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• Reference: 2018/0229
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 18 January 2018

Do you think that corporate sponsors of Pride in London should sign a charter committing them to promoting LGBTQ rights abroad and workers' rights at home?

• Reference: 2017/4483
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

In October 2016 you discovered that some Transport for London subcontractors were being paid less than the London Living Wage. You tasked your eight Deputy Mayors and senior City Hall officials with conducting a thorough audit of City Hall and Mayoral bodies, including TfL, to root out any other examples of staff being paid below the London Living Wage, or other bad employment practices. Will you publish the results of those audits?

• Reference: 2017/4485
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

In July 2016 you said you were reviewing the GLA Group Responsible Procurement Policy, to ensure that zero-hour contracts are never used to exploit workers, and to ensure suppliers and contractors are adopting the same high standards as the GLA. In June 2017 the policy was updated. One of the objectives was "Embedding fair employment practices - ensuring low skilled roles receive a fair wage and encouraging safe and healthy work places". Can you explain why zero-hours contracts are not mentioned in the GLA Group Responsible Procurement Policy?

• Reference: 2017/2869
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 13 July 2017

In light of the major defects in the GLA part-funded development at Orchard Village in Havering, will you in future refuse to fund schemes procured via design and build contracts through the GLA's Affordable Homes Programme?"

• Reference: 2017/2875
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 13 July 2017

What conclusions can be drawn from the Mayor's commissioned research into overseas investment in new homes and what response will the Mayor be making?

• Reference: 2017/2876
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 13 July 2017

How can the Mayor work to further our understanding of the impact overseas investment within London's domestic property market as a whole, beyond the new build sector?

• Reference: 2017/2877
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 13 July 2017

Previous research into Overseas Investment in the London property market by the University of Sheffield's Political Economy Research Institute (February 2016) suggested the creation of an Inclusive City Fund through levies on super-prime sales and philanthropic giving as a vehicle to fund social housing. Would the Mayor consider lobbying for the powers for such an initiative?

• Reference: 2016/3867
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 19 October 2016

How can you ensure the research on the impact of Overseas Propoerty Ownership measures not only the economic impact of overseas investment on London's housing market but the local impact of high levels of property ownership on neighbourhood amenity and communities?

• Reference: 2016/3846
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 19 October 2016

On 13 August 2016 the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond MP, confirmed that all structural and investment fund projects signed prior to the 2016 Autumn Statement (due in December 2016) would be fully funded by the Treasury. However, no guarantee was given for projects signed after the Autumn Statement. As at mid-August 2016, only £44 million (just eight per cent) of ESIF projects had been formally signed in London, leaving £540 million currently yet to be agreed. Are you concerned London is going to lose almost half a billion pounds in funding?

• Reference: 2016/3866
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 19 October 2016

I welcome the launch of your investigation into Overseas Property Investment. What is the remit of the investigation and when do you expect to publish it?