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• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Hina Bokhari AM: Thank you, Chair. I want to focus more on the issues that Enver and Tom have touched on, which are around homelessness. Due to the change in the Home Office policy that you were mentioning, Enver, there has been a real risk of issue because of the minimum of seven days to find alternative accommodation following eviction by the Home Office. I know that councils have an obligation to house families and particularly children, but adults who have no children are at particular risk in this situation. I want to start my questions with Helena, who works...

• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 16 March 2023

Hina Bokhari AM: Thank you, Chair. Liz, I was really pleased to hear that you are encouraging the right kind of developer. What measures are you putting in place to make sure that you are not working with developers who may have had a disregard for leaseholders, people who have suffered as a result of the building safety crisis?

• Question by: Diana Johnson
• Meeting date: 15 September 2004

Is it right that you have arrived at this without any environmental impact assessment being prepared?

• Reference: 2004/0568
• Question by: Diana Johnson
• Meeting date: 28 April 2004

What do you consider to be your achievements since 2000 in each London borough? .

• Reference: 2004/0571
• Question by: Diana Johnson
• Meeting date: 28 April 2004

How will the recent Government announcement of additional assistance for key workers to secure affordable homes assist with the GLA's housing strategy? .

• Reference: 2004/0575
• Question by: Diana Johnson
• Meeting date: 28 April 2004

What contribution has the activity of the Environment Committee had in developing GLA and functional body environment policies? .

• Question by: Diana Johnson
• Meeting date: 28 April 2004

What is your greatest disappointment as Mayor?

• Question by: Diana Johnson
• Meeting date: 28 April 2004

Are there specific things you think you could have done better over the last four years?

• Reference: 2004/0414
• Question by: Diana Johnson
• Meeting date: 31 March 2004

In light of the tragic recent death on the Wembley construction site, and the average 1 death a week in construction in London, what powers does the Mayor have to ensure that contractors, and more importantly their sub-contractors, on London's building sites fully comply with their Health and Safety obligations? . .

• Reference: 2004/0415
• Question by: Diana Johnson
• Meeting date: 31 March 2004

Is the Mayor prepared to make Health and Safety a core responsibility of lead contactors for all GLA Family managed construction projects that they cannot contract out to sub-contractors? [Brief- T&G and other unions are very concerned about the fact that many sub-contractors are not fulfilling their H&S obligations. Lead contractors say this is the responsibility of their subsidies. As a result the death toll on construction sites remains at shameful levels. The problem is exacerbated by the high use of (sometimes illegal) foreign workers with little or no english language skills by the subbies. The unions are not trying...