Monday, 17 October 2022
Can you please confirm how the new board members of the London Markets Board were chosen?
This financial year (2022/23) one off grant funding has provided an additional £147.3 million in funding, raising the GLA:Mayor budget by 67.7 percent or £82.3 million. How likely is it...
What support, financial or otherwise, has been offered by Government to support the GLA group with rising energy costs?
How do you anticipate that rising energy prices across the GLA group will impact on your budget for 2023/24 and do you anticipate changes to the funding set out in the Budget Guidance?
Your Adult Education Budget (AEB) has a 20 per cent management fee cap on subcontracting. Are you concerned that this cap will be treated more like a minimum, leading to higher management fees...
Can you confirm the costs associated with the new London Markets Board?
Are you preparing for the possible impact on London of a nuclear event in Europe, which could cause at the very least similar issues as Chernobyl did in 1986?
What training do first responders in London undertake to prepare for a possible ‘chain of events’ scenario where multiple climate and other events combine to create a worse disaster?
Some advice for civil preparedness to future climate and other disasters involves advising people to have a ‘grab bag’ handy. What do you consider to be the right things for a...
On 9 August 2019 – during a large power cut to the National Grid that caused disruption to Thameslink and London Underground – 239,861 London customers were disconnected from the...
Will the new London Markets Board continue with the same 12 recommendations from the 2017 report, or will there be new guidance and objectives? If so, what will they be and where are they documented?
How many grants have been made from this fund to date? Please provide a breakdown since the funds began, showing the size of grant and date of grant award.
At the AEB Plenary on 8 September, I was told the GLA’s dataset does not yet contain information on progress and outcomes for academy hubs. Would you consider tracking the impact of AEB...
Why did it take 511 days from your re-election as Mayor of London to relaunch the London Markets Board? Doesn’t this show it was never a priority for you?
What factors might have affected the cost of building an affordable home in the past 12 months?
What are the costs associated with building an affordable 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom home in London on average? How has this changed in the past 12 months?
How many households have been taken off the waiting lists of boroughs as a result of the homes purchased under the Right to Buy Back Scheme?
What happened to the 12 objectives of the previous London Markets Board, as set out in your 2017 report Understanding London’s Markets? Was there a final report on its achievements against...
How much from the Adult Education Budget has been put into the delivery of the Green Skills Hubs?
How much from the Adult Education Budget has been put into the delivery of the digital green skills hub?
Can you please provide the number of people undertaking training for all Health Hubs in 2022?
The TfL funding deal includes a dispute mechanism. Whilst it may not be implemented, if it is, TfL estimate the cost could be up to £1.1 billion. If the mechanism is activated how will it...
How many grants have been made from these funds to date? Please provide a breakdown since the funds began, showing the size of grant; social or private residential; and month of grant award.
How many grants have been made from this fund to date? Please provide a breakdown since the funds began, showing the size of grant and date of grant award.
Southwark Council is planning to establish a land commission to identify development land in the borough. Do you welcome Southwark’s approach and will you be adopting this approach...
How many properties have been completed in London since the Government scrapped the Code for Sustainable Homes?
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 gave housing priority to those fleeing domestic violence. Have you made any assessment as to whether London's boroughs are meeting their housing duties under this Act?...
London Councils has warned that possible proposed changes to the Homelessness Prevention Grant would result in their funding being cut by almost a third. Do you share these concerns and what...
Will you consider funding ESOL courses that are similar to your skills Bootcamps to enable Londoners to undertake a flexible intensive course to improve their English language skills?
At the AEB Plenary on 8 September, I was told the Individualised Learner Record data does not contain information on employers and the industries and sectors they represent. Would you consider...
What impact is it anticipated that the rise in interest rates, the fall in the value of the pound and increased inflation will have on your housing delivery plans over the next two years?
What data are you collecting on mortgage arrears and repossessions in London and what support could you provide to homeowners if interest rate rises cause unaffordable increases to monthly...
In your answer to question 2022/3358 you said: “the GLA is sometimes able to provide a change in grant approval, which allows homes completed and intended as shared ownership to be...
The Rogue Landlord Checker you introduced in 2017 is not being comprehensively used across London boroughs, as the data you provided in answer to my question 2022/2593 shows. What are your plans...
In your answer to my question 2022/2923, you stated that your commitment to requiring full consent for estate regeneration, as well as the replacement of any social housing lost through...
When will the new membership of the London Markets Board be announced, and when will the Board next meet?
How are you ensuring that rogue landlords cleared from the database after 12 months do not re-enter the private rental market under different names?
How many jobs have been created as a result of Good Growth Fund supported projects since you became Mayor? Please give a breakdown by sector, year, scheme, borough and cost.
Economic growth is now happening more slowly than predicted and the Bank of England has stated that the UK is now in recession. What estimates have been made of how this will impact on business...
Further to my questions 2018/2420 in September 2018 and 2021/1322 in March 2021, what progress is being made to develop the vacant former Samaritan Hospital site on prime land in Marylebone? Do...
The London Assembly is a 25-member elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London.
The London Assembly was established in 2000 and meets at City Hall on the south bank of the River Thames, close to Tower Bridge. The Assembly is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners (transport, environmental matters, etc.), publish its findings and recommendations, and make proposals to the Mayor.