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Transport infrastructure affected by flooding (2)

  • Reference: 2021/4097
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/3276. I note that some stations that were reported as not being served by trains in the media like Victoria were not in your answer. Can you list for the last seven years: a) what stations or other transport infrastructure had trains not stopping or suffered other flood impacts such as closing particular entrances, b) how long they were affected, and c) the dates they were affected?

Beam Park Station

  • Reference: 2021/4096
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
It has been reported that funding to deliver Beam Park railway station has been cut by the Department for Transport. Can you confirm this, detail exactly what has been cut and what impact this will have on the delivery of housing at Beam Park?

Transport for London advice on protests

  • Reference: 2021/4095
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
Transport for London (TfL) provided detailed information ahead of the London Marathon on alternative routes and stations to use to avoid disruption for this event. Will you instruct TfL to provide similar advice when demonstrations lead to alterations to services in London?

Cost of adding walking and cycling facilities to Silvertown Road Tunnel (1)

  • Reference: 2021/4094
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
During the preliminary case for the scheme for Silvertown Road Tunnel a figure of £70 million was quoted for the addition of walking and cycling facilities. Do you still agree that this is all it would cost to add a permanent, 24-hour accessible link for walking and cycling to Silvertown Road Tunnel, and how does it compare in terms of capacity, and trip time and cost to the proposed bus service?

Embodied carbon in construction

  • Reference: 2021/4093
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
The recent report from the National Engineering Policy Centre and Royal Academy of Engineering, Decarbonising Construction: building a new net zero industry, includes this recommendation: “The construction sector should adopt the same carbon emission reduction targets as the national targets of 68 per cent and 78 per cent by 2030 and 2035 respectively, compared to 1990 levels. These recommended percentage reductions should include embodied carbon of built infrastructure, including that of imported construction materials, not just the scope of emissions included in the UK carbon budget.” Will you consider rewriting the Circular Economy Statements Guide advising developers how can they...

Kilburn Square Estate response

  • Reference: 2021/4092
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
Residents of Kilburn Square Co-Op have been informed in a letter from Brent Council that their proposal for developing the Kilburn Square estate will now be: “adapted in collaboration with residents.” The letter also says: “We have also received feedback on the current scheme from […], the Mayor of London’s office.” Will you publish this correspondence?

Shading of existing solar installations

  • Reference: 2021/4091
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
A constituent has contacted me regarding the problem of planning applications that would cause shading on existing neighbouring solar panels. It appears there is no guidance in the London Plan – or local authority Local Plans – to consider these impacts in planning , in contrast to the ‘agent of change’ principles you have introduced for noise. Will you bring in such a policy to help Londoners and community organisations making investments in solar panels?

Loss of green spaces in housing estates

  • 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?

Estate ballot process review (2)

  • 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?

Estate ballot process review (1)

  • 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?
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