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• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 06 September 2018

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: Thank you for that. Will the decision to delay the opening until autumn next year [2019] ‑ it would be great to find out which month in autumn ‑ mean further delay in the opening of the other sections and the final full opening of the line in December 2019?

• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 06 September 2018

Florence Eshalomi AM: Simon, is there anything you want to add to that?

• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 06 September 2018

David Kurten AM: Let us come back to the technical aspects. It seems the main problems are getting the three different signalling infrastructures to talk to each other. If you had an extension from Abbey Wood to Ebbsfleet then you would need Crossrail to go onto Southeastern track, which might be a fourth signalling structure. Would it not be? You are shaking your heads.

• Reference: 2016/0694
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

Jennette Arnold OBE AM (Chair): We go to item 10 which is Minor Alterations to the London Plan (MALP). [---] Before we move to the questions can I invite Sir Edward to make a short opening statement?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

Jennette Arnold OBE AM (Chair): Could you set out the aims and objectives of the draft MALPs document as laid out before the Assembly? How will the alterations address the issues raised by the Assembly and the implications for the London Plan of changes to national policy? You can indicate whether you have touched on some aspects of that and we will then be able to make the link.

• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

Tom Copley AM: Could you tell us how you will ensure the space standards provide high quality, well utilised homes?

• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

Navin Shah AM: My question is about the zero carbon homes. When the MALP was first proposed it included new text which outlined how the Mayor was going to achieve zero carbon homes. This has now been removed from the final version. Has the Mayor given up on zero carbon homes entirely?

• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

Steve O’Connell AM: On this side we welcome the alterations that are designed to retain as much as possible our higher London standards and apply consistency across our city. A question I have for you, however, is for the first time there is a requirement for developers to consider installing lifts in developments below four storeys. The Planning Committee had some concerns around that initially and we sought some clarification around this policy. Clearly one of the risks would be by adding potential costs to the developer they may be incentivised to increase the size of the buildings and/or potentially...

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

Nicky Gavron AM: I want to talk about the parking standards in areas of outer London. One of the most worrying aspects of the minor alterations is the Mayor’s decision to introduce minimum car parking standards. Minimum car parking standards were abolished by the government of the day 22 years ago and they are not part of the national policy. Developers seem to have to impose them whether they believe in them or not. We are just beginning to see coming forward now really innovative forms of car-free, low carbon developments. A lot of Londoners coming to live in these...

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

Murad Qureshi AM: Can I raise, Sir Edward, one of the major concerns of the Inspector in regards to the impact of car parking on air quality? It is suggested that there will be a 0.5% decrease in air quality and that may rise higher. What the Inspector says is that you must mitigate against this impact. What mitigation actions are you putting in place for this?