• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Do you not also agree, perhaps you do not agree, but in developing certain policies, let's say for argument sake that you helped to develop a policy on high buildings for the Mayor, that that could help your partnership which has a reputation in that direction to capture some of the market? You would benefit by having both been a Mayoral advisor and having that kudos, and by helping to develop policies in that area. Is it really as simple as you are making out, that there is a cut off point at which you have to take out your...

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

What about the issue between planners and architects on aesthetic values?

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

This will be a question but, Lord Rogers, can I quote a poem of John Betjeman to you, only one little line? "Cathedrals will be turned into area cultural centres, lectures on civic duty will be given" - well Brian has tried to give you one - "however, "So don't encourage tourists, stay your hand until we have really got the country planned" So let us put London in there. What I want to ask you is, who do you think Londoners can trust most on aesthetic matters? Poet laureate, a planner or an architect? And I am asking this...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Do you accept that a greater degree of publicity and scrutiny should be available in your case than for any other architects?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Are you happy to publish a register of all of the sites in London where you are?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Just to follow up quickly, I have a feeling that, as much as I admire your work, that maybe you cannot actually do this job as the Mayor's advisor. Is it the case that your firm has been retained to do work at Canary Wharf for example? Were you retained after your appointment by the Mayor as his advisor?