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• Reference: 2021/1181
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

The Assembly found that waking watches are costing Londoners £16,000 an hour. Can explain why is it so expensive to run these ‘watches’ in London? What actions are you taking to ensure that these watches continue and what else are you doing to support Londoners living in unsafe environments due to dangerous cladding?

• Reference: 2021/0961
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

In recent years the StreetLink app has been very useful so that members of the public could identify rough sleepers and make StreetLink aware of them. Now there is much less footfall on London’s streets as people stay home, what is being done to ensure as many rough sleepers as possible are being located and helped, especially as the cold weather continues to take its toll?

• Reference: 2021/0962
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

I’m pleased that after a long and unacceptable delay the London Plan can now shape and make a positive contribution to London. As London paves its way to recovery, will the London Plan need modifications in the light of the pandemic which has brought about radical changes in the way we live and work etc. Is the London Plan robust and flexible enough to absorb major changes required to pave a way to recovery or will it need to change? If latter is the case how do you think it can and will be done?

• Reference: 2021/0382
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

The Secretary of State seems to have directed more control to local authorities over the definition, location and height of tall buildings based on the authority’s own policies. How does this allow ‘strategic’ control of tall buildings across London to ensure that they are not detrimental in respect of their location, height, quality of design and overall built/environmental impact on London?

• Reference: 2021/0388
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

What impact will this Brexit deal have on London’s service sector?

• Reference: 2020/4545
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

Whilst I appreciate that many of the venues are currently closed, can you please indicate what recovery plans you have for gradual opening of the venues and particularly their use by local communities and stakeholders like schools?

• Reference: 2020/4547
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

I appreciate that construction works continue around and on the Park. However, can you confirm the state of current delay in completion targets due to the pandemic and any cost implications arising from that?

• Reference: 2020/4546
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

In August 2017 referring to the future of the LLDC I asked you if you were sympathetic to the view that the LLDC’s planning powers could be handed back ahead of the planned period of 2030 to the boroughs to complement and further progress the great social and economic convergence agenda? I note that no progress has been made on this. Now I notice that the relevant East London borough leaders have called for return of powers from the Olympic Legacy corporation which I support. Is it not the time that this happens without any further delay?

• Reference: 2020/4025
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

SPG is a comprehensive document but is very onerous for Local Authorities. I’m concerned about the capacity of Local Authority Planning Teams to undertake design scrutiny required by the ‘design-lead approach’. Planning teams require expertise and capacity building. So, how will the GLA support them to discharge their role?

• Reference: 2020/4031
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

I was pleased to see your call on the Government to provide funding to help accommodate homeless Londoners in a Covid secure way during the harsh winter. Can I ask that you continue to call on the Government to provide more clarity, and crucially, more funding to local authorities, to help keep homeless people safe from the cold, and the virus this winter?