Key information
Request reference number: MGLA210722-5625
Date of response:
Summary of request
Your request
- How much has been paid to the Mayor's office by developers who have failed to meet the social and affordable housing rules for developments in the last 5 years?
- How much of this has been directly put back into building social and affordable housing?
- A list of all salary earners in the Mayor's office and Transport for London (TfL) and their salaries, as of 2022?
- Bring out the ULEZ nationwide or not at all, there are many so called pollution zones in this country.
Our response
It is not clear what is meant by ‘social and affordable housing rules’. However, you may be referring to commuted sums, where developers pay money in lieu of delivering affordable housing directly on new housing developments.
The majority of affordable housing provided by developers is delivered onsite, however, where a financial contribution is accepted, these commuted sums would be paid to London Boroughs, not the Mayor’s office (or the GLA), and therefore the total money paid to the Mayor’s office and the GLA in this situation is £0 (and in turn the amount reinvested into directly building social and affordable homes would be £0 as well).
The Mayor, his team, London Assembly members and senior staff salaries are published on our website. Please select the profile of any individual to view their salary:
We also publish periodic workforce reports which include a breakdown of all staff by salary band.
Transport for London (TfL) is the Mayor's transport authority and is responsible for implementing the Mayor's Transport Strategy, and for the day-to-day operational running of transport services. It is a separate authority for the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act. TfL publish salary information relating to senior staff. If you require any further information relating to TfL, you may wish to send a request to them at [email protected]
Regarding the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), the Mayor has asked TfL to consult on proposals to expand the ULEZ London-wide in 2023. The public consultation ran from 20 May to 29 July 2022. No decision has been made on these proposals, and TfL is now collating and analysing all responses to the consultation. It will then prepare a report identifying key issues and themes and any recommended modifications to the proposals in light of responses received and included as part of the consultation. The Mayor will make a decision about whether to proceed with these proposals, with or without modifications, after considering this report.
A number of other UK cities have also implemented or are planning to implement clean air zones meaning there is a growing national network of schemes like the ULEZ across the country.
If you have any further questions relating to the GLA, please contact us, quoting reference MGLA210722-5625.