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• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 07 December 2016

Joanne McCartney AM: . I want to ask you about supported housing. Last month I was delighted to open Protheroe House in Tottenham. This was a development for older Londoners with extra care needs. It offers affordable rents, greatly below, alternative residential care accommodation and part of the units are supported by the NHS. In effect, it unblocks beds from hospitals. I was quite shocked to see under the former Mayor the Mayor’s Care and Support Specialised Housing Fund had an underspend of 66%. I am wondering what you have done to review this and what are your plans for...

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 05 June 2013

Joanne McCartney (AM): I wanted to continue the theme, really, about the transport infrastructure. Jennette and I represent constituents in the Upper Lee Valley who are very excited at the prospect of Crossrail 2. But looking at the length of time it took Crossrail 1 to actually get off the starting blocks, obviously it gives is great concern that this wonderful idea may actually take many years or decades in the making. Did you have a view as to whether the better fiscal autonomy for London as well as that certainty would actually speed up the timescale for these big...