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Pre-planning Application Meeting Service (2)

  • Reference: 2019/14568
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 18 July 2019
Is the money received through the GLA’s “Pre-planning application meeting service” ring-fenced in any way?

Pre-planning Application Meeting Service (1)

  • Reference: 2019/14567
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 18 July 2019
Could you provide the total amount of money received by the GLA through its “Pre-planning application meeting service” in each of the past five years?

106 Agreements

  • Reference: 2019/14566
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 18 July 2019
Could you provide a list of schemes where the GLA and/or TfL are party to a Section 106 agreement with a developer, and a link to each document where available? Could you provide a detailed statement of the total sums of money received by the GLA and TfL through Section 106 agreements, and how and where this has been spent, for each of the past five years?

Brownfield Homes

  • Reference: 2019/14565
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 18 July 2019
What percentage of new homes in London have been built on brownfield sites in each of the last five years?

Sainsbury’s Whitechapel

  • Reference: 2019/14564
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 18 July 2019
Do you agree with the decision by Secretary of State James Brokenshire to overrule the recommendation of a planning inspector and refuse plans for the redevelopment of the Sainsbury’s in Whitechapel? Please explain your response.

London’s Theatres

  • Reference: 2019/14563
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 18 July 2019
London’s theatres and playwrights are the envy of other Cities around the world. However, we know that Theatre companies, and particularly small Theatre companies are struggling financially. Would the Mayor consider launching a London wide fund to subsidise theatres, including small theatres in London, ensuring that London maintains its position as a centre of excellence?

Electric Vehicles

  • Reference: 2019/14562
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 18 July 2019
You have launched the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Taskforce, with a commitment to set up at least 5 flagship rapid charging hubs across the capital. It is likely that there will be new technologies emerging for electric charging. When will you be producing guidance to ensure that Businesses, Boroughs and individuals invest in charging technologies that do not become redundant? Which investors have come forward? Would you recommend that Londoners switch to electric vehicles? How will you send clear signals to Londoners about the right choices?

Degree level apprenticeships in Chartered Town Planning

  • Reference: 2019/14561
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 18 July 2019
This month, London South Bank University announced it would be starting the first degree-level apprenticeships in Chartered Town Planning from September. Given the shortage of planning expertise in the public sector, this is a great initiative, and would you consider using your Adult Education Budget responsibilities to support apprentice planners through the GLA and London Boroughs?

Knives on social media (2)

  • Reference: 2019/14559
  • Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
  • Meeting date: 18 July 2019
Following a question I put during a recent Police and Crime Committee meeting to the Deputy Commissioner on the use of Twitter by the Met and their decisions to post images of knives, and again in a response to a letter on the same issue, the Met said they would look into whether there is evidence to support the posting of these images. The Violence Reduction Unit in Scotland have advocated against the posting of these images by police and have said it is counter-productive. Can you tell me whether the Met have investigated this following my letter and what...

Knives on social media (1)

  • Reference: 2019/14558
  • Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
  • Meeting date: 18 July 2019
Does the Mayor support the posting of images of knives by the Met on social media?
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