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Garden Bridge (4)
Question No: 2016/2947
Caroline Pidgeon
In the Mayoral Decision 1472 signed by the previous Mayor on the 4th June 2015 it was stated
that the estimated total cost for construction, inclusive of VAT, was £169 million, however at
present the Garden Bridge Trust states on their website the project will cost £185 million in
total. What assurances, if any, have you received from the Garden Bridge Trust about the final
cost of the project, especially following Lord Davies of of Abersoch's statement on BBC
Newsnight on the 17th August that the expected completion date for the Garden Bridge will
now be 2019?
Garden Bridge (5)
Question No: 2016/2948
Caroline Pidgeon
On the 25th May 2016 in your oral update you stated that "Of the £60 million of total public
funding, £37.7 million has already been spent by the Garden Bridge Trust, £24.25 million of
which came from TfL and £13.45 million from the Government." You further stated on the
Nick Ferrari LBC programme on the 19th August that £42 million of public money had now
already been spent on the Garden Bridge. Please state what is the latest level of expenditure
of public funds on the Garden Bridge, providing a breakdown of the split in funding between
TfL and central Government.
Transparency of Garden Bridge Trust (1)
Question No: 2016/2949
Caroline Pidgeon
Are you concerned by the decision of the Garden Bridge Trust to delay publishing its full
annual accounts by five months? Was TfL consulted by the Garden Bridge Trust before this
decision was made?
Transparency of Garden Bridge Trust (2)
Question No: 2016/2950
Caroline Pidgeon
Further to your repeated statement that you are determined to run the most open and
transparent administration London has ever seen, do you consider it appropriate for TfL to be
co-operating with the Garden Bridge Trust that at present has raised significant amounts from
Trusts, companies and individuals that at present wish to remain anonymous? Considering the
public investment that has already been contributed to the project to lever in private
fundraising do you agree that Londoners are entitled to have full details of all major
contributors to the Garden Bridge Trust?
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