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• Reference: 2015/3329
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

The Dept. for Business, Innovation and Skills are calling for evidence on how tips, gratuities and service charges are collected and what deductions are made from them by the employer. Given your commitment to the London Living Wage, will you condemn those practices where tips and service charges are used to boost company profits rather than going to the employees providing the service?

• Reference: 2015/0128
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 21 January 2015

In your answer to 2014/5934 you focus on perceived problems with the governance of the LDA. This is a red herring - as with the LEP a range of stakeholders is required in any such board and the primary decisions will always reside in the Mayor's office. This does however highlight a deficiency with the LEP Board structure. Can you list the members of the London LEP Board, the organisations or 'constituencies' they represent and any 'gaps' you perceive to exist in this membership?

• Reference: 2015/0135
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 21 January 2015

"The economic downturn and 'austerity measures' have coincided with a rise in bookmakers on London's High Streets, who are leeching money from Londoners, many of whom are surviving on low incomes. The sheer volume of these establishments and the nature of their business make them partially responsible for exacerbating poverty for many Londoners. What representations have you made, if any, to Government for changes in planning law in order to a) limit the number of bookmakers on any one High Street and b) restrict their activities, for example by imposing a maximum bet per spin of £2 on Fixed Odd...

• Reference: 2015/0110
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 21 January 2015

In one of its earliest decisions, the coalition government scrapped over £400m annually of funding available to support investment in assisting the economic growth of our city, in areas that the market fails to reach. Was this money needed?

• Reference: 2014/5934
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 17 December 2014

Do you agree that the LEP model for London was not the Coalition Government’s most successful creation?

• Reference: 2014/2775
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 23 July 2014

What is the current London thinking on our offer as a venue for Conventions, and what missing elements require further work to maintain a good competitive position?

• Reference: 2014/2776
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 23 July 2014

What is your current assessment of London's ESOL offer and in what areas is this deficient? What steps are you taking to address this?

• Reference: 2013/3616
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 23 October 2013

Do you know which members of the G15, London's largest affordable housing providers pay all their staff the London Living Wage. And if some do not, will you proactively encourage them to do so?

• Reference: 2013/2996
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 11 September 2013

How have you helped Londoners meet the rising cost of living?

• Reference: 2013/2999
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 11 September 2013

Did your council tax cut do anything materially for the cost of living of Londoners, particularly when compared to your fare increases?