Author Archives: office

Worrying reduction in number of women undergoing cervical cancer screening

There has been a drop in the number of eligible women being screened for cervical cancer in Barnet and Camden according to the latest NHS data. Local London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM has described this as “a concerning move in the wrong direction.” He also said it was “further evidence that the NHS needs to be allocated more resources […]

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Notes of meeting with TfL buses

Route 13 We can confirm that the current operator has been penalised for the performance of this route. We will continue to work closely with them to improve the management of the route regarding roadworks and other disruptions. Route 384: Alston Road, High Barnet Our Operations Manager instructed the team of Traffic Controllers to increase patrols of the area. they […]

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Dismore responds to report on Universal Credit roll-out

In response to the National Audit Office’s report into the roll-out of Universal Credit, Labour’s London Assembly Spokesperson for the Economy, Andrew Dismore AM, said: ”We have seen a huge increase in rent arrears in Universal Credit pilot and roll-out areas. Cash-strapped local authorities have also had to intervene financially to help Londoners and their families left destitute by protracted […]

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Camden Council make bold move against office to residential conversions

Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has hailed the success of Camden Council, who have secured the agreement of Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, to issue a directive, known as an Article 4 directive, that would stop the automatic conversion of offices to residential premises in Camden’s Central Activities Zone (CAZ). Currently, due to the deregulation […]

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Policing briefing June 18

The problem is that the Metropolitan Police is underfunded, due to massive cuts in its budget from Central Government resulting in a significant loss of police officers across  London The Conservative Government has imposed cut after cut on the Met.’s budget. Since 2010, the Met.’s Government grant funding has fallen by more than £700 million, nearly 40 per cent in […]

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