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  • Key worker homes

    • Reference: 2016/4544
    • Question by: Siân Berry
    • Meeting date: 14 December 2016
    How will your Housing Strategy respond to Lord Harris' recommendations to you in his independent review of London's preparedness for major incidents and help more emergency service workers live inside London?
  • Thames Barrier Park development

    • Reference: 2016/4626
    • Question by: Siân Berry
    • Meeting date: 14 December 2016
    A constituent has got in touch to raise concerns that some Newham residents do not want the Thames Barrier Park damaged by a development that Newham Council's planning committee has recently voted to approve (application 16/00224/FUL). Will you consider calling in this application to look further at these issues?
  • Hidden homelessness

    • Reference: 2016/4627
    • Question by: Siân Berry
    • Meeting date: 14 December 2016
    Hidden homelessness, in particular 'sofa surfing' in order to avoid living on the street, is a growing problem in London and a constituent contacted me to talk about how this is affecting her chances of getting a council property and causing her mental health to deterioritate. How are you going to address this problem of hidden homelessness in London?
  • Olympics Stadium - athletics at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre (1)

    • Reference: 2016/4572
    • Question by: Caroline Russell
    • Meeting date: 14 December 2016
    Will you provide assurance that the long term decision on the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre will only be made once the long term costs and implications of providing athletics at the Olympic Stadium are understood?
  • Olympic Stadium - retractable seating

    • Reference: 2016/4573
    • Question by: Caroline Russell
    • Meeting date: 14 December 2016
    Regarding retractable seating at the Olympic Stadium, what are a) the projected and actual costs of reconfiguring the retractable seating each year, b) the projected and actual overall time taken reconfiguring seating each year, and c) the number of days mandated for non-football use?
  • Crystal Palace National Sports Centre - Integrated Heritage Approach (3)

    • Reference: 2016/4576
    • Question by: Caroline Russell
    • Meeting date: 14 December 2016
    Further to your answer to my question 2016/3670, will you apply the Prince's Regeneration Trust's 'Heritage-led Enquiry by Design' (HEbD) approach to supporting long term, sustainable solutions for the Grade II* Crystal Palace National Sports Centre and wider heritage park?
  • Hyde Park Barracks

    • Reference: 2016/4577
    • Question by: Caroline Russell
    • Meeting date: 14 December 2016
    Have you or the GLA had any pre-planning applications communications or discussions with potential developers regarding the potential sale of the six-acre Hyde Park Barracks site? Please give details.
  • Affordable housing - compliance with social rent levels (1)

    • Reference: 2016/4589
    • Question by: Siân Berry
    • Meeting date: 14 December 2016
    How do you monitor compliance to ensure that when the GLA allocates funding to build social rented homes, the homes built are let at social rents? Does the GLA cross check the rent levels required by the funding agreements against lettings data that registered providers submit to the Homes and Community Agency or CORE database?
  • Affordable housing - compliance with social rent levels (2)

    • Reference: 2016/4590
    • Question by: Siân Berry
    • Meeting date: 14 December 2016
    How do you monitor compliance to ensure that when planning agreements made for developments you call in and approve include an obligation to build social rented homes, the homes built are let at rent levels set by the National Rent Regime? Does the GLA cross check the CORE database of current rents charged against the rent levels specified by the respective planning agreements?
  • Affordable housing - compliance with social rent levels (3)

    • Reference: 2016/4591
    • Question by: Siân Berry
    • Meeting date: 14 December 2016
    How has the GLA monitored compliance to ensure that the £26m funding allocated to Hyde Housing to build 247 social rented homes as part of the Bermondsey Spa regeneration project has resulted in those homes being let at social rents?