• Reference: 2014/2702
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 23 July 2014

Will you raise the problem of 'no DSS' landlords with the Government and work with ministers to increase the proportion of private rented properties owned by landlords willing to let to benefit recipients?

• Reference: 2014/2701
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 23 July 2014

A constituent has written to me about her housing plight. She may soon be made homeless by her landlord, and is struggling to find a new home to rent because many of the local estate agents say the landlords on their books refuse to take tenants who claim housing benefit. Given the very high proportion of private tenants claiming housing benefit, will you include a clause in your London Rental Standard encouraging landlords and managing and letting agents to accept and support Londoners who claim housing benefit?

• Reference: 2014/2700
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 23 July 2014

Further to your answer to question 2014/2344, what is the justification for not publishing draft minutes, when it is common practice for other groups, board and committees in the GLA to publish draft minutes soon after a meeting and then to publish agreed minutes following the next meeting?

• Reference: 2014/2699
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 23 July 2014

Will you make representations to the owners of the New Era Estate on behalf of our constituents, urging them not to raise rents to levels which either increase benefit dependency or make the homes unaffordable for the current tenants?

• Reference: 2014/2698
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 23 July 2014

The investors who now own the New Era Estate are reportedly planning to increase their tenants' rents to market levels from near-social rent levels. They claim this is in order to pay for extensive refurbishments. What support can the GLA or other public agencies offer private landlords refurbishing housing in London so that they don't have to pass costs on to low income tenants?

• Reference: 2014/2697
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 23 July 2014

Can you list the dates of all the meetings of this board to date, and any planned meetings in the future?

• Reference: 2014/2696
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 23 July 2014

Why has there been no apparent progress on taking forward the Hounslow Cycle Superhighway, despite it being 18 months since councillors agreed designs?

• Reference: 2014/2695
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 23 July 2014

What are you doing to ensure TfL install more cycle parking provision on the roads and they control and to encourage boroughs to do likewise, looking at innovative solutions such as the compact "Cyclehoop" provision where space is limited?

• Reference: 2014/2694
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 23 July 2014

Will you look at how small businesses in London can directly benefit from events like the Tour de France, rather than all the upsides going to the big corporate sponsors, especially when TfL are putting such large sums into supporting such events?

• Reference: 2014/2693
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 23 July 2014

On the same webpage, under the sentence 'Fares make a contribution towards the cost of operating and investing in London's transport services. Decisions on fares are taken each year by the Mayor.' please could you include a link to "Decision on fares" now that the Mayor has agreed to publish them?