Cllr Ben Hayhurst to Deputy Mayor Rennison
Please can the Cabinet Member for Finance and Housing Needs and Supply give an update on the work the Council has done to increase the take up of pension credit.
Cllr Desmond to Deputy Mayor Rennison
Given damaging central government changes to the benefits system that is leaving Hackney residents in debt and in rent arrears, can the Cabinet Member for Finance update us on what the Council is doing to support residents who are struggling financially, particularly those that are in debt to the Council?
Cllr Wrout to Cabinet Member for for Community Safety, Policy and the Voluntary Sector
The Conservative government shamefully overturned a House of Lords amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill, and ended the guarantee that child refugees have the right to join their families in the UK. Can the cabinet member with responsibility for refugees outline what, if anything, Hackney with its strong tradition of welcoming refugees, can do to help children and refugee families who are estranged, now the Bill has become law?
Cllr Conway to the Cabinet Member for Employment, Skills and Human Resources
Can the Cabinet Member with responsibility for equalities update me in what steps she has taken to address concerns I raised with her about the discrimination young black Caribbean and African girls face when they choose to embrace their natural hair?
Cllr Garasia to Cllr Kennedy, former Cabinet Member for Families, Early Years and Play
Can the Cabinet Member for Families, Early Years and Play provide an update on the commitment to make Hackney a child friendly borough?
Cllr Adejare to the Cabinet Member for
Planning Culture and Inclusive Economy
Dalston is one of Hackney’s most vibrant areas; its community has helped give Hackney the reputation as a creative heart of London. Can the Cabinet Member for Planning update us on the work to protect Dalston’s character and its residents from the worst elements of regeneration and growth?
Cllr Snell to the Cabinet Member for Energy, Waste, Transport and Public Realm
Can the Cabinet Member for Energy inform me about the Council energy company and what it will do for residents?
Cllr Smyth to Deputy Mayor Rennision
Councils are on the frontlines of fighting austerity, defending our most vulnerable residents from the worst elements of central government cuts by protecting frontline services. Can the Cabinet Member for Finance tell us how the government’s Fair Funding Review may damage the Council’s efforts to invest in our services on behalf of the residents of Hackney?
Cllr Billington to Mayoral Adviser for Private Renting and Housing Affordability
There are now three privately owned sites with apartment blocks in De Beauvoir ward which have been deemed to have cladding which is not compliant with fire safety standards. The residents - tenants, mortgage holders and those in shared ownership - are left in the distressing situation of uncertainty about their homes, worried about their safety and the risk of the costs which could be astronomical passed on to them. What can the Council do to help residents who find themselves in this situation through no fault of their own?