• Reference: 2021/1865
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

On 23 February 2021 the London Health Board meeting heard that a “Lack of step-down capacity for homeless at discharge from hospital, particularly an issue for those who are not verified rough sleepers and have no clear local connection”. Can you provide some more information on the three action points, namely; 10 pan-London step-down beds for high complex needs at discharge from hospital fully utilized. Beds are funded and contracted to the end of March 2021. £1.5m national funding for Out of Hospital available for step down with Borough/ICS bids made against it. Ring fenced GLA hotel beds for hospital...

• Reference: 2021/1864
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

The Healthy London Partnership produced a Vision for London on 27 September 2019 and one of the ambitions was “that no rough sleepers die on the street, no one is discharged from a hospital to the street and there is equal and fair access to healthcare for those who are homeless”. Can you update me on the progress made to develop a commissioning plan to establish integrated care pathways for rough sleepers?

• Reference: 2021/1863
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

In March 2018 the Guardian reported that data obtained from 89 NHS trusts in England found the number of discharges from hospital of people with no fixed abode rose by 29.8% from 6,748 in 2014 to 8,758 in 2018. Do you have any data on the number of people discharged from London hospitals to the street? And do you have any plans to collect such data in the future?

• Reference: 2021/1862
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

In October 2020 London was allocated £76.5 million for 904 homes and in March 2021 £66.4 million to deliver 704 homes. Can you confirm the delivery schedule for these homes and provide further details, such as the boroughs they will be located in and how many beds each home will have?

• Reference: 2021/1861
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

On 7 January 2021 you called on the Government to put in place a support package to prevent a possible huge increase in evictions and homelessness caused by an increasing build-up of rent arrears. Will you publish the response you received at the time and provide an update on the current state of play regarding your asks of Government?

• Reference: 2021/1860
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

On 10 July 2020 you called on the Housing Secretary to turn tide on ‘tsunami’ of evictions and suggested several things the Government should do. Will you publish the response you received at the time and provide an update on the current state of play regarding your asks of Government?

• Reference: 2021/1859
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

As of 5 March 2021, there were 39 Estate regeneration projects where the GLA has approved funding since introducing the Resident Ballot Requirement. Can you provide details of which projects held a residents’ ballot? And which did not due to receiving an exemption from the GLA or because they fell beyond the scope of the resident ballots funding condition?

• Reference: 2021/1858
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

Further to your response to MQ 2020/3600, which said, “Please be advised that there may be some delay as the data required in order to answer your question fully is not yet available”. Can you confirm what data is required to answer the question? When you expect the data to be available? And whether you can provide a partial answer to the question now, using the data that is currently available?

• Reference: 2021/1857
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

In April 2019 you called on Government to introduce a mandatory registration system for short-term lettings in London and in February 2020 the Government confirmed it did not have any plans to regulate the short-let market. Can you provided details of any discussions the GLA has had with the Government on this issue and what you can do if the Government refuses to legislate on this matter?

• Reference: 2021/1856
• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

What progress has been made on the development of your Better Renting programme? Have you identified a date when the programme will be launched?