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• 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?

• 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?

• 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?

• 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?

• 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?

• 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?

• Reference: 2016/4592
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 December 2016

In addition to the 90,000 affordable homes expected through your new grants, how many a) London Affordable Rent, b) London Living Rent - rent to buy, c) London Living Rent homes not let under rent to buy terms, and d) shared ownership homes do you estimate will be built by 2020 under planning agreements with private developers?

• Reference: 2016/4593
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 December 2016

Will renters who are unable to save up for a deposit within the three to ten year time limit specified by your Homes for Londoners prospectus be allowed to access another London Living Rent home or is only one chance given under your scheme?

• Reference: 2016/4594
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 December 2016

Until recently, the london.gov.uk webpage giving information on the London Living Rent was seeking views on the initial proposals that you published in September 2016. What changes have you made to the scheme as a result of this consultation, and will you publish a summary of the views received?

• Reference: 2016/4595
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 December 2016

Will EU Citizens currently renting in London be able to access this scheme? Will citizens of other countries? And will couples and families with mixed UK and non-UK nationalities be able to take part?