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• Reference: 2021/2027
• Question by: Nick Rogers
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

What was the adult literacy rate in London for each year since 2016? Please give a breakdown by age, gender, ethnicity, and London borough.

• Reference: 2021/2028
• Question by: Nick Rogers
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

What targets have you set to improve adult literacy rates in London through your adult education budget or by other means?

• Reference: 2021/2029
• Question by: Nick Rogers
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

What actions are you taking to improve the adult literacy rates across London?

• Reference: 2021/2145
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

Can you provide details of how much funding has been provided to the Young Londoners Fund since its inception, and how much of this has been spent, both with an annual breakdown?

• Reference: 2021/2146
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

The Young Londoners Fund is currently closed for applications; when is this expected to reopen?

• Reference: 2021/2147
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

In your final budget you earmarked £20.2 million to the Young Londoners Fund in 2021-22; has any of this funding been allocated already and, if so, please provide details of the projects concerned?

• Reference: 2021/2164
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

What actions are you taking in response to the Partnership for Young London’s “Mapping Young London” report?

• Reference: 2021/2189
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

It is reported that 20,000 children in the UK have dropped out of school during lockdown. What is the figure for London and what have you done to investigate ways of reversing this worrying trend?

• Reference: 2021/1801
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

London’s young people have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic in terms of employment; ONS statistics show that 80% of those who left the payroll were under 35 years old with the under 25s the most affected. What are your specific plans to support London’s young people into employment?

• Reference: 2021/1361
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

There are many valuable youth projects across London, but many of these are small scale or struggle with access to funding. Will you look at working with boroughs and others to establish a central organising body for after school youth activities and opportunities across London, which can not only organise and promote youth activities but also support community groups, schools and other organisations to access funding and promote and advertise the work they are doing?