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• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

Susan Hall AM: Thank you. Diddly squat? Diddly squat? A £21 billion budget; I hardly would call that diddly squat. Look at just yesterday and you got £235 million from [The Rt Hon] Mark Harper [MP, Secretary of State for Transport], or our boroughs did. Thank goodness they are giving it mainly to the boroughs because it cannot be squandered by you. But all I would say to you, Mr Mayor, is that anybody that regards a budget of £21 billion as diddly squat really has no understanding at all of money. Thank you, Chair.

• Reference: 2023/4545
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

Please provide me with the GLA’s actual and projected establishment numbers for 31 March 2022, 31 March 2023 and 31 March 2024? Please break down the figures by a) Full-Time Equivalent (FTEs) funded by GLA, b) FTEs funded externally and c) Total FTEs.

• Reference: 2023/4314
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

What action have you taken to push Government for multi-year funding settlements and fiscal devolution, including working with the other Metro Mayors on this agenda?

• Reference: 2023/4318
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

In December 2022 the Government announced that it had “paused reforms to local government funding through the Relative Review of Needs and Resources and a reset of accumulated business rates growth been paused for the remainder of this Spending Review [2022/23 to 2024/25]. We remain committed to improving the local government finance landscape in the next Parliament.” How is this delay impacting your ability to budget for ongoing activities in 2025/26 and beyond?

• Reference: 2023/4319
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

The “Review of local authorities’ relative needs and resources” consultation website says, “We are analysing your feedback Visit this page again soon to download the outcome to this public feedback.” What, if anything, has the Government said regarding what changes they are considering to the way London is funded via the business rates system?

• Reference: 2023/4321
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Do you know which London local authorities i) had and ii) had not published their draft 2022-23 accounts by a) the statutory deadline on 31 May 2023 and b) now?

• Reference: 2023/4322
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Do you know which London local authorities have not had their accounts finalised for a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21and c) 2021-22?

• Reference: 2023/4323
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Has the Government confirmed the final methodology for determining retained business rates income including levy payments on growth and safety net payments for those in material deficit for 2022-23? If so, what effect, if any, will it have on the GLA?

• Reference: 2023/4327
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

The Government has said, “We recognise all councils are facing pressures, so we are introducing a one-off funding guarantee to ensure that every council sees at least a 3% increase in Core Spending Power next year before any local decisions on Council Tax rates. We are funding this by repurposing the Lower Tier Services Grant and a proportion of the New Homes Bonus underspend.” What discussions, if any, have you had with the Government on how this decision will affect the GLA budget for 2024/25?

• Reference: 2023/4438
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

You have made an announcement that the GLA has attained a Living Hours accreditation. Does this accreditation cover just the GLA or the whole GLA group including functional bodies, and are contractors also included?