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Knife Crime Strategy Update

  • Reference: 2018/1827
  • Question by: Onkar Sahota
  • Meeting date: 19 July 2018
In light of the awful attack on at 18 year old in my constituency, who was found with multiple stab wounds in Coldharbour Lane in Hillingdon, how is the Mayor's work to tackle knife crime in the capital progressing, and what reassurances of progress can he offer to my constituents?

Mental health support for military personnel and veterans

  • Reference: 2018/1826
  • Question by: Onkar Sahota
  • Meeting date: 19 July 2018
In light of World Armed Forces Day, and from what we know of the realities of the need for, and lack of, good mental health services for veterans and members of the armed forces, how will the Mayor ensure the work of Thrive LDN is reaching out to and supporting those who serve and have served?

Tottenham Lock 17 Development

  • Reference: 2018/1825
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 19 July 2018
Concerned residents have asked me to raise the issue of developers marketing homes oversees, such as those at the Lock17 Development in Tottenham Hale which are being marketed to investors in Hong Kong. Can you ensure that new homes built as part of the Hale Wharf development are offered to local people and Londoners first? What more can you do to ensure that these homes are offered to Londoners first and can you make this a requirement when granting permission for new homes?

Cultural Activities for Elderly Londoners

  • Reference: 2018/1824
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 19 July 2018
According to a report by Age UK "Creative and Cultural Activities and Wellbeing in Later Life", creative and cultural participation is one of the most crucial factor in wellbeing in later life. What are you doing to: (a) increase the number of creative and cultural activities for elderly people? (b) make sure creative and cultural activities are accessible for elderly people?

Walking Children to School

  • Reference: 2018/1823
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 19 July 2018
Large numbers of parents feel unsafe allowing their children to make the journey to school on foot due to factors like road safety and 'stranger danger'. According to the Living Streets Report "Swap the School Run for a School Walk" some 60% of parents say speed of traffic outside the school gates was one of their biggest worries when walking and 30% of parents said volume of traffic was a concern. What are you doing to change this?

Noise Pollution on Great Cambridge Road

  • Reference: 2018/1822
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 19 July 2018
A resident has contacted me about the noise pollution at his property at the junction of Southbury Road and the A10 Great Cambridge Road. He has asked if Transport for London can look into measures to reduce the impact on the A10 of traffic noise for residents living along this section of road?

Breast Screening Services in London

  • Reference: 2018/1821
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 19 July 2018
Figures from the NHS show that take up of breast screening services in parts of London are as low as 50%. What actions can you take to encourage more Londoners to take up this service?

Good Design

  • Reference: 2018/1818
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 19 July 2018
"Building More, Building Beautiful: how design and style can unlock the housing crisis" by the Policy Exchange think-tank, identifies high land prices paid by developers as a key factor in the number of poorly-designed developments. How concerned are you by this report given the Draft London Plan's focus on Good Design?

Habitats Regulations Assessments

  • Reference: 2018/1817
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 19 July 2018
What effect, if any, will the recent judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union related to habitats regulations assessments have on your Draft London Plan?

Green Belt Housing

  • Reference: 2018/1816
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 19 July 2018
Land use change statistics released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (published 31 May 2018) show that in Hillingdon twenty-six per cent of new residential addresses in 2016/17 were created in the green belt; 13% in Redbridge and 11% in Bromley. How concerned are you by this development?
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