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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: 2024/0967
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 15 March 2024

"City Hall last night insisted the trips were essential to share best practice learn from other cities and build partnerships". What specifically did your Night Czar learn from her trips to places such as Sydney, Bologna and Madrid? How will her approach change as a result of what she's learnt? If she were to continue to serve for another Mayoral term, what would you look to change or improve about her targets?

• Reference: 2024/0771
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 22 February 2024

This time last year, I presented you with data from the ONS suggesting London has the highest start-up rate of new businesses in the country. I asked you to demonstrate, with data, what impact your policies have had on either business openings or closures. One year on and I still haven't seen that data. Can we have an update as soon as possible please?

• 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: 2024/0198
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 18 January 2024

Only 37% of night time cultural and leisure workers are paid London Living Wage, what work has the Mayor done and what more can be done to improve this number?

• Reference: 2024/0199
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 18 January 2024

NTIA figures produced by CGA powered by NeilsonIQ shows in September 2023, there are 35,469 independent businesses operating within the night time economy, a sharp decrease from the number of businesses in 2020 at 41,596 – with a staggering 5% decline in just the past year. How is the Mayor helping independent businesses in the night time economy?