• Reference: 2023/0320
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Could you tell me whether you are carrying out a data review to improve the transparency of what is happening in the 47 Opportunity Areas (OAs) in London, and will this result in the Planning London Datahub recording whether applications are within OAs?

• Reference: 2023/0319
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/4446, in which you said: “'The UGF [Urban Greening Factor] methodology means that where existing trees are retained, as part of semi-natural vegetation, this is awarded the highest possible scoring. I am currently consulting on draft UGF guidance to support implementation of this policy.” Could you tell me when you plan to publish the UGF guidance, and what policies within this will improve the scores given to retaining existing trees?

• Reference: 2023/0318
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/3923, in which you concluded: “It is therefore more accurate to say that nearly 300 young people identified as being from the GRT [Gypsy, Roma and Traveller] communities have been supported through my YLF [Young Londoners Fund].” However, I have been informed by the Traveller Movement that much of the work described was pre-pandemic and has now ceased. Could you tell me how these young people are now being supported, and what monitoring is being carried out of services for GRT people within the YLF?

• Reference: 2023/0317
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/1482. The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) does not separately disclose the level of fixed estate charge collected, either in its budget or its quarterly performance report. Could you explain this lack of transparency, and whether you agree that this information should be published to ensure scrutiny of whether residents are being fairly charged?

• Reference: 2023/0316
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

The proposed extension to the length of the Grade II* listed 50 metre pool at the National Sports Centre (NSC) in Crystal Palace to allow a new ‘boom’ to be installed (by the loss of the teaching pool that is located next to it) will increase the cost and time to refurbish the main hall at the NSC. What is the overall cost difference between restoring the 50 metre pool, within the Grade II* design envelope, and the work required to add a new boom?

• Reference: 2023/0315
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Given the current outdoor 400 metre track at the National Sports Centre (NSC) in Crystal Palace needs to be replaced, and with the NSC main hall and pools refurbishment still years away from completion, what work have you done with Sport England and the London Marathon Charitable Trust to seek short-term track provision, or a stadium sponsor?

• Reference: 2023/0314
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/2598. What commitments can you now give that the refurbishment of the National Sports Centre (NSC) in Crystal Palace will include a new indoor track of at least the same length and overall indoor functions and, if not, what are the risks that a new indoor facility will not be delivered or that a smaller one with less functionality will be provided instead?

• Reference: 2023/0313
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Once a shared ownership property is sold to a cash buyer, usually through simultaneous staircase and resale, I understand that it is no longer classified as an ‘affordable home’. How are these sales being monitored in London by your team and what assessment is being made of the impact on the stock of affordable homes?

• Reference: 2023/0312
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

What data are you collecting on the percentage of ‘staircasing’ that happens for shared ownership homes in London, as the result of a cash transaction in a resale, as opposed to a shared owner buying additional shares of their property?

• Reference: 2023/0311
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Could you provide me with a breakdown, by borough, of the sizes of homes bought by councils through your Right to Buy-Back fund, ranging from studio to five bedrooms?