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• Reference: 2024/1625
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 May 2024

Your 2024 manifesto promised to continue supporting the London Ownership Hub. When do you expect to release your evaluation of the London Ownership Hub’s first year, given it was due to be published early in 2024, as per your answer to my question 2023/4806?

• Reference: 2024/1626
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 May 2024

Your 2024 manifesto promised to pilot support for ‘multibanks’. Could you provide information on: a) when this pilot will be launched, b) what kind of support you will provide, and c) how many multibanks you expect to support?

• Reference: 2024/1627
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 May 2024

Data from the Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) reveals that more than 3,000 night-time economy businesses have closed in London since the start of the pandemic. What are you doing to: a) halt the disappearance of cultural venues, and b) foster the development of new grassroots venues?

• Reference: 2024/1201
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 15 March 2024

On 25 January 2024 the London Assembly unanimously passed my budget related motion, calling on you to prioritise addressing the gaps in training workers in the skills needed for the retrofitting industry and to explore all potential sources of income that can be put towards retrofit programmes, including calling on the Government to provide consistent, multi-year funding without restrictive conditions. Could you update me as to when you will respond to this motion?

• Reference: 2024/0541
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 22 February 2024

Market Village in the Stratford Centre has been forced to close due to the site’s landlord going into administration. How are you working with Newham Council to: a) support the businesses affected, and b) protect this valuable cultural space from permanent closure?

• Reference: 2024/0543
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 22 February 2024

Thank you for your answer to my question 2023/4384, in which you outlined the parameters of the Migrant Advice Fund. How many people are you aiming to support through the Fund over its 12-month funding period, and are you planning to continue the Fund in 2024-25?

• Reference: 2023/4492
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

On 23 November 2023, Ofgem announced that from January 2024 the energy price cap will rise by 5%. Given that 471,000 households in London are already living in fuel poverty, what impact do you anticipate this energy price cap rise will have on Londoners?

• Reference: 2023/4503
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

A key recommendation which emerged from the Green Skills event I hosted with BusinessLDN on 7 November 2023 was the need for the GLA to play a convening role, bringing together businesses and education providers. Please can you provide an update on what progress is being made in this area?

• Reference: 2023/4504
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

A key recommendation which emerged from the Green Skills event I hosted with BusinessLDN on 7 November 2023 was the importance of the GLA playing a role in consolidating and sharing best practice approaches on how to upskill workers for the green economy. Please can you provide an update on what progress is being made in this area?

• Reference: 2023/4505
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

A key recommendation which emerged from the Green Skills event I hosted with BusinessLDN on 7 November 2023 was the need for research to be undertaken to map green skills that will be required to support the transition into a green economy in London. What role are you, or will you, play in mapping this need?