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• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 02 July 2020

David Kurten AM: Good morning, everybody. My first question would go to David Bellamy. I think you would be the person to answer this, but if you are not you can pass it on. My question is, what remuneration will the members of the London Transition Board and London Recovery Board be receiving for their service?

• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 02 July 2020

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: My questions are to start off with to John O’Brien. I want to ask about support for businesses in London, with a particular focus on the restaurant industry. According to data from the Office for National Statistics, as of July last year there were nearly 16,000 restaurants in London employing around 325,000 people. Clearly, the sector has been hit very hard by COVID-19. Data showed in March, before the pandemic had fully hit, that 71% more food and accommodation businesses closed this March than they had in the previous March. John, I wonder if you could...

• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 02 July 2020

Léonie Cooper AM: My first question is to David Bellamy and it is about the balance between lives and livelihoods. Many politicians and commentators have portrayed the journey out of lockdown as a trade-off between the economy and health and between lives and livelihoods. Do you agree that this is a false distinction and that there cannot really be a full economic recovery without the public being confident that going about daily life is safe?

• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 07 September 2017

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: Thank you. I have three specific questions I would like to ask you. To fulfil your vision, your modelling shows you are going to need a nursery in place by 2020 and another two years later. I am pleased you have made progress on this in your work. We are rapidly approaching 2018 now. Are you confident the funding is going to be in place and that they will be completed on time?

• Reference: 2017/2836
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 13 July 2017

Why does your draft Transport Strategy contain no proposals to change the Congestion Charge or bring in road pricing to tackle congestion?

• Reference: 2016/4029
• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 02 November 2016

How do you measure the effectiveness of London & Partners?

• Reference: 2016/4031
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 02 November 2016

What is London and Partner's assessment of the impact that leaving the European Union will have on London?

• Reference: 2016/4050
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 02 November 2016

With the Brexit vote now allowing the UK to open up full free trade links with the 93% of the world's population living outside the EU, how will London & Partners reassess their business model to take full advantage of these new opportunities including reengaging with our friends in the Commonwealth?

• Reference: 2016/4030
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 02 November 2016

How can London and Partners do more to promote and support small businesses and grassroots culture in London?

• Reference: 2016/4032
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 02 November 2016

What impact do you consider Brexit will have on attracting non- EU international students to London universities?