We all acknowledge that the major gas replacement works currently being carried out across Pimlico are necessary. That doesn’t mean we can’t be frustrated by the on-going road closures and disruptions.

Westminster Matters: An update from Cllr Nickie Aiken, Leader of Westminster City Council

It has been an incredibly busy time since I last updated you on the work of Conservative-run Westminster City Council.

Sadly we continue to see an increase in the number of rough sleepers on our streets. Westminster attracts more than the next four boroughs combined. Being the “capital of the capital” has always meant more people bedding down on our streets.

The biggest concern raised by our residents over recent months is the increase in drug dealing, open drug taking and begging. 

We are increasingly receiving complaints from our residents about the open drug taking and dealing on our Pimlico streets.

Cllr Jacqui Wilkinson, Deputy Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Education and Skills, has visited the new Bessborough Family Hub in Lupus Street, which is providing a wide range of support both for families and children up to the age of 19.

Cllrs Flight and Wilkinson joined residents of Glastonbury House in a meeting with CityWest Homes and United Living to hear about major works being carried out in Glastonbury House to improve safety in case of fire. These include:

We have been advised by Transport for London (TfL) that final preparations are underway to launch the Central London Ultra Low Emission Zone on 8th April 2019. This initiative is being introduced by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

Early in 2018, Westminster City Council launched the Integrated Street Engagement Team (ISEU) to help support our daytime population off the streets off the streets and into accommodation.

It is a year since Cllr Jacqui Wilkinson, our Greater Assembly Member Tony Devenish and a local Warwick Ward resident had a meeting with Mayor Sadiq Khan about the ongoing problems with tube noise and vibration along the Victoria line southbound track between Victoria and Pimlico stations.