• Reference: 2023/3589
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/4054. Could you update me on what work you have done since then to assess the problem of rent arrears in London, and to support tenants who find themselves facing eviction because of them?

• Reference: 2023/3588
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

Following the announcement on the Long Term Plan for Housing by the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 24 July 2023, which included the statement: “Confirming the intention to mandate second staircases in new residential buildings above 18m, following confirmation from expert bodies that they support this threshold,” could you confirm whether the redevelopment of Holloway Prison will be affected and, if so, to what extent?

• Reference: 2023/3587
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

Following the announcement on the Long Term Plan for Housing by the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 24 July 2023, which included the statement: “Confirming the intention to mandate second staircases in new residential buildings above 18m, following confirmation from expert bodies that they support this threshold,” could you provide me with a list of: a) schemes that have passed the Stage 2 referral process and are being redesigned include a second staircase, and b) schemes which have either been referred to you at Stage 1 or have received a resolution to...

• Reference: 2023/3586
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

Following the announcement on the Long Term Plan for Housing by the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 24 July 2023, which included the statement: “Confirming the intention to mandate second staircases in new residential buildings above 18m, following confirmation from expert bodies that they support this threshold,” could you tell me how many developments with proposed buildings more than 18 metres in height, in applications that are referrable to you, are being or will need to be redesigned to include a second staircase?

• Reference: 2023/3585
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2023/2618. Could you tell me what response you will be making to the Government’s consultation to “explore the causes of, and potential measures to combat, avoidance, evasion, and poor rating agent behaviour within the business rates system, to protect essential funding for local services.”?

• Reference: 2023/3584
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

What specific engagement have you carried out with young people through the Planning for London Programme in order to prepare for a future London Plan review in the next Mayoral term?

• Reference: 2023/3583
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

The Health and Safety Executive has said that Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) is now beyond its lifespan and may: “collapse with little or no notice”. Your Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development wrote to Building Safety Minister Lee Rowley MP on 7 August about RAAC to ask what steps the Government is taking to investigate the risk to residential homes. Could you share a copy of this letter and outline briefly the concerns that you have about RAAC in residential homes?

• Reference: 2023/3582
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

The Health and Safety Executive has said that Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) is now beyond its lifespan and may: “collapse with little or no notice”. What wider assessment have you made of the implications of this problem for resilience and strategic planning in London?

• Reference: 2023/3581
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

The Health and Safety Executive has said that Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) is now beyond its lifespan and may: “collapse with little or no notice”. Have Transport for London (TfL), London Fire Brigade (LFB) and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) all assessed their estate to ensure that the buildings they own do not contain any RAAC and, if they have found any related risks, what are they and what actions are being taken?

• Reference: 2023/3580
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

Are you confident that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has heard the voices of young people at their borough meetings about the A New Met for London plan, and does the MPS have any plans to follow up to hear more specifically from young people on what they think about policing in London?