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• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Marina Ahmad AM: Thank you, Chair. Good morning, panel. Enver, you spoke earlier about ESOL provision. As you know, ESOL provision was cut through Government austerity by almost 60% before the devolution of the AEB. What impact has this had and should the Government dedicate additional funding to the AEB to rectify the shortfall?

• Reference: 2022/3651
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

Will you join me in thanking Councillors and council staff across Lambeth and Southwark for their work throughout the recent period of national mourning and their role in ensuring the queue for the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II, which was mainly in the two boroughs, was safe and secure? As you will know, due to pressures to maintain street cleanliness, many parks and street cleaners in Southwark and parts of Lambeth worked an extra 24 hours during Queen Elizabeth’s lying-in-state period.

• Reference: 2016/0990
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

According to Investment and Performance Board papers, you have deferred the decision about the future of the National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace for the next mayoralty. Given widespread public interest and concern about the NSC's future, why haven't you issued a public announcement about this?

• Reference: 2016/0991
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

What repairs and maintenance work has the GLA undertaken or funded at the National Sports Centre in the past year?

• Reference: 2016/0992
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

What repairs and maintenance work is planned for the National Sports Centre in the coming financial year? Constituents have raised concerns with me about poor lighting (in spite of recent repairs), parking and the state of the astroturf pitch which a number of hockey clubs have complained about.

• Reference: 2016/0993
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

The decision not to open hard-covered parking areas around the National Sports Centre has led to more cars and coaches parking on grassed areas over the winter, turning many of these banks into badly rutted mud pits. What action will you take to restore these grassed areas, and will you investigate other ways to provide more suitable car parking facilities in the short term while longer term options are explored?

• Reference: 2016/0645
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 22 February 2016

Are you on course to answer all the outstanding Mayor's Questions before purdah commences?

• Reference: 2016/0094
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 20 January 2016

Can you confirm whether any senior members of the Royal Family receive copies of confidential papers from the GLA or any part of the GLA Group that are not already in the public domain or are made readily available to elected members?

• Reference: 2015/4430
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

Given the GLA’s leading role in tracking the rapid increase in London’s population, especially the intensive growth in certain constituencies, will you make the case with Government for getting GLA intelligence more involved with the process of regularly reviewing London’s Parliamentary seats?

• Reference: 2015/4431
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

What work have you done with London councils to make the case for extra Government funding for services to cover the growth in population?