A1 Stirling Corner to Borehamwood Junction Question No: 2015/1317 Andrew Dismore Between Stirling Corner and Borehamwood Junction (A1) there is a sensible 50mph limit which is designed to make the road safer. Constituents have complained to me about the lack of observance of the 50mph limit. In light of this is it possible for the MPS to patrol (in arrangement […]
Read moreI secured extraordinary admissions during question at the Assembly Regeneration Committee hearings into transport led regeneration. The developer witness, Martyn Evans of Cathedral Group, frankly admitted that developers pull the wool over the eyes of Council planning departments over ‘viability’ assessments, which amongst other things are instrumental in deciding how many homes in a given development will be ‘affordable’. Mr Evans […]
Read moreSpeaking at the London Assembly plenary meeting, I demanded the return of 13 fire engines to fire stations, currently held off the stations, with the return being blocked by Mayor Boris Johnson. The Mayor has issued a direction to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) telling members not redeploy 13 fire appliances currently being used to support the contingency […]
Read moreThere is a lack of broadband accessibility in large parts of Barnet and Camden. I raised this during the London Assembly plenary with the London Enterprise Partnership. I raised a number of cases with the Chair of the LEP. In Parliament Emily Thornberry MP gave an example of it taking nine hours to upload a two and a half minute film […]
Read moreOver recent years there has been a significant rise in anti-Semitic attacks in London. A motion agreed by the London Assembly today (1 July 2015) calls on the Mayor to support a peaceful, community-led counter protest in place of the planned rally in Golders Green by a number of fringe extreme right wing groups. The Assembly urges the Mayor […]
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