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Review of advertising on Transport for London services

  • Reference: 2021/4852
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 16 December 2021
Given that complaints about unsuitable advertisements on Transport for London (TfL) services can in fact generate additional publicity for the companies involved, will you consider carrying out a more comprehensive review of TfL advertising policies?

Demolition and embodied carbon

  • Reference: 2021/4851
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 16 December 2021
Could you provide data on the total number of buildings demolished, total number of tonnes of demolition material and the amount of embodied carbon released as a result of development projects in London since 2012?

Carbon savings from new housing standards

  • Reference: 2021/4850
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 16 December 2021
Your press release of 9 November 2021 said that your environmental and energy standards for new affordable homes will enable a total carbon saving equating to more than 17,000 return flights between London and New York. This does not include the amount of embodied carbon that was contained in any buildings that will be demolished to make way for these new homes. Could you update this analysis to include embodied carbon and publish the figures?

Estate ballot process review (6)

  • Reference: 2021/4849
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 16 December 2021
Thank you for your answers to my questions 2021/4088 and 2021/4089, in which you refer to paragraphs 8.5.2 to 8.5.17 of your resident ballot requirement, the GLA checklist and the two notes you have published to assist your housing team with implementing your resident ballot requirement. Since none of these require any support for residents to promote alternative views or restrict the expenses and resources landlords can use, will you: a) review your guidance to ensure a more level playing field, and b) consider providing funding support to residents’ groups in future?

Estate ballot process review (5)

  • Reference: 2021/4848
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 16 December 2021
As part of your resident ballot requirement, are independent bodies required to submit to you details (or summary details) of complaints they have received about the conduct of ballots. If so, could you provide the total number of complaints you are aware of, and to which ballots they refer?

Estate ballot process review (4)

  • Reference: 2021/4847
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 16 December 2021
How many complaints in total have your office, and the office of your Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, received about the running of estate ballots since they were introduced?

Estate ballot process review (3)

  • Reference: 2021/4846
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 16 December 2021
I recently wrote to the independent body Civica Election Services (CES) with concerns about paid canvassing in the estate ballot on the Carpenters Estate, to which CES replied: “We cannot comment on matters relating to canvassing in general as this is outside the remit of the Independent body.” Given how unfair the impact of paid canvassing could be and the influence it can have on people’s responses, and the fact that this activity would be illegal in a democratic political election, should your guidance be reviewed?

Build to Rent final report

  • Reference: 2021/4845
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 16 December 2021
The February 2021 Assistant Director's decision ADD2493, for Build to Rent Development Research, gave the provisional date for its final report as 10 May 2021. Has this report been completed and, if so, could it be published?

Small sites funding

  • Reference: 2021/4844
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 16 December 2021
In the GLA: Mayor Draft Budget 2022-23, under Capital Investment there is no funding allocated to Small Sites or the Small Sites Capital Programme from 2022-23. What efforts are you making to revive small sites funding in London?

Empty shops in London (2)

  • Reference: 2021/4843
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 16 December 2021
Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/4055. Could you provide me with the observed data on empty shops from the ‘snapshots’ taken since 2013, broken down by the total number per borough and by the percentage of total units per borough?
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