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• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 21 October 2009

In retrospect, do you regret perhaps not negotiating more robustly - I am choosing my words with care - with the IOC over some of its more elitist demands? For example, we spent vast amounts of money upgrading the transport system but it is insisting that nearly half the people have got the right to use the roads.

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

I am not arguing with the principle. I am just trying to understand how many of the 70,000 volunteer places will actually be available if the sponsors take up their allocation and do not decide to give them to the community. How many are going to be available for the community? Is it 60,000, is it 50,000 or is it 65,000?

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

I will come on now to sponsorship. There have been reports in the press that sponsors are going to get an allocation of tickets, which is perfectly understandable. I suppose you share my view and hope that it will not be like Wembley, where so many of the tickets are sold to people who have no interest in football and have their back turned to the game. My main concern is it is also reported in the press that staff of sponsors are going to get the opportunity to have some of the volunteer places. First of all I want...

• Reference: 2007/0038-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

The difficulties of delivering a skills and employment legacy from the Games are well documented. Can you update us on the progress being made in this area?

• Reference: 2006/2853
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Given that Jack Straw told House of Commons on November 23rd that 'Ken can write as many blank cheques as he wants; the thing is, they wont be banked or paid because it is a matter for the Government to decide', who actually controls the Olympic budget?