Examination of Witnesses (Questions 12000
- 12011)
12000. On the other hand, there are a lot of
details, including health, on which the Liaison Group could make
a lot of progress I think if it were to start discussing it with
the Promoters but, as I understand it, it has not been very productive
so far.
12001. MS KHELA: If it achieved this
undertaking, you would find they would be more than willing to
consult on the basis of Camden Council's—
12002. CHAIRMAN: I think your attitude
is this, until you get a collection of undertakings in detail
from the Promoters you are not prepared to let the Liaison Group
go ahead at all. Is that right?
12003. MS KHELA: We are not asking for
a collection of undertakings, we are asking it to work on the
principle as established from reports from Camden Council themselves—
12004. LORD SNAPE: I think, Lord Chairman,
that has already been agreed.
12005. BARONESS FOOKES: Yes.
12006. LORD SNAPE: What Camden Council
does not do is give the undertakings which Ms Khela then demands
subsequently.
12007. MS KHELA: Camden Council operate
quite differently from Tower Hamlets Council. All section 61 agreements
go via the community first and they contact all affected parties.
Tower Hamlets Council have invited members to the CLP who are
not even in affected areas and we do not know how useful they
can be to a Community Liaison Panel, we do not believe they can.
12008. CHAIRMAN: I know the Liaison Group
has not been working. It seems to me that the best course to take
is to try and get it to work. There is a division and I will have
to let my colleagues go—I do not think there is going to
be time to do any more about it now. If you hand in your paper
so we can look at it. I have now lost my clerk so I do not know
what time we may have tomorrow but we might be able to have a
brief, and I emphasise "brief", chance to discuss it
again then and let Mr Elvin comment upon it.
12009. MS KHELA: That would be lovely.
12010. MR ELVIN: If there is a need for
me to comment might I take that opportunity when I appear again
on Thursday rather than tomorrow? I was not proposing to be here
tomorrow if I can avoid it.
12011. CHAIRMAN: All right, Thursday,
that will give us a bit more time to read it too. I had better
adjourn this until tomorrow because everyone will want to go and
vote.
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