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• Reference: 2020/2021
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

How much net new retail floorspace was granted planning permission in the year 2019/20, in each London Borough?

• Reference: 2020/2019
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

London is now leading the way in terms of transforming out streets for pedestrians and cyclists. But in conversations with other global cities, what further initiatives are you looking to introduce to ensure London's transition and recovery from the covid-19 pandemic improves social, economic and environmental outcomes?

• Reference: 2020/1583
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 21 May 2020

You have been working with the C40 group of global cities on their Global Recovery Taskforce, to share strategies and ideas about how we can deal with and recover from the coronavirus crisis. Could you tell us what kind of issues have been discussed, and where are there areas in which London can learn from others?

• Reference: 2020/1584
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 21 May 2020

The coronavirus crisis and resulting lockdown has shown how important it is for people to have outdoor space at home, be it a garden, terrace or balcony. Your new London Plan sets a minimum standard of 5 square metres of outdoor space to be included in every new dwelling. Do you have an estimate of what proportion of new homes in London meet or exceed this minimum, and will you ensure that this policy is vigorously enforced, with clear guidance given to developers and boroughs, to ensure that every new home in London has a decent private outdoor space for...

• Reference: 2020/1585
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 21 May 2020

It has been reported that the GLA is working with private developers to purchase and “flip” unsold homes, to convert them into new genuinely affordable homes for Londoners. This could be a great initiative to ensure that the social housing sector doesn’t suffer as a result of a dip in the private market, and could help create a more equitable recovery from the crisis. Could you say how many units there is the potential to be purchased in this manner, and whether this would be funded through re-purposed affordable housing grant, or other sources. Would you seek additional “counter-cyclical” funding...

• Reference: 2020/1586
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 21 May 2020

Have you made representations to Government to ask what steps are being taken to ensure that we do not have a repeat of the Covid-19 care home crisis in London’s prisons? Are prisoners, prison officers, support workers and medical staff within remand facilities being given necessary protection and opportunities for social distancing to keep them safe?

• Reference: 2020/1587
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 21 May 2020

As you have highlighted, on ITV News on 7 May, the figures on Covid-19 deaths from the Office for National Statistics “expose the grim reality of the significant structural inequalities that have existed in our society for generations”. Because of such inequalities, the financial burden of burying victims of the virus will be adding to the considerable trauma and stress of many grieving Londoners. What is being done to ensure that people can afford to give their loved ones a dignified funeral?

• Reference: 2020/1588
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 21 May 2020

An unintended consequence of the harsh cuts to public services, which we have seen more evidence of during the current lockdown, is that some green spaces such as road verges, roundabouts and corners of parks have been left to go wild, increasing biodiversity and benefiting pollinators. While I’m sure we share the view that public service austerity has had an overall terrible impact on London, would you agree that this accidental regreening and rewilding has been positive, and is this a something you could encourage through City Hall, TfL and other stakeholders, to demonstrate the benefits that this biodiversity achieves?

• Reference: 2020/1374
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

Policies SD1 and SD10 of your new London Plan state that you will provide support and leadership to “Strategic Areas for Regeneration”, which are within the 20% most deprived areas of England, with initiatives undertaken in collaboration with local communities. What funding and resources does the 2020/21 Budget make available to these communities, to empower them to shape their area’s future?

• Reference: 2020/1375
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

Following your response to my question 2020/0599, will you ensure that information related to the bedroom breakdown of homes becomes mandatory as part of GLA funded programmes, so that delivery can be effectively monitored and scrutinised by the Assembly, and so that the Mayor’s funding matches the need identified in the Strategic Housing Market Assessment and other evidence? The Affordable Homes Programmes funding guidance states that “Providers are expected to build homes that match local and pan-London needs, in terms of size and typology” so it is important that this is monitored.