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• Reference: 2013/4788
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

Do you support the proposed Bill (Permitted Development (Basements) Bill 2013-14) to give powers greater councils to regulate construction of new basements and basement extensions?

• Reference: 2013/4789
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

Planning minister Nick Boles wrote a private letter to Ladbrokes promising to make it easier to open more betting shops, noting provisions in the Growth and Infrastructure Act. Do you agree with the minister that local authorities' attempts to stem the proliferation of betting shops is a "significant problem"?

• Reference: 2013/4750
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

Will you publish in full your reasoning behind the recent decision on this vital project?

• Reference: 2013/4751
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

In the light of the recent shocking reports about racial discrimination by letting agents in London, what steps will you take through your London Rental Standard to stamp out this illegal and discriminatory practice?

• Reference: 2013/4752
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

The Government has introduced plans for private landlords to check tenant's immigration status from October 2014. Do you support these plans, do you believe they are implementable and what are you doing through your London Rental Standard to help landlords with this new requirement?

• Reference: 2013/4834
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

The recent proposal for a golf course on Bury Farm would have impact on Harrow's 'Green Grid' which is linked wider London Green Grid. Do you think that green/open spaces and access offered by this site should be preserved and protected?

• Reference: 2013/4642
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

A constituent has written to me about the lease on her shared ownership home. She bought a 50 per cent stake in 2002, and now wants to extend the lease. But the landlord, Peabody, refuse to extend the lease on any homes with less than 100% ownership, contradicting national guidance from the Homes and Communications Agency. Will you ask Peabody to relax their requirement for existing leaseholders, and will you ensure this is addressed through your Housing Covenant for future low cost home ownership schemes?

• Reference: 2013/4639
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

The Earl's Court Area Action Group which is supported by 30 leaders in the field of art, music and science and more including designers Ozwald Boeteng and Bella Freud, Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop boys condemned the Earl's Court Exhibition Centres demolition proposals. Their objections were published in an Evening Standard letter on the 28th November, and included the following: it's an act of cultural vandalism; the venues attract millions of international visitors and crowd-drawing events on the world map - maintaining Olympia open is not a replacement for them; the substantial loss of income to local traders and...

• Reference: 2013/4670
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

You have committed to working with London Citizens and others to define a London Affordable Rent and to publish the figure annually. In your answer to question 2013/3318, you told me that your approach to affordability would be set out in your new draft housing strategy. Yet there is no mention in your strategy of such a definition being developed with London Citizens. How are you planning to honour this commitment?

• Reference: 2013/4671
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

How many (a) 'disposals' and (b) 'conversions' do you expect housing associations to make between 2015-18 in order to deliver the 15,000 homes a year mentioned in your draft housing strategy?