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• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 13 March 2013

I want to follow up from Stephen Knight's questioning on the CPI. Perhaps I could ask Kate, because she did not get a chance to answer. Have I got it right that the CPI is going to mean that rents are now going to be tagged to the CPI, rather than to rent inflation? Further, as the CPI has always risen at a much lower rate than rents, the 30th percentile which the LHA is tagged to will drop to perhaps 20th or 10th percentile available? Have I got this right?

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

I just wanted to know, Neale, what work is being done about low birth weight and the low birth weight rate in London. I know this country has one of the highest low birth weight rates in Europe and the low birth weight rate in London is likely to be very high because of the numbers of children living in poor environments. And low birth weight is the biggest biological indicator of deprivation, and very closely linked to poverty. It leads to early death in infancy. It leads to ill health throughout life. It leads to disability and it's very...