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  • Mayoral Development Corporation in Old Oak Common (2)

    • Reference: 2013/5317
    • Question by: Stephen Knight
    • Meeting date: 18 December 2013
    What are the financial implications arising for the GLA from the creation of a new Mayoral Development Corporation in Old Oak Common?

  • Mayoral Development Corporation in Old Oak Common (3)

    • Reference: 2013/5318
    • Question by: Stephen Knight
    • Meeting date: 18 December 2013
    Can you confirm that the governance of any new Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) would follow the model used by the London Legacy Development Corporation in having a level of representation from each of the host boroughs?

  • LLDC - homes on the Olympic Park

    • Reference: 2013/5319
    • Question by: Stephen Knight
    • Meeting date: 18 December 2013
    Further to the comments made by the Deputy Chair of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) before the Regeneration Committee on 8 October 2013, can you confirm how many homes the LLDC is considering replacing with other uses in the Pudding Mill neighbourhood and sites to the north and south of the aquatic centre (Stratford waterfront) and in a further area south of the ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture?

  • Lambeth housing evictions

    • Reference: 2013/5320
    • Question by: Stephen Knight
    • Meeting date: 18 December 2013
    The 'General Consents' issued by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 'for the Disposal of Land held for the purposes of Part II of the Housing Act 1985 - 2013' permit a local authority to dispose of an unoccupied dwelling-house to a person who intends to use it as their only or principal home. However, I understand that sales of former housing co-operative homes in Lambeth - where the council has actively obtained possession - have not followed in a number of cases. Are you aware of this anomaly and, if so, what action will you take...

  • Council borrowing caps

    • Reference: 2013/5312
    • Question by: Stephen Knight
    • Meeting date: 18 December 2013
    Further to the announcement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the government will increase local authority Housing Revenue Account borrowing limits by £300 million, how much of this additional funding do you expect to be spent in London?

  • Affordable housing grants

    • Reference: 2013/5314
    • Question by: Stephen Knight
    • Meeting date: 18 December 2013
    Further to your answer to MQ2013/4038, can you confirm the average capital grant per unit for social rent dwellings completed under the previous affordable housing programme?

  • Help to Buy

    • Reference: 2013/5315
    • Question by: Stephen Knight
    • Meeting date: 18 December 2013
    Your chief economic advisor is reported as having said that "Help to Buy was not necessary" and will create a "lethal combination" of cheap money and expectations among householders that ever-rising house prices are a "one way bet." He joins a growing list of critics which include the House of Commons Treasury Committee, the former governor of the Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund. In view of these shared concerns - and in light of your housing responsibilities - will you commit to monitor the impact of this policy on the price, affordability and demand for homes across...

  • Mayoral Development Corporation in Old Oak Common (1)

    • Reference: 2013/5316
    • Question by: Stephen Knight
    • Meeting date: 18 December 2013
    Further to the comments made by your Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor for Policy and Planning to the Evening Standard newspaper on 26 November 2013, when can we expect proposals for a new Mayoral Development Corporation in Old Oak Common to be published?

  • Housing Moves (1)

    • Reference: 2013/5310
    • Question by: Stephen Knight
    • Meeting date: 18 December 2013
    How many social tenants have moved through your 'Housing Moves' pan-London mobility scheme since its launch in May 2012?

  • Housing Moves (2)

    • Reference: 2013/5311
    • Question by: Stephen Knight
    • Meeting date: 18 December 2013
    How many households are currently registered with the Housing Moves scheme, and how many properties have been advertised on the Housing Moves website to date?