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• Reference: 2020/4526
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

With another summer likely to be without “A” Level exams and with no fall back on coursework since 2010, it is not time to promote the International Baccalaureate for London’s schools?

• Reference: 2020/4013
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Can you please give us the figures for the whole of the Adult Education Budget in London and which institutes and programmes got most of the allocations during 2019/2020 and 2020/2021?

• Reference: 2016/0956
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

The Global Powerhouse report recognises the need for funding if London's universities are to continue to compete internationally. Given that a great deal of funding currently comes from foreign students what assessment have you made of what 'Brexit' could mean for the financial stability of the city's universities?

• Reference: 2015/4331
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

In light of the IPPR finding that the UK has seen the greatest decline in Europe of in work training since 2008 what are you doing to improve the access to training for workers in London given the impact it can have on career progression?

• Reference: 2015/4332
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

What support have you provided to adult education facilities in London which provide access to the training vital for many to make career progression?

• Reference: 2015/4336
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

While the announcement that the national base rate for 16-19 funding will be protected in cash terms is welcome, what are you doing to ensure that unprotected additional funding for disadvantaged students is maintained so that young Londoners can still get the extra help they need to access training?

• Reference: 2015/4337
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

What are you doing to ensure that the voice of small London technology companies will continue to be heard when it comes to national decisions on apprenticeships following the greater influence that larger businesses are likely to expect after the introduction of the apprenticeships levy?

• Reference: 2015/4338
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

What efforts are you intending to make to secure positions for London's leading tech and creative firms on the new employer-led bodies due to set apprenticeship standards, as announced within the spending review, given the vital need for new talent within these growth industries in the London economy?

• Reference: 2015/3659
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Will you commit to ensuring that the LEP takes due notice of the Ofsted report regarding the need to ensure that the haste of apprenticeship creation doesn't serve to devalue them?

• Reference: 2015/3660
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

What assessment have you made of levels of funding in the FE sector and the subsequent impact this could have on London's ability to deliver the apprenticeships and skills needed for the future economy?