• Reference: 2008/0016
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Will London government join with a number of cities around Europe and turn off lights in all Greater London Authority family buildings, where safe to do so, from 18.00 - 19.30 on 15th February 2008, to help celebrate the anniversary of the coming into force of the Kyoto protocol in 2005?

• Reference: 2008/0015
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

What safeguards are in place to transfer the risk of cost overruns for schemes such as the A13 Design, Build, Finance, and Operate scheme? What penalties have the contractors suffered as a result of cost over runs on the A13 scheme?

• Reference: 2008/0014
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Why has the A13 DBFO (Design, Build, Finance and Operate) scheme gone so dramatically over budget in the last year? Can you provide an outline of the costings provided to you in 2003/4 when this road expansion scheme was agreed, and how these have varied against the reality in each of the years since then?

• Reference: 2008/0013
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Why are 615 cars being made available for use by the media at the 2012 Games, despite the Olympic Transport Plan listing no members of the media as being in any of the Olympic Family groups to be provided with cars?

• Reference: 2008/0012
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

How many members of the Olympic Family attending the 2012 Games who are being provided with a) a dedicated vehicle and driver, b) access to vehicles and drivers, or c) access to the general vehicle pool will be either competing in, or officiating at Olympic events?

• Reference: 2008/0011
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

How many members of the Olympic Family attending the 2012 Games who are being provided with a) a dedicated vehicle and driver, b) access to vehicles and drivers, or c) access to the general vehicle pool require access to cars in order to carry Games related equipment or because they are disabled?

• Reference: 2008/0010
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

What consideration has been given to the possibility of relocating the 2012 beach volleyball, equestrian, modern pentathlon, fencing, and Paralympic judo events from temporary venues to existing permanent venues, including the Kensington Olympia? What would be the financial savings of moving each of these events to a permanent venue?

• Reference: 2008/0009
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Can you provide me with a copy of the assessment carried out on the costs and benefits of ground sourced heat pumps compared to providing heating and cooling through CCHP, biomass boilers and/or conventional sources of heating and cooling?

• Reference: 2008/0008
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Thank you for your answer to question 2841. What proportion of the heating and cooling demands of the Olympics site, both during the Games and in the legacy phase, will be provided by a) CCHP, b) biomass boilers, and c) other conventional sources?

• Reference: 2008/0007-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Thank you for your answer to question 2850/2007. Could you also provide me with the amount spent by Crossrail London Rail Links Ltd on salaries related to a) marketing and media, and b) consultation during each of the last five years? Which of these staff will be absorbed into Transport for London's existing structures for marketing, media, and consultation?