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• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 06 February 2015

Nicky Gavron AM: Sir Edward, thank you very much for that introduction. The big headline out of this Plan is that the Mayor’s target is not high enough to meet the housing that London needs. It does not even take the target that is given in his own evidence. We have a housing crisis. Why are you content to move forward with a Plan that does not meet London’s housing need?

• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 06 February 2015

Tom Copley AM: I want to move on to talk about affordable housing. Would a London-wide percentage target for affordable housing be more effective at delivering the homes that Londoners need the most?

• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 06 February 2015

Navin Shah AM: Good morning, Sir Edward. In your introduction, you made a reference to the long-term future. Can we look at that in the context of safeguarding London’s skyline? Can you tell me, please, what policies in the altered London Plan could be used to ensure that in the short and long term we do not end up with out-of-character buildings like 1 Merchant Square popping up across London?

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 06 February 2015

Murad Qureshi AM: Sir Edward, can I bring up the particular issue of subterranean basement developments? Last night I heard from residents of Bayswater that they have had 15 of these developments in the last 18 months. It has caused sinkholes, flooding and structural damage to properties. It is a problem not only in the City of Westminster but in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in Hammersmith and Fulham and I understand in other boroughs in north London as well. We also unanimously passed a motion in March proposing that some limits should be made on these excessive...

• Reference: 2010/0180-1
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 10 November 2010

What impact will the draconian grant reductions and impending abolition have on the ability of City Hall to oversee, initiate or promote the functions of the LDA and will any large scale regeneration project be possible following these changes?

• Reference: 2010/0174-1
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 10 November 2010

Does London have a clear strategy for spatial investment in economic development and regeneration? If so where can I find it, or is it confined to the London Plan?

• Reference: 2010/0175-1
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 10 November 2010

Are there any plans to relocate GLA family activities/offices to outer London Boroughs?

• Reference: 2010/0176-1
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 10 November 2010

What are the implications to London of the drastic cuts announced to LDA funding?

• Reference: 2010/0177-1
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 10 November 2010

The North London Strategic Alliance has suggested in its response to the Mayor's Economic Development Strategy earlier this year that the Boroughs of Enfield, Haringey & Waltham Forest would 'welcome a full discussion on its inclusion as a Green Enterprise District.' Has/will the LDA engage with these Boroughs to take this proposal further?

• Reference: 2010/0182-1
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 10 November 2010

Please outline in detail the current spending commitments of the LDA to programmes in Greenwich, including the proportion of funds that go to Greenwich through Londonwide LDA programmes.