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Compulsory Purchase (Supplementary) [9]

  • Question by: Damian Hockney
  • Meeting date: 08 September 2005
Do you see my point, Tony (Winterbottom)?

Compulsory Purchase (Supplementary) [8]

  • Question by: Angie Bray
  • Meeting date: 08 September 2005
Well, it is quite a long answer, is it not?

Compulsory Purchase (Supplementary) [7]

  • Question by: Angie Bray
  • Meeting date: 08 September 2005
Right. You say 24 businesses have been settled successfully.

Compulsory Purchase (Supplementary) [6]

  • Question by: Angie Bray
  • Meeting date: 08 September 2005
How would you define the negotiations that are ongoing with all the businesses?

Compulsory Purchase (Supplementary) [5]

  • Question by: Angie Bray
  • Meeting date: 08 September 2005
Right, but can I just pick up on that?

Compulsory Purchase (Supplementary) [4]

  • Question by: Angie Bray
  • Meeting date: 08 September 2005
All of the businesses? Right. How often?

Compulsory Purchase (Supplementary) [3]

  • Question by: Angie Bray
  • Meeting date: 08 September 2005
No, I understand that.

Compulsory Purchase (Supplementary) [2]

  • Question by: Angie Bray
  • Meeting date: 08 September 2005
I am staggered by the figure of 24, because I am aware that there are a hell of a lot more businesses than 24 in that area, so it sounds to me like you have an awful long way to go. The main point I want to say to you: I do not know whether you saw some of the local businessmen, who were congregated outside City Hall this morning in advance of this meeting. I think some of them are in the audience now. They are shaking their heads in disbelief at what they just heard from you. I...

Compulsory Purchase (Supplementary) [1]

  • Question by: Damian Hockney
  • Meeting date: 08 September 2005
Tony (Winterbottom), I have something else. The Mayor has just admitted that you use `expensive lawyers.' Those are his very words. When over 100 firms, then, employ lawyers to defend themselves in these situations in order to defend themselves and real jobs ' 11,000 real jobs in London ' they are then briefed against in the press. They are then briefed against and accused of being all sorts of things, which they are now completely fed up with ' that they are a handful, greedy; over 100 businesses employing 11,000 people are greedy. They are demonised, and then the lawyers...

London Plan (Supplementary) [2]

  • Question by: Tony Arbour
  • Meeting date: 08 September 2005
I understand that, but it is not inconceivable that something which is required for the Olympics that the ODA want will, in fact, be incompatible with the London Plan. Under those circumstances ' and you have already told me that the London Plan will have primacy ' will you call in something which the ODA proposes which is against the policies that you have set out in your London Plan?
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