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London property marketed abroad - first dibs for Londoners (2)

  • Reference: 2017/2206
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 22 June 2017
Properties on public land, such as the Colville Estate in Hackney, continue to be marketed abroad. How will your housing policies ensure that international buyers who purchase homes in London plan to actually live in them?

Impact of overseas property ownership

  • Reference: 2017/2205
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 22 June 2017
In September 2016, you announced an inquiry into overseas property ownership in London. When will you publish the results of this inquiry?

Removal of rough sleepers - Home Office immigration enforcement (5)

  • Reference: 2017/2204
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 22 June 2017
Thank you for your response to my question 2017/2101. The GLA uses the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) database, which charities and other service providers use to log details of clients, including their location. Can the Home Office access this information?

Removal of rough sleepers - Home Office immigration enforcement (4)

  • Reference: 2017/2203
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 22 June 2017
According to a Freedom of Information response (ref: MGLA240117-0409) the GLA's London Street Rescue outreach team, has coordinated eight visits to rough sleepers with the Home Office immigration, compliance and enforcement team (ICE). Through these coordinated visits, 28 people were detained and nine people repatriated. Do you agree that this coordinated approach may reduce the willingness of rough sleepers to cooperate with homelessness charities, and the public to report rough sleepers?

Removal of rough sleepers - Home Office immigration enforcement (3)

  • Reference: 2017/2202
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 22 June 2017
Thank you for your response to my question 2017/2101. According to the previous Mayor's rough sleeping commissioning framework, the GLA has been involved in "testing a process of administrative removal for those individuals overstaying or not exercising their treaty rights. The GLA has supported this response and will continue to support similar initiatives in future. " Will you be reviewing this framework and related policies?

The London Green Fair

  • Reference: 2017/2201
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 22 June 2017
The London Green Fair ran annually until 2012, encouraging people to choose more sustainable lifestyles. I understand it attracted upwards of 25,000 visitors and through publicity it reached in excess of 500,000 people. Given you aim to make London a zero carbon city by 2050, will you ask your Major Events Team to look at what assistance they can offer to revive this annual event?

Safer Junctions Programme - implementation timetable

  • Reference: 2017/2200
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 22 June 2017
When will you publish an implementation timetable for the 33 junctions scheduled for improvements in the current Transport for London (TfL) business plan?

Lambeth Bridge/Millbank roundabout

  • Reference: 2017/2199
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 22 June 2017
Proposals for a safe, continental-style roundabout at Millbank/Lambeth Bridge were discussed at a Transport for London (TfL) Better Junctions Design Review Group meeting in 2012. Please explain why the current design is not due for implementation until 2020?

Gallions Reach to Thamesmead Docklands Light Railway river crossing

  • Reference: 2017/2198
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 22 June 2017
Please provide an update on Transport for London's work to develop this river crossing?

Highbury and Islington station match day overcrowding

  • Reference: 2017/2197
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 22 June 2017
Have you made any representations to Govia Thameslink urging them to explore the feasibility of making Drayton Park station suitable for match day use by widening the platforms and providing a high frequency service? If not, will you do so?
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