We now have the Mayor’s Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) and Funding Guidance changes, after he achieved a record settlement for affordable housing in London from the Government: £3.15bn until 2021. London Affordable Rent is to be genuinely affordable –around 44% market rent, tied to capped social rents provided by Registered Social Landlords and due to be cut by […]
Read moreBuilding on last month’s informal consultation, the most important development this month was the publication for consultation of the Mayor’s draft Police and Crime Plan. The consultation period ends on the 23 February 2017. The Police & Crime Plan will determine, direct and communicate the Mayor’s policing and crime priorities for his period in office (from 2017-21). Core […]
Read moreTfL is now running a night service at weekends on bus route 307 between Brimsdown station and Barnet Hospital, every 30 minutes throughout Friday and Saturday nights. It will connect with the Night Tube at High Barnet tube station.to complement the new Night Tube service on the Northern line. It will also connect at Oakwood tube station with the new Night […]
Read moreMost of this month’s Economy Committee work has been on Brexit and is covered above. However, there was a Plenary session with London and Partners, (responsible for inward investment, trade and tourism) and in addition to Brexit issues I raised a number of other economy related written questions.
Read moreThe Assembly is continuing to scrutinise the implications of Brexit. Please see our work programme. The big news (though it seems some time ago) was the High Court decision, to give Parliament a vote over the triggering of Article 50 and the Brexit Process. The Chancellor’s Autumn statement also gave cause for concern for the economy, due to Brexit. Three […]
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