• Reference: 2017/4996
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

Thank you for your response to my question 2017/4343. Disappointingly, there isn't much detail of the 'first dibs' policy in the housing section of the draft London Plan. However, you do mention (in paragraph 4.1.6) that you will be discussing measures to ensure more new homes are available first to Londoners with major housebuilders. How will you include Londoners in need of affordable housing in your discussions about these proposals?

• Reference: 2017/4995
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

Your draft Housing Strategy reiterates your manifesto pledge to create a 'London Charter' to standardise approaches to leasehold service charges. When will this charter be completed and published?

• Reference: 2017/4994
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

At the national Community-Led Housing Conference on 27 November 2017, Housing Minister Alok Sharma confirmed the Government's commitment to spend £60 million on community-led housing nationally per year. Have you, or are you planning to speak to the Minister about how that fund can be best used in London?

• Reference: 2017/4993
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

I am pleased to see more flexibility in grants being given to registered providers in your new housing programme. At the Assembly Housing Committee on 8 November 2017, it was suggested that this flexibility may be extended to organisations who are not registered providers, as long as grants are not made conditional on the provision of sub-market rental homes. Does this mean that grants without conditions might be made available to organisations whose constituted aims are to provide more affordable homes, such as many community-led housing organisations?

• Reference: 2017/4992
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

The Homes and Communities Agency is now giving grants for shared ownership to unregistered bodies, such as community-led housing organisations. Have you considered providing grants for this and other non-rental products like resale price covenants?

• Reference: 2017/4991
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

On 17 November 2017, you announced that you will be opening six new London & Partners promotional offices overseas. How much it will cost to set up each office and how much it will cost to run each office annually?

• Reference: 2017/4990
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

What is the split between the high voltage and low voltage electricity demand by Transport for London (TfL) on an annual basis? What are TfL's plans to secure low carbon and renewable electricity for their high voltage demand?

• Reference: 2017/4989
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

Could you provide an update on plans from Transport for London (TfL) for using Licence Lite to secure local low carbon electricity and a timeline for operation?

• Reference: 2017/4988
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

The RE:FIT solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy efficiency invitation to tender from Transport for London (TfL) was scheduled to secure a partner by September 2017. Has this happened? What is the timeline for installations of PV projects?

• Reference: 2017/4987
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

In answer to my question 2017/4327 you said that "TfL will pursue... power purchase agreements to support the delivery of renewables outside London." What agreements are being sought with what technologies? When are these agreements anticipated to be in place?