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Compulsory Purchase Orders - Empty Homes

  • Reference: 2017/0161
  • Question by: Tom Copley
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2017
Birmingham City Council has approved plans to use Compulsory Purchase Orders to acquire and develop stalled sites and 5,000 empty homes in the city with the view of acquiring homes, revenue and accelerating sites for residential development. Would the Mayor consider funding and assisting boroughs in using CPO powers to create a revolving fund to bring homes that have been empty for a number of years back into use?

Terror attacks

  • Reference: 2017/0322
  • Question by: Peter Whittle
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2017
What did you mean by your recent statement that terror attacks are "part and parcel of living in a big city" and how did you come to this conclusion?

Neighbourhood Policing

  • Reference: 2017/0163
  • Question by: Unmesh Desai
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2017
What will be the criteria used to select which wards will be allocated additional neighbourhood police officers, over and above 2 officers and a PCSO?

Executive pay gap

  • Reference: 2017/0167
  • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2017
Within a few working days of the year, the highest paid executives earn more than the average worker earns in a year. What action can you take to reduce the pay gap between those on the highest and lowest salaries in London?

Sutton Tram

  • Reference: 2017/0149
  • Question by: Steve O'Connell
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2017
What is TfL's current estimate on the cost of the Sutton Tram Extension?

Encouraging Biodiversity in New Housing Developments

  • Reference: 2017/0160
  • Question by: Leonie Cooper
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2017
Will the Mayor ask the Deputy Mayor for Housing to create a dedicated supplementary planning guidance for biodiversity in housing, to help meet his Manifesto commitment to ensure London remains overwhelmingly green?

DBS checks

  • Reference: 2017/0164
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2017
There are considerable delays and a large backlog within the Met. in clearing requests for DBS checks; this is having a knock on effect on people with job offers and on volunteers. What are you doing to get on top of this problem?

Electric charging point network for London

  • Reference: 2017/0001
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2017
Will the growth in electric charging points across London be sufficient to enable a transformation in the use of electric cars, vans and taxis on London’s roads?

Driver Only Operation - Southern

  • Reference: 2017/0107
  • Question by: Gareth Bacon MP
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2017
Can the Mayor confirm that should TfL gain control of Southern, it would proceed with the introduction of Driver Only Operation?

Banning petrol cars

  • Reference: 2017/0124
  • Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2017
Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour Party Leader, recently mentioned that he would like to explore the idea of banning the sale of all new petrol cars. Does the Mayor agree with the Labour Leader on this? What does he think would be the impact of such a policy on Londoners?
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