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• Reference: 2022/2077
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

What progress are you making to review the London Weighting paid to workers in London?

• Reference: 2022/2082
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

A man has been arrested on suspicion of illegal money lending and money laundering offences, following raids by the England Illegal Money Lending Team and the Metropolitan Police Service in Ealing. Ealing Council says that help is available for people with money or debt problems from the National Debt Line, Step Change, Debt Advice Network and Money Advice service. Can the Mayor help get the word out there about these sources of advice, so that people do not resort to loan sharks?

• Reference: 2022/0440
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

You supported Small Business Saturday on 4th December. Last year, an estimated £1.1 billion was spent with small businesses across the UK on Small Business Saturday. How important is Small Business Saturday in supporting London’s high streets and small businesses?

• Reference: 2021/4711
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 18 November 2021

Will you use your platform to encourage London Living Wage employers to also provide weekly Sick Pay to their staff at the rate of £10.85 p/h?

• Reference: 2021/3248
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

The Government has indicated they may want to make working from home “normal” going forward. We know that working from home has proved very beneficial for some individuals, and incredibly difficult for others. How will the Mayor work with businesses in London – potentially though the Good Work Standard - to help find a way forward which centres the mental health of workers, ensuring that working from home can remain an option for many people, whilst not creating a culture where businesses functionally force those who do not want to to work from home to cut down on costs?

• Reference: 2021/1880
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

How will you ensure that SMEs play a key part in our long-term recovery as a city?

• Reference: 2021/0376
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

How is the London Recovery Board ‘reinventing the high street’ in Outer London and what actions are being considered, both during the pandemic and beyond to halt the decline of high streets and create self-sufficient neighbourhoods contributing to the local economy and that of London?

• Reference: 2021/0387
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

What impact will the Brexit deal have on London’s already struggling businesses?

• Reference: 2020/4550
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

The Tier two announcement allowing restaurants and some pubs to remain open has seen a distinct increase in bookings and been welcome by the hospitality sector. However, the sector is still facing a tough time beyond festive period. What do you expect Government to do the help the sector on its knees and how can you do to revive the hospitality sector in London?

• Reference: 2020/4551
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

It is suggested that UK could lose £60 million a day through a slump in tourism. London’s Tourism industry accounts for one in seven jobs in the capital. This, in the short and long term also means a deep decline in the viability of various sectors including retail, leisure, creative, culture and hotels etc. Experts within the tourism industry agree that the tourism sector needs much greater and specific support from Government. How far has the Government recognised this and do you think there is adequate support available from Government for a sustained recovery?