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• Reference: 2023/4804
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

In February 2022, you called on Government to: a) raise capital gains tax (CGT) on overseas buyers from 28 per cent to 40 per cent, b) remove CGT relief, and c) increase the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings for overseas companies. How many meetings have you had with Government officials in the last twelve months where you have lobbied for these powers, and on what dates did they take place? Please provide information broken down by a), b) and c).

• Reference: 2023/4805
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

In August 2022, the Government introduced a Register of Overseas Entities, following lobbying from yourself and others. What assessment have you made of: a) how well this register is operating, b) what tangible benefits it has brought for Londoners, and c) what you would like to see from the Government to mitigate issues and close loopholes?

• Reference: 2023/4381
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

With the autumn statement next week, how are you lobbying Government to ensure wealth is fairly taxed in London?

• Reference: 2023/4384
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2023/3951, in which you said: “I announced a £750,000 investment to provide specialist services to ensure the most vulnerable migrant Londoners can access their rights and the support they need.” What period of time is this funding designated for?

• Reference: 2023/4385
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2023/3956, in which you said the final delivery reports for the Warmer Homes 3 programme are being compiled. Could you provide more information on when these will be published?

• Reference: 2023/4386
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question MQ 2023/3956, in which you said the final delivery reports for the Warmer Homes 3 programme are being compiled. When you publish this data, could you also provide a breakdown of how much was spent on a) administration and project management (for both the GLA and RetrofitWorks), b) assessment of homes, c) installation labour, and d) materials for installation?

• Reference: 2023/4387
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2023/3953, in which you said the drop-off in funding for Phase 4 of the Warmer Homes programme was: “due in main to central government stopping the LAD funding stream for households heated by gas.” Could you provide the: a) number, and b) percentage of low-income households in London on the gas grid, which no longer have access to this funding?

• Reference: 2023/4388
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2023/3954, in which you said, “my funding will aim to install retrofit measures on up to 178 low-income households”. In the process of making this forecast, what steps did you take to consider alternative funding mechanisms to the individual grant funding approach, which may have enabled you to upgrade more homes through economies of scale?

• Reference: 2023/4389
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Thank you for your answer to 2023/3954, in which you said you aimed to install 580 homes using HUG2 funding, and 178 homes using GLA funding. What estimates did you make of the anticipated costs to reach these delivery estimates, broken down by a) administration and project management (for both the GLA and RetrofitWorks), b) assessment of homes, c) installation labour, and d) materials for installation?

• Reference: 2023/4390
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2023/3957, in which you said, “as part of the development of a new Retrofit Delivery Model a range of stakeholders will be consulted.” Will you provide a list of which stakeholders the Partnership Board: a) have engaged, and b) plan to engage, during the development of the Retrofit Delivery Model?