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• Reference: 2020/0592
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 24 February 2020

Does the GLA hold any data on, or have an estimate for, the amount of land in London currently taken up by a) retail parks and/or b) surface level car parks?

• Reference: 2020/0593
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 24 February 2020

Does the GLA collect data on cases where applicants make “cash in lieu” contributions to affordable housing, instead of or in addition to on-site provision? If so, can you provide a breakdown of contributions made and the number of cases by borough in each of the past three years. If not, is this something you will be measuring as part of the updated London Development Database?

• Reference: 2020/0594
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 24 February 2020

Do you agree with the recommendations in the recent Policy Exchange report, “Rethinking the Planning System for the 21st Century”, that local elected officials should be removed from their decision-making role in the planning system?

• Reference: 2020/0595
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 24 February 2020

How will you be responding to the “Living in Beauty” report from the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission that was published at the end of January?

• Reference: 2020/0596
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 24 February 2020

Have you had any discussions with or input to Government related to the Planning White Paper which is due to be published before the March Budget?

• Reference: 2020/0597
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 24 February 2020

Will you share with the Assembly any response from the GLA to the RICS consultation draft “Assessing financial viability in planning under the National Planning Policy Framework for England, 1st edition”? How do you foresee the proposals impacting on planning in London?

• Reference: 2020/0598
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 24 February 2020

Can you provide figures for affordable housing starts and completions funded by the Homes and Communities Agency (or other grant funding) in London in each year, prior to 2008-09?

• Reference: 2020/0599
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 24 February 2020

Can you provide figures for affordable housing starts and completions funded by the GLA broken down by tenure (i.e. equivalent to those already published on a quarterly basis) but only including homes with three bedrooms or more?

• Reference: 2020/0265
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

This month we will mark Holocaust Memorial Day. In light of the recent cases in London of an attack on a rabbi and anti-Jewish graffiti smeared across synagogues, will you join me in condemning those responsible and calling on all Londoners to stand in solidarity against racist and anti-semitic abuse?

• Reference: 2020/0266
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

In your response to the Inspectors’ Panel recommendations, you accepted their recommendation to alter housing targets. Will the revised targets and your other housing and planning policies still effectively respond to London’s housing crisis?