• Reference: 2021/4090
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 October 2021

The London Green Spaces Commission Report states: “we need to recognise that parks are part of a wider network of public realm, which includes spaces such as civic squares, streets and green areas in housing estates.” What are you doing to protect residents from infill proposals that remove green space, playgrounds and sports facilities?

• Reference: 2021/4089
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 October 2021

You have not provided clear guidelines on the process of resident ballots on estates facing demolition plans, leaving open the potential for unfair conduct by landlords. What plans do you have to provide guidelines to ensure, for example fair publicity and secret voting in every ballot?

• Reference: 2021/4088
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 October 2021

In your 2021 manifesto you committed to reviewing how your policy for ballots before major estate regeneration plans get funding is working. As part of this review will you be asking for feedback from residents on all estates that have held ballots so far, including Love Lane in Tottenham, where complaints have been made about landlord pressure, lack of secrecy over ballots and other intimidatory practices, and Gilbeys Yard in Camden, where the ballot is planned to being re-run without significant changes being made to the landlord offer?

• Reference: 2021/4087
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 October 2021

Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/0462. Could you: a) update me on plans for installation of PLACE (Pan-London Accommodation Collaborative Enterprise) homes in Tower Hamlets, b) tell me how many of the 200 precision-manufactured homes have been installed and where, and c) tell me what plans there are, if any, to expand on the number of PLACE homes in London?

• Reference: 2021/4086
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 October 2021

With regard to the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme (MD2775) can you provide me with details of what improvements were made by the five social landlords to improve energy efficiency: how the work was commissioned and who carried it out; what data is being collated to examine the effectiveness of the measures and whether they both save the tenants money on fuel bills and cut carbon emissions?

• Reference: 2021/4085
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 October 2021

You have stated that capital funding is being made available through the Mayor’s Affordable Homes Programme to remodel existing Gypsy and Traveller sites and pitches in need of refurbishment or build new sites. Could you outline, for both the Affordable Homes Programme 2016-23 and 2021-26, how much funding has been allocated to date, the number of sites by local authority, and whether the funding was for refurbishment or new build?

• Reference: 2021/4084
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 October 2021

In 2020-21, there were 423 starts and 256 completions for supported and specialist housing under the Affordable Homes Programme 2016-23. Could you provide these numbers broken down by local authority?

• Reference: 2021/4083
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 October 2021

It has been reported in the Guardian that two Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers allegedly involved in a chat group that included Wayne Couzens that swapped alleged misogynistic and racist messages have been left on duty even after being placed under criminal investigation. Do you agree that any officer facing allegations of misogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia, islamophobia or anti semitism should be suspended from active duty while the investigation is carried out?

• Reference: 2021/4082
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 October 2021

Transport unions have written to me sharing advice from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) that they may intervene in situations where a woman considers themselves to be in danger when being approached by an officer. There is currently no guidance for drivers of transport vehicles and other staff on what they should do in such circumstances. Are you now going to instruct Transport for London (TfL) to provide such advice?

• Reference: 2021/4081
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 October 2021

How many facial recognition searches have been conducted on images collected by National Police Air Service (NPAS)?