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• Reference: 2021/4445
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 18 November 2021

Through your debt advice services such as Debt Free London and the Advice in Community Settings Programme, have you undertaken any analysis on the sources of debt? Could you tell me what proportion of service users are seeking advice about housing debt compared with other sources of debt, and whether this proportion is increasing?

• Reference: 2020/2608
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Do you support the principle of more London businesses moving to a four-day working week, where this can help retain jobs and reduce overcrowding on our roads and public transport, during the current crisis?

• Reference: 2020/2165
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

The GLA Economics Labour Market Analysis, released on 27 May 2020, reported that across the UK one-third of 18 to 24-year-old employees (excluding students) have lost jobs or been furloughed, compared to one-in-six 35 to 49-year-olds. Could you provide me with data on the number of job losses, furloughs and pay cuts affecting 18 to 24-years-olds in London?

• Reference: 2020/2166
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

As a result of the coronavirus crisis we are already seeing jobs losses in the hospitality and retail sectors which are likely to be predominately affecting 18-24-year-olds. What action will you take to support this cohort of young people to prevent them becoming a ‘lost generation’?

• Reference: 2018/1488
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 June 2018

Are you prepared to provide funding from the Mayor's Young Londoners Fund to services that only work with young people over the age of 18?

• Reference: 2018/0409
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

Thank you for your response to my question 2017/5009. What role can non-GLA, private, non-bank sources of finance play in funding residential development and what are you doing to encourage this?

• Reference: 2018/0410
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

The London Assembly Housing Committee's response to your draft Housing Strategy calls on you to: "bring forward measures which would help smaller firms gain access to finance" to support smaller builders. What steps do you intend to take in this area?

• Reference: 2018/0413
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

Merton Hall in Wimbledon is set to be remodelled, with local subsidy, for a church group that is opposed to same sex marriages. Given the requirement of the Mayor and Greater London Authority to promote good relations between Londoners of different sexual orientation and your vision for the future of London as a diverse, inclusive city, do you share concerns, as I do, that the council is committing public money to creating a space in which groups of Londoners are not welcome from a unique venue?

• Reference: 2018/0416
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

Given the serious problems with issues such as water supply, lift and entry doors on the Loughborough Park Estate following regeneration part-funded by the GLA, what steps are you taking to review how that funding was spent, the quality of the building works, and the value for money achieved?

• Reference: 2017/2812
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 13 July 2017

Thank you for your response to my question 2017/2114. Will the use of name-blind recruitment be included in your 'Business Compact' set of recommended standards for employers? If you don't plan to include it initially, will it be considered for inclusion after the results of your review of the impact of name-blind recruitment within the GLA group is complete?