• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

In terms of renewable energy, the preferred standard in the Mayor's guidance that major developments should be zero carbon emissions, which goes considerably higher than was in the original bid proposal. Is there an opportunity, with the new planning permission coming forward, to actually increase the renewable component in some of the developments?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Will the aim be to try and link the targets established in the supplementary guidance?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Welcome David. I speak as the Assembly Member for Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest. My question follows on from what you just said about the changes to the Masterplan. Thank you for communicating those changes in the quick and efficient way that you did. Can you assure us that final is final and that we can now settle down and work to the changes that we now know of?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Welcome. I suppose I should declare that I am a Board Member and Deputy Chairman of the London Development Agency, and also the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation. I suppose I should, given the question I am about to ask, declare that I did not apply to be a member of the Board of the Olympic Delivery Authority, but I do notice that there are no local democratically accountable representatives on that board. I am wondering if you would comment on how you are going to make certain the board safeguards those local accountability interests. Brian Coleman (Chairman): Perhaps, Mr...

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Due to the positive nature of those changes, it is very well to communicate them [but] can you again assure us about your communication strategy briefly, should there be any changes which may arise because of some negative impact that you find?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Again, I think a number of us here will find that very reassuring too. May I finally ask a more parochial question? I was grateful to see your comments about community engagement. I represent a constituency in south London, which includes Crystal Palace, which is not going to be one of the principle sites. I wonder what steps you are going to be taking to deal with those parts of London which, on the face of it, may not be receiving a direct benefit in terms of legacy but who will be contributing through their council tax, to try and...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

I suppose I should therefore additionally declare, Chair, that I was encouraged to apply to be a member of the Olympic Delivery Authority Planning Committee from several directions but was then not short-listed for it. This is not a cause of personal grief for me, but I would not want there to be any uncertainty at any later date that I had a confusion between my individual interests and those of my role as a representative to the area. The question again, I will state, is that obviously you are appointed by the Government and therefore the appointments were made...

• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Good morning. This is the honeymoon period, obviously, and the Chairman has asked us to be nice to you on your own this morning, not that we ever would not be of course. You have mentioned these 10 points over the coming year; you listed them fairly cleanly and clearly and I can understand them. The best laid plans of men go often awry; can you tell us, bearing in mind things like Wembley and what Bob (Neill) just mentioned about the Dome, when and if they go wrong or look like the are going to, will we have that...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

I have a supplementary question about transparency and accountability. Are you going to make sure that all of your board papers are published on the internet so people can understand these issues, and can you give an example of an issue where there is pressure from one or more of the local authorities which is presenting a challenge in terms of your corporate objectives to meet the delivery targets for the plan for the Olympics?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

So as far as you are concerned, there is no duplication? The ODA does not acquire land; that is solely the responsibility of the LDA?