• Reference: 2020/2340
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Is Barnet Council’s policy of charging residents who wish to swap waste bins for recycling bins compliant with your waste plan? If you agree with me that it is not in the spirit of the plan, will you write to Barnet Council and ask them to remove this charge?

• Reference: 2020/2339
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Do you agree with me that encouraging more recycling is a vital component of London’s environmental and waste management challenges? Recently, I came across a case of a residents association in East Finchley which is being charged £1000 to swap two waste bins for two recycling bins. Do you agree that this is a disincentive to recycle, and that Barnet Council should amend their policies to remove such a charge?

• Reference: 2020/2338
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Do you expect planning rules and guidance to start including social distancing measures and pandemic prevention measures as part of the planning process? If so, in what way?

• Reference: 2020/2337
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Residents in Paddington Walk are affected by the ACM cladding crisis which has meant their building insurance has been critically compromised. The management company has struggled to secure terms to renew the policy, and they risk having no cover or see premiums raised by a truly shocking 1000% which puts even more strain on their overburdened finances due to the cost of interim fire safety measures and is a huge cause of anxiety. What can you do to persuade the Government of the scale and urgency of finding a solution for these residents and others affected by insurance difficulties?

• Reference: 2020/2336
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

When will you commence recruitment of the panel charged with the review of statues, street names, and other memorials; how many people do you intend to recruit; what will be the recruitment process; where will the recruitment be advertised; when do you expect the panel to commence work; and when do you expect it to complete its work?

• Reference: 2020/2335
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

London Fire Brigade has served public notices on high-rise buildings owned by Peabody Housing, London and Quadrant, A2 Dominion, One Housing Group, Tower Hamlet Homes Limited, Lancaster Gate Housing. What efforts is the Mayor making to persuade the owners to comply with these notices?

• Reference: 2020/2334
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Will your post-coronavirus recovery work provide new funding to make existing streets, public spaces and public buildings more heat resilient?

• Reference: 2020/2333
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Will your post-coronavirus recovery work provide new funding to make existing buildings, particularly domestic dwellings, more heat resilient?

• Reference: 2020/2332
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

The National Audit Office report into ACM cladding removal noted build to let buildings have no recourse to the remediation funds and this is stalling works. How many build to let buildings are affected by this in London, how many dwellings do they contain, and what efforts is the GLA taking to enforce remediation?

• Reference: 2020/2331
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

The National Audit Office report into ACM cladding removal noted the social sector and private sector cladding remediation funds will underspend by the time all remediation is complete. Does this forecast apply to the share of the funds allocated to London, and if so how much is the projected underspend (or overspend)?