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• Reference: 2023/3973
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

What communications have you had with the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) on: “A ‘Docklands 2.0’ vision in East London for up to 65,000 homes across multiple sites of significant scale including at Thamesmead, Beckton and Silvertown,” as announced as part of its long-term plan for housing by the Secretary of State on 24 July 2023, and what view have you formed so far on these proposals?

• Reference: 2023/3974
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

The March 2022 Housing Research Note 8, Housing and race equality in London: An analysis of secondary data, from GLA Housing and Land, said: “The analysis of secondary data presented in this report can only paint a partial picture, and should be supplemented with further research, particularly qualitative research into the lived experiences of Black, ASiân and other minority ethnicity Londoners as they navigate the housing system.” What action have you taken to carry out this qualitative research and where is it published?

• Reference: 2023/3975
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

As part of the review of the London Plan, will you ensure that planning guidance for building on contaminated land, for example on decommissioned gas works such as those in Southall and Mitcham, is included to protect Londoners’ health?

• Reference: 2023/3976
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Are you aware of plans by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (RBG Kew) to move its herbarium collection to Thames Valley Science Park in Reading, and are you concerned at the impact this will have on the standing of RBG Kew as a world-renowned centre of science excellence in London?

• Reference: 2023/3977
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Could you provide data on change since 2016 in length of Transport for London (TfL) roads allocated to specific uses including: a) borough, b) length of red routes in km, c) change in length of kerbside allocated to parking, d) change in length of kerbside allocated to loading, e) change in length of kerbside allocated to mandatory cycle lanes, f) change in length of kerbside allocated to bus stops, and g) change in length of kerbside allocated to bus lanes?

• Reference: 2023/3978
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Members of the public complained to me that the blocked access to the Transport for London (TfL) DLR and Elizabeth Line stations at Custom House from the Excel exhibition grounds by the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair caused them unacceptable delays to their regular journeys. This closure of all access to the south of the station was not communicated to customers by TfL. Is it acceptable for the DSEI arms fair to remove access to a station, and how does this fit with plans for a new bridge over Royal Victoria Dock to enable new homes to...

• Reference: 2023/3979
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

There are now just over half of all roads in London with a 20mph speed limit, with 52 per cent of borough roads and 16 per cent of Transport for London (TfL) red routes having a 20mph speed limit. What is your target for the proportion of borough and TfL roads to have a 20mph speed limit?

• Reference: 2023/3980
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

What lessons have you drawn from the launch of the default 20mph speed limit in Wales?

• Reference: 2023/3981
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Due to a shortage of trains, Transport for London (TfL) regularly communicate that there are minor delays on the Jubilee line. What is causing this shortage of trains?

• Reference: 2023/3982
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Due to a shortage of trains, Transport for London (TfL) regularly communicate that there are minor delays on the Jubilee line. How does TfL expect customers to know when other issues have arisen that increase the delays, as minor delays are so regularly communicated on the Jubilee line at present?