• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 19 July 2018

Florence Eshalomi AM: Thank you, Mr Mayor. On this subject, the Commissioner has mentioned that sometimes the police are met with a wall of silence, and that they are looking at ways of encouraging people to come forward, but the reality is that it is a two-way street. When people do come forward sometimes, they feel that they are not getting the help and the assistance. I cite an example of a young boy who was stabbed in Tulse Hill in 2016. His mum sought help from the local Member of Parliament (MP), the police and the Council and a...

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Nicky Gavron AM: Can I just follow up on that? You said 25% of the new homes are going to be family homes or three-bed plus. You have not broken that down into whether they are three, four or five-bed. How many are going to be one-bed?

• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Andrew Boff AM: Could you tell me, please, what is the size mix of the 3,476 homes that are approved?

• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Caroline Russell AM: Thank you. I am picking up on the potential benefits to London and want to go back to Healthy Streets. Last time you were here, last September, we had a conversation about the 0.2 parking spaces per residential unit and I raised the issue that there are two different ways of measuring access to transport. There are Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL) measurements, and I also raised that Camden are combining those with Access to Opportunities and Services (ATOS), which gives a more nuanced and Healthy Streets-friendly approach. Now, I notice that you are still consulting -...

• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Navin Shah AM: Again, going back to the meeting at Old Oak Common last night, tall buildings and densities featured very strongly. As a starting point, do you have a definition of what height constitutes a ‘tall’ building?

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Nicky Gavron AM: I wanted to ask something that was prompted by a meeting of the Regeneration Committee yesterday, where we looked at the Royal Albert Docks and were told that infrastructure there is going to be funded from an uplift in the business rates. That is quite a considerable amount when it is projected forward and of course there is a lot of new development coming. It made me wonder. Is this mechanism available to you?

• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Dr Onkar Sahota AM: How will you ensure that there is enough social infrastructure to support the regeneration plans you have? How will you make sure that that is all in place?

• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Florence Eshalomi AM: I just wanted to come on to transport. In line with my colleague Assembly Member Dismore talking about some of the high street stores, it will be really great once everything is developed to make sure people are walking and cycling there. The OPDC Public Realm, Walking and Cycling Strategy published last April [2017] talked about a vision to provide an “accessible urban environment for Old Oak and Park Royal with high-quality public realm”. In terms of that Strategy, there are a number of recommendations on there. How do you feel about the recommendations and what progress...

• Question by: Peter Whittle
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Peter Whittle AM: Good morning. Like my colleague David, I really would like to commend you for, first of all, the straightforwardness of your answers and the sense of possibility amongst them and the enthusiasm, which it is infectious. You are not being waylaid by issues such as Brexit or, indeed, HS2 for that matter. That was another one. I am very glad to hear that that would not be fatal.

• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Andrew Dismore AM: Thank you, Chairman. The Mayor’s vision for Old Oak includes a thriving new ‘high street’, in quotes. Given the pressure on retail and casual dining industries, especially because of rising rent and rates, what is your plan for creating a sustainable high street with the right mix of shops, businesses and leisure?