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High Speed Two Limited lane rental for Euston Road

  • Reference: 2022/2601
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 21 July 2022
Will High Speed Two (HS2) Limited be paying Transport for London (TfL) any lane rental for their use of Euston Road for several years?

Parklet funding

  • Reference: 2022/2600
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 21 July 2022
Please provide details of all funding for parklets provided since 2016, including: a) the scheme under which they were funded, b) the number of parklets funded, and c) boroughs involved.

'Hope value’ reform

  • Reference: 2022/2599
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 21 July 2022
The Government’s Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, published in May 2022, states an intention to reform land compensation law, presenting an opportunity to do away with the outdated ‘hope value’ rule, which obstructs the sale of land to councils and therefore obstructs the delivery of social homes. How will you lobby the government to abolish ‘hope value’ to increase the provision of affordable housing in London?

Crystal Palace National Sports Centre refurbishment

  • Reference: 2022/2598
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 21 July 2022
Mayoral Decision MD2910 states that planning permission for the refurbishment of Crystal Palace National Sports Centre will be submitted by June 2022. I cannot find a relevant application on the Bromley Council website. Could you tell me when a planning application will be submitted?

Crystal Palace National Sports Centre and national sporting associations

  • Reference: 2022/2597
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 21 July 2022
A constituent has asked: what discussions have taken place between the Mayor and the UK Athletics, British Swimming and the British Paralympic Association about future plans for Crystal Palace National Sports Centre?

Hearing resident voices in social housing report (2)

  • Reference: 2022/2596
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 21 July 2022
Recommendation two in the November 2018 report, Hearing resident voices in social housing, from the London Assembly Housing Committee was: “Basing future GLA funding to social landlords for new affordable homes on improvements in transparency and management in their organisations.” In your response you said: “when designing the next Affordable Homes Programme, we will review current arrangements, and engage with the Housing Committee and social housing residents to understand their views on these issues and consider whether to introduce further transparency arrangements.” Could you outline what steps you took, what engagement was carried out and which new requirements you put...

Hearing resident voices in social housing report (1)

  • Reference: 2022/2595
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 21 July 2022
Recommendation two in the November 2018 report, Hearing resident voices in social housing, from the London Assembly Housing Committee was: “The Mayor should appoint a London social housing commissioner tasked with encouraging social housing landlords to promote participatory and meaningful ways of involving residents in decision making.” Have you reconsidered your opposition to having a social housing commissioner for London and, if not, could you explain what your objections are?

Right to Buy-Back benefits

  • Reference: 2022/2594
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 21 July 2022
What steps are you taking to evaluate the costs and economic and wider benefits of your Right to Buy-Back fund?

Rogue landlord and agent checker (3)

  • Reference: 2022/2593
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 21 July 2022
Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/1860. The 380,167 page views of the Rogue Landlord and Agent Checker since 2017 does not seem like a very large amount, as it works out at 76,034 views each year, whereas approximately 30 per cent of all households now rent privately, equating to roughly 2.7 million tenants in London. Those page views therefore account for around three per cent of tenants in London, while we know from evidence received for the London Assembly Housing Committee investigation into the Private Rented Sector in March 2022 that around 20 per cent of private...

Rogue landlord and agent checker (2)

  • Reference: 2022/2592
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 21 July 2022
Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/1860. Of the 2,745 private cases that you said are currently on the Checker, could you tell me how many cases have been uploaded by each borough per year since the Checker started in 2017? Please provide the information in table format.
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