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• Reference: 2021/1110
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Do you agree with Middlesex University, who are calling for a package of measures to support the university sector in London, and if so will you make representations to the Government from measures including: -additional hardship funding and student premium funding, as recommended by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Students report on Tuition and Accommodation Costs during Covid19; -support extended beyond this financial year as accommodation contracts typically run to 31 July, or 31 August for private accommodation, and students also face a long summer of limited opportunities for work to supplement their income due to the ongoing pandemic...

• Reference: 2021/1111
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Did the Government inform or consult you on their decision to cut funding for London universities?

• Reference: 2021/1112
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

What do you estimate the impact of cutting London Weighting will be for universities? Have you had discussions with the sector?

• Reference: 2020/3449
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

The University sector welcomes the Mayor’s recognition of the role that London universities have to play in creating opportunities for Londoners from all backgrounds and the need to continue work on widening participation across London. Given the current Government policy rhetoric about levelling up, which tends to focus on the UK regions, do you agree that there is a need to lobby the Government about the need to level up in London, along with the rest of the country and that it is crucial that there is an understanding of ‘place within place’, as broad brush regional perspectives can miss...

• Reference: 2020/3450
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

Middlesex University in my constituency is doing everything that they can to ensure a safe return to campus for students. However, particularly with regard to students’ journeys to campus, there is much that remains unknown and the problem for their students will be complex, as 76% commute more than 40 minutes per day and half commute for more than an hour. Will you encourage TfL to work with universities to understand student needs, and their travel flows/peak times?

• Reference: 2020/3451
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

Universities are well-placed to take a leadership role within their local communities’ recovery from the pandemic, and to work with both local authorities and the FE sector who may be lacking the recovery apparatus and range of connections that universities have to build back prosperity. This is often particularly important for modern universities, like Middlesex University, that are anchor institutions plugging skills gaps and providing employment within their local communities. Do you agree that there is an opportunity to support universities to work more holistically with local authorities and colleges in London and fulfil their wider civic role in this...

• Reference: 2020/3054
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Do you know how many A-Level students from London had grades downgraded?

• Reference: 2020/3055
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

What impact do you consider the A-Level results chaos will have on young people in London, and what is your message to them?

• Reference: 2020/3056
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Have you had any discussion with London universities after the A-Level results chaos? What is their feedback? Have you raised this with the Government?

• Reference: 2020/3068
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Has London Fire Brigade completed operational discretion training for level 1 and 2 officers? If not, when will it do so?