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• Reference: 2021/0933
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

During the lockdowns of this pandemic, has TfL given its tenants of units under the viaducts and stall keepers in Shepherd’s Bush reduced business rents?

• Reference: 2021/0934
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

During the lockdowns we have had during the pandemic, has TfL given its shop vendors in tube stations etc reduced business rents?

• Reference: 2021/0364
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

National supermarket chains have returned their business rate relief during the pandemic. Tesco for example returned over £500m. How much of this return business rate relief came from London supermarkets? Would it not be better to redistribute this to local independent businesses in London and particularly tenants of business rate payers who did not receive any business rate relief at all?

• Reference: 2020/4483
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

Why are in-work Londoners visiting Foodbanks in ever greater numbers?

• Reference: 2020/4010
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Will the post-COVID-19 world be the death of the 24-hour economy in Central London?

• Reference: 2020/4011
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

What measures can be taken to stop the death of the 24-hour economy in the post-COVID-19 world?

• Reference: 2020/4012
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

In light of the importance of licensing in the 24-hour economy in London, will you be making representations to Westminster Council in their present consultation of their licensing policies after you told them to scrap plans to charge for pavement space?

• Reference: 2020/3547
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

Please update me on your work to explore incentives for businesses to provide investment in new homes which could benefit their workforce.

• Reference: 2020/3130
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

The historic Elephant & Castle Centre is to close on the 24 September, around half of the small independent businesses, about 40 in number, still have no relocation space and are therefore looking at the loss of their livelihoods. Will the Mayor support the Elephant & Castle Relocation Proposal, commissioned by local charity Latin Elephant, in collaboration with Southwark Law Centre and the wider Up the Elephant Campaign? The proposal details how enough stalls could be provided at 3 sites around the Elephant, to accommodate all the stall holders still without alternative premises.

• Reference: 2020/3175
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

In a recent Morgan Stanley survey, it was found only a third of office workers in London have returned to their desks while in Paris it is over 80 per cent. Why do you think this is so and what measures do we need to get office workers to return to their Central London offices?