• 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...

• 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?

• 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?

• 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...

• 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.

• Reference: 2022/2591
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

The Healthy Homes Private Members Bill (https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3139), sponsored by Lord Crisp, had its second reading in the House of Lords on 15 July 2022. What communications have you had with the Town and Country Planning Association which developed the Bill, and what action have you taken to embed its principles within your own work?

• Reference: 2022/2590
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

Could you give me a breakdown by number of households who have reached each of the following stages of take-up, broken down by each phase of Solar Together: a) registering interest, b) personal recommendation, c) surveyor’s visit, d) package acceptance, and e) installation? Please provide this information in table format.

• Reference: 2022/2589
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

Constituents across London have complained to me about poor service by Green Energy Together (GET), which has a contract for your Solar Together scheme, citing a lack of response to phone calls and emails and lengthy waiting times for installations. Some constituents have even given up and gone with different contractors. Could you tell me: a) how many complaints your office has received about GET with a summary of issues raised, b) what due diligence your office carried out before awarding this company the contract, c) where Londoners can make complaints if they are not satisfied with the service by...

• Reference: 2022/2588
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/1817, in which you stated that there are 151 megawatts (MW) of solar PV installed in London, and that you have achieved a 34 per cent increase in solar capacity since 2016. Could you provide me with: a) the source of the 151 MW figure and for which year it applies, and b) a breakdown per year and per programme since 2016 of the installations that make up the 34 per cent increase?

• Reference: 2022/2587
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

Could you provide a breakdown of installed capacity of solar PV in megawatts (MW) that your Solar Together programmes have or will provide per year between 2016 and 2022?