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  • Loneliness over Christmas 2023

    • Reference: 2023/4657
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 21 December 2023
    Christmas 2023 is upon us and many people suffering from loneliness will feel even worse over Christmas. How will you be supporting those who have no family to gather with over this year’s festive period?
  • London Public Toilets

    • Reference: 2023/0053
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 19 January 2023
    In November 2021 the London Assembly Health Committee called for local authorities to produce a toilet strategy based on population need and current local provision. This call for London boroughs to develop strategies for public toilet provision was reiterated by Age UK in a 2022 report, which found that 81% of older Londoners thought public toilets in their borough were bad and that there is only 1 public toilet for every 5,000 Londoners. Will the Mayor write to London boroughs to encourage them to produce toilet strategies and to work to improve the provision of public toilets in their area?
  • No Calorie Menu Options

    • Reference: 2022/2306
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 21 July 2022
    Will you actively support efforts to ensure that menus without calorie-labelling are available and promoted in all restaurants and take-away venues in London?
  • Healthcare in Custody Changes

    • Reference: 2022/1787
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 23 June 2022
    In answer to MQ 2022/0250 in January 2022 I was informed that a review of the new arrangements for healthcare provision in custody suites, introduced in May 2021, would be completed in the first quarter of 2022. Please update me on the findings of this review.
  • Responding to the London Cannabis Legalisation Commission's London Cannabis Study

    • Reference: 2022/0252
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 20 January 2022
    Will you be responding directly to each of the 20 recommendations contained in the London Cannabis Legalisation Commission's London Cannabis Study? If not, why not?
  • Eating Disorders in London (1)

    • Reference: 2022/0254
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 20 January 2022
    We have seen a huge increase in the number of children and adults with eating disorders during the pandemic. How are you working with key stakeholders across London to tackle this rise and ensure that people affected by eating disorders in London are getting the right care?
  • Eating Disorders in London (2)

    • Reference: 2022/0255
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 20 January 2022
    The NICE Guidance says that people with eating disorders will not be turned away based on their BMI, but this is something that continues to happen. How are you working with stakeholders across London to try and ensure no one is turned away based on their BMI, in line with Hope Virgo’s #DumpTheScales campaign?
  • Eating Disorders in London (3)

    • Reference: 2022/0256
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 20 January 2022
    Access to treatment for eating disorders varies hugely across London. How are you working with boroughs and others to end inequalities in access to care and treatment and ensure that all Londoners suffering from eating disorders have access to support and treatment?
  • Eating Disorders in London (4)

    • Reference: 2022/0257
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 20 January 2022
    How is Thrive LDN working with experts and specialists to ensure the right messaging is being put out around eating disorders, and particularly that the messaging around obesity is not triggering for those with eating disorders?
  • Supporting a Public Inquiry into why London has been Hit Particularly Hard by the Covid-19 Pandemic

    • Reference: 2021/0452
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 25 February 2021
    Will you join calls for a national public inquiry into the handling of Covid-19, and importantly, will you commit to using your position as Mayor to support a London-focussed inquiry into how the pandemic was handled in the capital too to ensure lessons are learnt?