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• Reference: 2021/1145
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

There is a vast amount of privately owned green space in London, much of which is there for public amenity, for example, sports fields. However, CPRE London reports that many fields are being deliberately fenced off, stopping pitches from being booked, removing public access and allowing the land to become derelict, with a view to applying for planning permission once five years has passed and Sport England can no longer challenge them. What policy and legal levers are there to challenge private landowners to keep the fields in use for sports, where relevant, and open for public amenity more generally?

• Reference: 2021/1139
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

A recent study from GLA Housing & Land called ‘An analysis of housing floorspace per person’ (Feb 2021) showed that housing floorspace in the private rented sector in London fell since the 1990s. Given the importance of health and wellbeing as well as the trends of home working, what scope have you got to mitigate this?

• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Steve O'Connell AM: Yes, I have, Chair. I am happy to eat modestly into my remaining time. Very much we should remember Sarah [Everard] and make the streets safer for women in London. Also, I very much comment on the loss of young men in Croydon, as was referred to by Tony Devenish [AM], an awful weekend, Mr Mayor, for Croydon and young people. I have joined in with Unmesh [Desai AM] and others in seeking increased funding for London police. But I would stress, having said all that, that political leadership is about responsibility. You go to Londoners to...

• Reference: 2021/1240
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Have you done enough for Outer London transport over the last 5 years?

• Reference: 2021/1138
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

You are the first London Mayor to include in your London Plan strong policies on play and informal recreation with space standards of 10 square meters per child and young person. However, given that the new census is happening this weekend, will you be updating the calculator used to assess the number of under 18s in a development to ensure your policies and standards are met and accurately implemented.

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 04 March 2021

Nicky Gavron AM: I just wanted to come in with a couple of quick supplementary questions to follow what Assembly Member Cooper was saying. Can I ask you, Deputy Mayor Jules Pipe, to say a little bit more - and you have said quite a lot about skills - about the way you are going to deploy the AEB in relation to the Green New Deal and skills? It is going to be a very important tool.

• Reference: 2021/0900
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

After a year of delays, The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government finally approved the London Plan on Friday 29 th January 2021. What will be the impact of the two directions issued 10 th December 2020 for London and Londoners?

• Reference: 2021/0901
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

In answer to my question 2020/4490, you outlined that “there are very few opportunities to create large areas of new public open space based on traditional parks and green spaces.” CPRE London have just launched a campaign to create 10 new major parks in London, having already identified 8 sites. Are you working with others to assess the feasibility of these sites to become parks?

• Reference: 2021/0902
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Will you be doing an impact assessment of the proposals in this consultation?

• Reference: 2021/0903
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

What do stakeholders think of the proposals in this consultation?