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• Reference: 2023/4818
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

In your answer to my question 2019/20119, you noted you were considering a memorial to the 12,000 Londoners who lost their lives in the Great Smog of 1952, and identified the 70th anniversary in 2022 as the best way to do so. Could you provide me with an update on your plans for any such memorial?

• Reference: 2023/3566
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/3532 about the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair, in which you said: “Given the significant opposition that exists and the local disruption this event causes I have written to both ExCel and the event organiser strongly urging them not to hold this event at ExCel in the future.” Could you tell me what response you received from both ExCel and the event organiser, and what further representations have you made to both ExCel and the organiser about not holding this event in London?

• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Caroline Russell AM: Thank you, Chair. Good morning, everyone. My question is for Enver Solomon. I met recently with the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants in preparation for this plenary. They told me about the experience of a woman who claimed asylum in the UK, was 33 weeks pregnant and living in asylum accommodation near Gatwick. She was being given food that was unsuitable during pregnancy. She complained about the food to the hotel and medical practitioners from her hospital also spoke to hotel managers saying that the food was unsuitable for her and her baby, but no...

• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Dr Onkar Sahota AM (Deputy Chair in the Chair): Thank you. I am now going to ask a question in my own right. It is to Hannah. Failure to access to healthcare is not only detrimental for the individual but it also has public health challenges for Londoners. We have heard access to healthcare come up a number of times in the proceedings this morning. Has the GLA been doing any work on helping refugees and asylum seekers access the NHS system? If yes, what has that work been?

• Reference: 2022/0703
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 24 February 2022

Beryl Carr is 100 years of age and still serving behind the cash register and making drinks at Friends Café in Ealing Hospital in my constituency. She started as a volunteer at the café 18 years ago when she moved to London after her husband died. Beryl said she knew no-one, so it became a lifeline for her. How does the Mayor encourage volunteering in London? What learning has been made from this and how can it be improved?

• Reference: 2020/2408
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

What steps does the GLA take to ensure it does not expose people using its services to migration enforcement?

• Reference: 2020/2072
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

What representation does the GLA have on the London People Board?

• Reference: 2020/2075
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

Did the trial of the Responsible Procurement Themes, Outcomes and Measures referred to in your response to question 2020/1405 begin as scheduled on 1 April?

• Reference: 2020/2067
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

How successful is the operation of the Government’s test, track and trace programme in London?

• Reference: 2020/1405
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

When will the "themes, outcomes and measures" you referred to in answer 2019/0290 be finalised and included in GLA procurement decisions?