• Reference: 2023/3977
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Could you provide data on change since 2016 in length of Transport for London (TfL) roads allocated to specific uses including: a) borough, b) length of red routes in km, c) change in length of kerbside allocated to parking, d) change in length of kerbside allocated to loading, e) change in length of kerbside allocated to mandatory cycle lanes, f) change in length of kerbside allocated to bus stops, and g) change in length of kerbside allocated to bus lanes?

• Reference: 2023/3976
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Are you aware of plans by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (RBG Kew) to move its herbarium collection to Thames Valley Science Park in Reading, and are you concerned at the impact this will have on the standing of RBG Kew as a world-renowned centre of science excellence in London?

• Reference: 2023/3975
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

As part of the review of the London Plan, will you ensure that planning guidance for building on contaminated land, for example on decommissioned gas works such as those in Southall and Mitcham, is included to protect Londoners’ health?

• Reference: 2023/3974
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

The March 2022 Housing Research Note 8, Housing and race equality in London: An analysis of secondary data, from GLA Housing and Land, said: “The analysis of secondary data presented in this report can only paint a partial picture, and should be supplemented with further research, particularly qualitative research into the lived experiences of Black, ASiân and other minority ethnicity Londoners as they navigate the housing system.” What action have you taken to carry out this qualitative research and where is it published?

• Reference: 2023/3973
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

What communications have you had with the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) on: “A ‘Docklands 2.0’ vision in East London for up to 65,000 homes across multiple sites of significant scale including at Thamesmead, Beckton and Silvertown,” as announced as part of its long-term plan for housing by the Secretary of State on 24 July 2023, and what view have you formed so far on these proposals?

• Reference: 2023/3972
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

What data do you hold on the number of buildings with unsafe cladding owned by Housing Associations and Registered Providers, including where they are with their assessments, how many buildings have been remediated, how many still require remediation and/or assessment, and how the works are being funded?

• Reference: 2023/3971
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

At the London Assembly Plenary meeting on 7 September 2023 Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, said that he would try to obtain information from the Home Office regarding the number of deaths per year of asylum seekers in contingency accommodation, and the causes. Could you confirm if this information is available, and if so, could you share it with me?

• Reference: 2023/3970
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

At the London Assembly Housing Committee meeting on 27 June 2023 investigating the Affordable Homes Programme 2016-23, Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, said: “Where we do get funding in return to us would be through things like the Recycled Capital Grant Fund (RCGF), which, as you know, is the funding that comes back when people buy or staircase in Shared Ownership properties. We are actively looking at how we can deploy our unrestricted funds, as it were, strategically. The Assembly and Londoners will be hearing more about that over the coming months.” Could you tell me...

• Reference: 2023/3969
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2023/3111, in which you said: “The UGF [Urban Greening Factor] guidance was published in February 2023 and monitoring of scores is still at an early stage. Applicants provide data on UGF scores, and my officers are looking at ways of improving data collection and quality.” Could you tell me when this data will be available, how it’s being evaluated and where it will be published?

• Reference: 2023/3968
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2023/1879, in which you said: “My officers are aware of many developers who have paused their schemes until the Government can provide further clarity on the detailed requirements and transitional arrangements for the second staircase and I have already written to the Secretary of State regarding the urgency of this matter.” However, in your response to my question 2023/3587, you said you are still waiting on: “clarity from Government on the proposed transition arrangements for these developments.” Could you tell me what response you received from the Secretary of State, and what...