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Right to Rent Scheme

  • Reference: 2014/3512
  • Question by: Andrew Boff
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2014
Do you think that we should be focusing our efforts on reducing the regulatory load on private landlords as opposed to increasing them, as appears to be the case with the "right to rent" scheme, which stipulates that London's landlords must now check the immigration status of their new tenants? Should this not be the job of the UK Border Agency?

London Housing Bank

  • Reference: 2014/3511
  • Question by: Andrew Boff
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2014
Can the Mayor please update us on the development of the London Housing Bank and whether this is still due to launch in December 2014? Could the Mayor also let us know what appetite there is for this body in the house building industry?

Right to Buy

  • Reference: 2014/3510
  • Question by: Andrew Boff
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2014
What impact is Right to Buy having on increasing the number of council and other affordable homes in London?

Composition of LFEPA

  • Reference: 2014/3509
  • Question by: Fiona Twycross
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2014
Are you still backing the change the composition of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority?

Mixed and balanced communities

  • Reference: 2014/3508
  • Question by: Fiona Twycross
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2014
Has preserving London's mixed and balanced communities been a priority for this mayoralty?

Living Wage

  • Reference: 2014/3507
  • Question by: Fiona Twycross
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2014
Has the voluntary approach led to more or fewer people being paid the London Living Wage today compared to when you took office in 2008?

Broadband

  • Reference: 2014/3506
  • Question by: Fiona Twycross
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2014
Following the report by the Centre for Economic and Business Research that found that businesses are losing 50,000 working days and £37m a year because of broadband issues, what steps are you taking to ensure that delays to installation by suppliers are decreased?

London and Partners Budget

  • Reference: 2014/3505
  • Question by: Fiona Twycross
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2014
Can you request that Assembly Members be provided with adequate time to fully scrutinise the budget of London and Partners?

Cost of Culture in London

  • Reference: 2014/3504
  • Question by: Fiona Twycross
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2014
Following the recent survey by Post Office Travel Money that London is the most expensive city in Europe for cultural activities, what steps are you taking to encourage firms to reduce costs and make venues more accessible for all Londoners?

UK Building Industry

  • Reference: 2014/3503
  • Question by: Fiona Twycross
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2014
What steps are you taking to help the construction industry recover from a lost decade of business activity sooner than 2017 as recently predicted by the Construction Products Association?
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