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• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 23 July 2020

Joanne McCartney AM: Yes, thank you, Chair. My initial question is to Sam Gurney, if I can, and it is about the increasing number of people who are claiming Universal Credit (UC), which we know is a very difficult and cruel system. Since the end of March, I believe, 440,000 new claimants for UC have come from London. When furlough ends, that is likely to see another spike. What concerns does the TUC have about this record number of Londoners finding themselves reliant on UC? What will that mean for poverty in the capital?

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 06 July 2016

Joanne McCartney AM: Yes, thank you, Mr Mayor. Perhaps I could just start by saying that this body actually did look at the issue of water cannon and on a cross-party basis we urged the previous Mayor not to go ahead. That was after we had taken three lengthy examination sessions and looked at the evidence, so I am very pleased that that was part of your manifesto.