• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Tony Devenish AM: The Mayor recently appointed [Lord] Bob Kerslake [Kt, former senior civil servant] to review the GLA’s housing delivery. How will this impact the OPDC - I believe you had a meeting with him very recently - and what are you looking for from the review and from the Mayor more generally?

• Question by: Nick Rogers
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Nick Rogers AM: The OPDC is one of Europe’s flagship regeneration projects. It has been going for almost seven years now and has had millions of pounds worth of public funding, but there have been a number of false starts and it feels like there is very little to show for the funding that you have had. Why do you think that is the case?

• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

Shaun Bailey AM: Thank you, Chair. Good morning, all. Can I address my first question to Deputy Mayor Agrawal, please? When restrictions are easing and are being pulled back, what work is being done to prepare London to reopen, by the Mayor’s Office and by your office as well, please?

• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Elly Baker AM: How is the OPDC’s Statement of Community Involvement helping to engage residents in the development process?

• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Krupesh Hirani AM: One of the things that residents who live in the existing undeveloped area quite rightly ask is what is in it for them. We have spoken already about the transport interchanges between HS2 and the Elizabeth line, but there is nothing quite as annoying as having to go into central London to come back out of again. One of the other long-term transport proposals for this area is the West London Orbital. Can you shed some light on how discussions with TfL are going and with the West London Alliance (WLA) are going on developing the West...

• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: Thank you very much, Chair, and thank you to all our guests for everything you are doing to deal with this terrible pandemic. My question is for Martin on the NHS. There are a large number of people in London who are not registered with a general practitioner (GP), particularly those from vulnerable groups. That could be rough sleepers, the homeless, vulnerable migrants and sex workers. Given individuals need to be registered to get the COVID-19 vaccination, how are you looking at reaching those individuals to ensure they have access to it at the right time?

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Joanne McCartney AM: My question is to David. We have heard today about the reallocation of sites for housing in the development. I noticed in your local plan modifications consultation schedule that you still say that you are confident that you can achieve that 50% affordable housing target overall, but I want you to confirm that. Also, in that you say that you consider there are a number of ways in which housing needs, particularly affordable housing, can be met within the local plan period. Could you explain in a little bit more detail what those means are and how...

• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Neil Garratt AM: The ambition that you have for this project is pretty obvious from just listening to you this morning, but we know that so far things have not gone brilliantly over at Old Oak and Park Royal. I would like to understand specifically what the Mayor is doing to try to get the whole thing back on track. Just to recap, it is often talked about as the largest regeneration project in Europe. It feels like that launch ambition of five years ago has fizzled out a bit. You mentioned sites and capital. There was a £250 million...

• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

Dr Onkar Sahota AM: Thank you, Chair. My question is to Martin. Martin, the NHS is in the “most dangerous situation in living history”, said the Chief Medical Officer [Professor Chris Whitty], and the “next few weeks will be the worst to come”, he said. Can you tell people listening to this what life is like on the NHS wards now? You said earlier on that we were able to increase our staff, but actually what is happening is that the staff have extended themselves. Previously we had one nurse looking after one patient in an ICU. We have four...

• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Shaun Bailey AM: Good morning, Liz and David. On OPDC, I have lived on both sides of that site. I used to live down the Wood Lane end and then up in Harlesden there and so I have a keen interest. Let me just start with the main question. The original aim of the OPDC was to deliver some 25,500 homes. How many now do you expect to deliver and in what timescale?