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  • Corporate sponsors of Pride in London

    • 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?
  • Ultra-Low Emissions Zone

    • Reference: 2017/5097
    • Question by: Tom Copley
    • Meeting date: 14 December 2017
    Your latest TfL business plan says the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone will be extended to the North and South Circular roads for cars and vans in 2021. Why will residents in outer London have to put up with polluting cars and vans, when residents of inner London will not?
  • Subject: zero emission car clubs

    • Reference: 2017/4473
    • Question by: Tom Copley
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2017
    Your draft Mayor's Transport Strategy says you will be "supporting zero emission car clubs (where appropriate)". Can you provide further details on what the caveat means?
  • Subject: London Living Wage Audit (1)

    • 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?
  • Subject: Zero-Hour Contracts

    • 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?
  • Subject: district heating schemes

    • Reference: 2017/4487
    • Question by: Tom Copley
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2017
    What district heating schemes have you given your backing to?
  • Design & Build Contracts and defective development

    • 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?"
  • LSE Overseas Investment Report

    • 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?
  • LSE Overseas Investment Report 2

    • 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?
  • LSE Overseas Investment Report 3

    • 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?