• Reference: 2019/20142
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 November 2019

How are you monitoring borough councils making small sites available for small developers, housing associations, and communities?

• Reference: 2019/20141
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 November 2019

The Planning Inspectorate’s Report of the Examination in Public of the London Plan 2019 advises you to: “reduce the ten year small site housing targets for boroughs to give a total of 119,250 dwellings (rather than 245,730) and as a consequence reduce the overall housing targets for boroughs to give a total of 522,850 dwellings (rather than 649,350).” Which boroughs have so far identified enough small sites to meet either the requirements of your new London Plan or the reduced targets?

• Reference: 2019/20140
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 November 2019

Thank you for your answer to my question 2016/1585. Does your methodology for calculating your London Living Rent still not take into account that women may not be able to afford rents based on average wages, since the median gender pay gap in London, according to the latest data in 2018 (https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/gender-pay-gaps), is 17 per cent?

• Reference: 2019/20139
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 November 2019

Form 696 was rightly discontinued due to concerns about racial inequality. Members of the music industry have contacted me about the need for a new, fair fast-track option to aid licensing approvals for live music venues, especially grassroots venues. Will you ask the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to introduce this option?

• Reference: 2019/20138
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 November 2019

Do you agree with UN human rights experts who have said that demolishing Ward’s Corner and the Latin Village in Haringey is a threat to the cultural life of London’s Latin American community ( https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?LangID=E&New…)?

• Reference: 2019/20137
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 November 2019

The London Music Board provides a great opportunity to support London’s grassroots music scene. Its last reported meeting was on 7 November 2017. Why is this?

• Reference: 2019/20136
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 November 2019

Reports of violent crime and harassment on the London transport network have increased in the last few years. Women regularly report that they feel unsafe on night buses in particular. Can you tell me: a) what specific training night bus drivers receive to protect women who are being harassed or abused on night buses, and b) what other measures are in place to help keep women safe on buses at night?

• Reference: 2019/20135
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 November 2019

According to the GLA Cultural Infrastructure Tool Box, less than 10 per cent of London’s music venues are classified as grassroots venues. How many of the music venues that have closed in the last 12 months were classed as grassroots venues?

• Reference: 2019/20134
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 November 2019

How successful has the Night Czar been in her stated mission to halt the trend of pubs, clubs and music venues closing in London? Please provide figures showing the number closures of these venues for the last three years.

• Reference: 2019/20133
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 November 2019

I recently met with Meera Joshi, the former chair of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. The Commission in New York has successfully used data-driven regulation to manage vehicle fleets and usage, enforce fair pay for drivers, and promote street safety. Will you investigate the adoption of a data-driven regulation model for private hire and taxis in London?