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Questions to Simon Fletcher, Chief of Staff to the Mayor (Supplementary) [76]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 12 June 2002
They report to you, don't they?

Questions to Simon Fletcher, Chief of Staff to the Mayor (Supplementary) [75]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 12 June 2002
And do you consult the mayoral advisors, such as Mr Ross and Mr O'Neill and Mr Coleman?

Questions to Simon Fletcher, Chief of Staff to the Mayor (Supplementary) [74]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 12 June 2002
All I am interested in is that because of the delegation that the Mayor has chosen to make, and the way he has chosen to make it, you don't in fact have to do that. You could make the decision without reference to the Deputy Mayor?

Questions to Simon Fletcher, Chief of Staff to the Mayor (Supplementary) [73]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 12 June 2002
But the decision is made by you?

Questions to Simon Fletcher, Chief of Staff to the Mayor (Supplementary) [72]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 12 June 2002
Is she kept in the frame? That's what I'm interested in.

Questions to Simon Fletcher, Chief of Staff to the Mayor (Supplementary) [71]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 12 June 2002
Has she overridden your view on any occasion?

Questions to Simon Fletcher, Chief of Staff to the Mayor (Supplementary) [70]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 12 June 2002
What we've established so far, Simon, is that although section 38 of the GLA Act gives the Mayor power to delegate his powers either to: (a) the Deputy Mayor; or (b) any other member of staff, he has chosen on four occasions to give a full delegation of his powers to you. Do you ever consult the Deputy Mayor when exercising those power

Questions to Simon Fletcher, Chief of Staff to the Mayor (Supplementary) [69]

  • Question by: Victor Anderson
  • Meeting date: 12 June 2002
Are you satisfied that there are proper arrangements to ensure that the main targets about traffic in the Transport Strategy get fully reflected in the draft London Plan? Do you think the organisation is geared up to make that link properly?

Questions to Simon Fletcher, Chief of Staff to the Mayor (Supplementary) [68]

  • Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
  • Meeting date: 12 June 2002
Can I just ask if, in future, you do take over the reins of power running London as a non-elected person, perhaps you would be good enough, on behalf of the Mayor, to tell us? Then perhaps you would be good enough to give us a report of what you did while you were in charge.

Questions to Simon Fletcher, Chief of Staff to the Mayor (Supplementary) [67]

  • Question by: Victor Anderson
  • Meeting date: 12 June 2002
To approach it in a different way, are you satisfied that adequate arrangements exist to ensure there's consistency between the environmental strategies and the draft London Plan? Do you think the organisation is set up to achieve that properly?
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