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  • Pershing Square Holdings

    • Reference: 2017/2330
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 22 June 2017
    Are you aware that on 2 May 2017, Pershing Square Holdings launched a £3.6 billion close-ended investment fund on the London Stock Exchange Specialist Fund Market and do you think the City of London is flourishing in spite of, or because of, the Brexit referendum?
  • London's Unemployment Rate

    • Reference: 2017/2333
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 22 June 2017
    What reasons do you think lie behind the increase in London's unemployment, with the city now having the highest rate of unemployment of any region of the UK. According to the Office of National Statistics, the rate in London is now 6.1%, compared to the South East of England with an unemployment rate of 3.5%, 4.8% in Wales, 5.3% in Northern Ireland and 5.9% in the North East of England?
  • Uber's Tax Arrangements (1)

    • Reference: 2017/1716
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 22 March 2017
    Do you agree with your Labour party colleague Iain Wright MP, who has publicly spoken out about Uber's 'tax avoidance' and unwillingness to pay their drivers the minimum wage?
  • Uber's Tax Arrangements (2)

    • Reference: 2017/1717
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 22 March 2017
    Do you think you should do the same and insist your organisations and departments also boycott business use of Uber until it changes it pays its drivers the minimum wage and pays normal levels of corporation tax in the United Kingdom?
  • Uber's Tax Arrangements (3)

    • Reference: 2017/1718
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 22 March 2017
    Do you have a moral responsibility and an obligation to ensure that large multinational companies licenced by TfL, as PH Operators are subject to UK tax and VAT?
  • Business rate rises in April 2017

    • Reference: 2016/4183
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2016
    What impact do you believe the impending rating revaluations will have on businesses in the West End of London, given that London retailers’ business rates will rise by an average of 14% before taking account of “transitional relief”.
  • London Stadium

    • Reference: 2016/4185
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2016
    Do you intend to revisit West Ham's rental agreement with the London Legacy Development Corporation in the light of the costs released by the Olympic Stadium Coalition on 2 November 2016?
  • Jobs

    • Reference: 2016/3612
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 19 October 2016
    What will you do in London to help the Prime Minister to reduce immigration and make sure that British workers have first choice on jobs in Britain?
  • Ebbsfleet Connection

    • Reference: 2016/3618
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 19 October 2016
    Will you lobby for better pedestrian and cycle connections between Northfleet and Ebbsfleet International stations, which could provide faster journey times from south London to Kent and Eurostar destinations and relieve congestion at Stratford and St Pancras International by creating an easier alternative route?
  • Fire Station PFI

    • Reference: 2016/3624
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 19 October 2016
    What will be the total repayment cost of the recent £51.5million PFI deal struck with Blue3 to build nine fire stations in London?