• Reference: 2023/3771
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

It has come to my attention that London Fire Brigade drivers are being instructed that when on emergency calls, current TfL rules mean that they aren't allowed to use cycle lanes to avoid motor traffic jams. Please can you advise as to what the current status is with regards to Fire appliance drivers’ ability to use cycle lanes as part of an emergency call out, and when you expect this to be resolved?

• Reference: 2023/3770
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

How many of the G15 housing associations force their shared owners to sell 100% of their property on the open market after the reserve period, as opposed to only the share they own?

• Reference: 2023/3769
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Is the Mayor concerned about the fact that shared owners forced into distressed resales will be worse off than when they joined the shared ownership scheme as a result of some housing associations’ resales terms forcing them to take on losses on the share of the property they do not own?

• Reference: 2023/3768
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Would you support a temporary ban on foreign ownership of residential properties, like the two-year ban that has been introduced in Canada, as a measure to help tackle the housing crisis in the UK?

• Reference: 2023/3767
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

What conversations has the Mayor had with the UK Government over foreign home ownership in London?

• Reference: 2023/3766
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Would you support the UK Government increasing the additional rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) paid by non-UK residents acquiring residential property in England, following the moves of places such as Singapore, in order to help tackle the Capital’s housing crisis?

• Reference: 2023/3765
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

What representations have you made to the UK Government for legislative changes on tackling the problem of empty homes in London?

• Reference: 2023/3764
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Does the Mayor agree with the End Our Cladding Scandal campaign’s key ask that social landlords should be allowed to access building safety funds on equal terms with the private sector? This will prevent tenants and shared owners effectively paying for repairs through their rents, and in return for access to such funding, social landlords must be obliged to provide information openly to all residents, to fully protect all leaseholders from costs and to offer buyback deals to shared owners with unmortgageable flats where the property no longer meets the shared owners’ housing need, or where they can no longer...

• Reference: 2023/3763
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Local authorities are being given support by the UK Government to take enforcement action against building owners or landlords where remediation has yet to take place. Could you confirm that the same support is applicable for the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC)?

• Reference: 2023/3762
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Could you confirm the name of any high-rise developments in London over 18 metres that are in need of remediation but have not got any known remediation plan?