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  • Question and Answer Session: Refugees in London (Supplementary) [11]

    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 07 September 2023
    Unmesh Desai AM: Thank you, Chair. Good morning to the panel. My main question is to Tunde [Olayinka] and Hannah [Boylan] and it is about modern slavery. Modern slavery was described by the Archbishop of Westminster, I think in 2016 or 2017, as “the dark underbelly of London’s society”. That still remains the case, although there is a growing and welcome recognition of the issue. In the context of modern slavery, how is it impacting today on refugee communities and what is the LSMP doing to address it? If you want to start off, Tunde [Olayinka], and then if I...

  • Expanding Access to Cricket

    • Reference: 2022/5127
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
    What action is the Mayor taking to develop and expand access to cricket in east London?

  • Engaging with organisations that promote cricket in East London

    • Reference: 2022/5128
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
    What organisations has the Mayor engaged with that promote cricket in east London?

  • The contribution of Ugandan Asians to London

    • Reference: 2022/5129
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
    As we mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Ugandan Asians in this country, what reflections do you have on the contribution they have made to London?

  • 50 Years of Pride in London

    • Reference: 2022/5131
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
    This year marked the 50th London Pride March. What is the significance of this anniversary, and how will you continue to support the LGBT+ community in London in the future?

  • Foodbank Use and Londoners

    • Reference: 2019/20880
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 19 December 2019
    One of my local foodbanks is appealing for extra donations over the Christmas period. Please outline how you are encouraging Londoners to support each other during challenging periods like Christmas?

  • Conscious Advertising Network

    • Reference: 2019/19911
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 17 October 2019
    Would you consider opening discussions on signing the GLA group up to the Conscious Advertising Network?

  • Fire at De Pass Gardens

    • Reference: 2019/14508
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 18 July 2019
    Barking and Dagenham Council’s response to the fire at De Pass Gardens was commendable. 30 minutes after the initial reports, the Council’s emergency support team was on location, within 2 hours, a rescue-rest centre had been set up and by midnight, the Council had secured a bed in the Borough for every resident who needed it. With the help from Go-Ahead busses and the council’s own passenger transport services, residents were taken to where they needed to be. Will you be ensuring that the good practice shown by Barking and Dagenham Council on the day of the incident can be...

  • Fighting Racism in Football

    • Reference: 2019/9324
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 16 May 2019
    I welcome that you have signed ‘ The Times’ manifesto to fight racism in football. What role do you think sporting organisations can play in leading community inclusion activities as well as anti-racism and other anti-discrimination activities?

  • Met Police and London Fire Brigade affiliation to Electronics Watch

    • Reference: 2019/9325
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 16 May 2019
    Are the Metropolitan Police and Fire Service to affiliate to Electronics Watch, as recommended by UNISON?