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• Reference: 2018/1693
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Please could you provide an update of the OPDC’s work since you last met the Assembly in September 2017?

• Reference: 2018/1694
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

In order to fund two new London Overground Stations what support will be offered by developers and businesses in the opportunity area?

• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Leonie Cooper AM: Thank you very much, Chairman. My question is about the leadership, which I have asked about before. Does the OPDC have the right leadership in place to meet the challenges of the next five years?

• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Unmesh Desai AM: Can I ask you how you intend to go about attracting the necessary finance that you need to realise your ambitions for the regeneration of Old Oak? In particular, what concerns me is how you will address any associated financial risk?

• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Tom Copley AM: Going back to HIF, if you do get the £250 million I believe it has to be committed by March 2021. How quickly will you be able to move in order to commit that funding?

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Len Duvall AM: Thank you very much. When you were last before us we talked about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department for Transport (DfT). Where are we, what progress have we made and how has it developed?

• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Navin Shah AM: What is your engagement strategy for communities both living within Old Oak and on the edges or surrounding the designated area, for existing and future communities?

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Nicky Gavron AM: When we were discussing at the Plenary last September [2017], we were discussing safeguarding land for industry, for logistics, for services. I want to ask you now how your approach to safeguarding that land in Park Royal and Old Oak has changed or developed.

• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Andrew Dismore AM: Thank you, Chairman. The Mayor’s vision for Old Oak includes a thriving new ‘high street’, in quotes. Given the pressure on retail and casual dining industries, especially because of rising rent and rates, what is your plan for creating a sustainable high street with the right mix of shops, businesses and leisure?

• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 05 July 2018

Florence Eshalomi AM: I just wanted to come on to transport. In line with my colleague Assembly Member Dismore talking about some of the high street stores, it will be really great once everything is developed to make sure people are walking and cycling there. The OPDC Public Realm, Walking and Cycling Strategy published last April [2017] talked about a vision to provide an “accessible urban environment for Old Oak and Park Royal with high-quality public realm”. In terms of that Strategy, there are a number of recommendations on there. How do you feel about the recommendations and what progress...