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  • Mayor's manifesto commitments (Supplementary) [8]

    • Question by: Keith Prince
    • Meeting date: 07 December 2016
    Keith Prince AM: Good morning, Mr Deputy Mayor. Just before I start, you mentioned earlier a 30,000 affordable homes figure and I wondered. When do you think that will be achievable by?
  • Mayor's manifesto commitments (Supplementary) [9]

    • Question by: Andrew Dismore
    • Meeting date: 07 December 2016
    Andrew Dismore AM: I wanted to come to the issue of land banking. The previous Mayor stated: “To constrict supply to push up prices by land banking is plainly against the economic interests of this city.” Sadiq [Khan, Mayor of London] said in the manifesto: “Exercise use-it-or-lose-it powers to make sure developers who have planning permission build homes and do not land bank.” There seems to be a degree of consensus about the issue. How do you think the DCLG could support the GLA in tackling land banking? For example, one option would be to allow planning authorities to, if...
  • Mayor's manifesto commitments (Supplementary) [10]

    • 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...
  • Mayor's manifesto commitments (Supplementary) [11]

    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 07 December 2016
    David Kurten AM: I do want to ask you about something, maybe a different area, which is about the balance between getting the new housing that London needs and also protecting our culture and our heritage. There are a couple of reports that I have seen over the last couple of months and constituents have written to me of some disturbing issues in London with the drive to build extra houses and one of them concerns the view of St Paul’s Cathedral. Off the top of my head there are 37 protected views of St Paul’s Cathedral and reports recently...
  • Mayor's manifesto commitments (Supplementary) [13]

    • Question by: Tom Copley
    • Meeting date: 07 December 2016
    Tom Copley AM: It follows on quite nicely from the point about co-ops. I want to talk about smaller developments and smaller pieces of land. We did hear a bit about this earlier from the Housing Minister, who suggested this was not a silver bullet, but a lot is being talked about trying to get SME builders going and there was a recent announcement from the Government of a homebuilding fund that would provide loans to small and medium builders. Can you tell me: is that fund all going to be administered nationally or will it be devolved for administration...
  • Mayor's manifesto commitments (Supplementary) [1]

    • Question by: Tony Devenish
    • Meeting date: 07 December 2016
    Tony Devenish AM: Do you think there is a real sense of urgency in how you are tackling the housing crisis?
  • Meeting London’s Current and Future Policing Needs (Supplementary) [11]

    • Question by: Kit Malthouse
    • Meeting date: 09 December 2014
    Commissioner, Mr Mayor, a variety of questions from me. First of all, just on the FGM one, do you have any sense of the level of resources that are currently applied to this particular issue, how many officers, is there a team of 20 or 200?
  • Meeting London’s Current and Future Policing Needs (Supplementary) [13]

    • Question by: Kit Malthouse
    • Meeting date: 09 December 2014
    OK, the other area I wanted to ask you about was the horse, the mounted units, an area I know that is close to your heart. There has been some research recently about the effectiveness of mounted police officers, both in visibility and in terms of enforcement. In effectiveness, I do not know if you have seen the hilarious video of a motorcyclist just on London Wall, I think doing a wheelie, being stopped by a mounted police officer very effectively and dealt with. What are the plans for the mounted units going forward?
  • Meeting London’s Current and Future Policing Needs (Supplementary) [14]

    • Question by: Kit Malthouse
    • Meeting date: 09 December 2014
    Then I just wanted to clarify the situation on Westminster and police stations, since Murad [Qureshi] raised it. My understanding is that Westminster will be like a Belgravia, West End Central and Paddington Green, is that right? Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM (Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis): Sorry? Kit Malthouse AM: The City of Westminster will have three stations in the plan, which is Belgravia, West End Central and Paddington Green, will remain.
  • Violent Crime in London (Supplementary) [5]

    • Question by: Kit Malthouse
    • Meeting date: 09 December 2014
    Sir Bernard, in your long and distinguished career, has there been any crime type, the statistics of which have followed a linear progression, either up or down, or has it always been two steps forward, one step back?