• Reference: 2019/12259
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

How do you intend to encourage businesses to sign up to the Good Work Standard?

• Reference: 2019/12257
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

Brent Council has introduced a scheme involving trained domestic workers specialising in – ‘non-crime’ reports to tackle domestic abuse. This has helped to achieve 9% drop in domestic violence injuries in Brent and an increase of 7% in the number of people reporting crimes. The available information suggests clear benefits it can provide in tackling sharp rise in domestic homicides across London. Can the Mayor look at this scheme and see if it can be promoted to other London Boroughs?

• Reference: 2019/12256
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

In addition to the acute shortage of EU migrants to fill jobs in key areas like the NHS; building and hospitality industries etc. there is now urgent need for more migrants needed to cater for vacancies in professional / skilled jobs like architects, web designers and vets etc. The ‘Migration Advisory Committee’ has reported to the Home Secretary calling for a priority list (official ‘Shortage occupation list’) for visas as there are not enough British or EU applicants to fill posts in skilled sectors. Do you support the committee’s recommendations and if the government is not prepared to act on...

• Reference: 2019/12255
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

Recent reports suggest that according to Mr Wild Bond Street station completion will take eighteen months to two years. Can you confirm that Crossrail completion will be two years late and the cost has escalated to £17.6 billion? Can you please confirm the new completion date for Crossrail and are you confident that the project will be completed within the current cost figure (£17.6billion)?

• Reference: 2019/12254
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

The previous London Plan Policy 3.5 includes provision for boroughs to introduce a presumption against development on back gardens or other private residential gardens where this can be locally justified. Which boroughs have introduced such a presumption?

• Reference: 2019/12253
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

In May 2013 changes came into force to allow permitted development for home extensions. How many such permitted developments have there been since? Please give break down by financial year.

• Reference: 2019/12252
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

How many home extensions were built on residential gardens between 2008 and 2019? Please give break down by financial year.

• Reference: 2019/12251
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

In 2010 the Government reclassified gardens so they were no longer brownfield land. What effect did this decision have on the number of new homes being built on residential gardens?

• Reference: 2019/12250
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

How many new homes were built on residential gardens between 2008 and 2019? Please give break down by financial year.

• Reference: 2019/12249
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

In response to my question 2019/9307, as your planning powers are confined to applications that are referable: How can your office engage with/what are the avenues for communities who are dissatisfied with the outcomes of borough planning decisions around community centres? As part of your draft London Plan, what input is required from communities directly affected by redevelopments as part of the needs assessment of social infrastructure? The draft Plan notes that it protects social infrastructure in areas of defined need, how is defined need measured?