to do it.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 10 October 2006

Right, so you will go through the whole business about reusable packaging, minimal packaging, recyclable packaging and then composting waste and all of those issues?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 10 October 2006

I wasn't expecting you to have the targets now but that these guidelines would actually be quite specific in terms of not just the Games themselves but the legacy aspect.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 10 October 2006

And I was very sorry you did not manage to make it to the Green Party conference but I am sure we can welcome you to the next one

• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 10 October 2006

Can I put in a plea that whatever food is provided will be reasonably priced? I know that this is somewhat subjective and what some people might consider reasonable, others may not. However, clearly where people have a monopoly, there is a huge temptation to charge whatever they like. Another thing: can I put in a plea for water to be provided free of charge because at the Athens Games, if you went in, they actually confiscated your water bottle if you had one with you. I was horrified. I think that is really important that at least plain water...

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 10 October 2006

You mentioned the sustainability policy but in fact food only gets a passing mention and I am extremely concerned this means that it could easily be marginalised. Like it or not, environmental and sustainability commitments quite often get swept aside when time gets short and money gets short. It is considered almost a very nice optional extra. Now, I am very concerned that that does not happen.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 10 October 2006

At the moment McDonald's have an exclusive right over all the retailing within the Olympic Stadium and presumably you are going to have to do some debating with them to find out just how much sustainability they will accept?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 10 October 2006

Obviously we are at a fairly early stage of the process on some of these. I understand why Jenny (Jones) is raising the issue, but can I just have a commitment that as well as turning the policies into guidelines, you will also have some very clear targets or achievable goals particularly in relation to the legacy, so that in relation to this whole question of sustainability, and particularly in this question on food, we can actually see some legacy effects as well on this rather than just the Games themselves?