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• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Lord Bailey of Paddington AM: It needs to be said, Mr Mayor. Do you think it is correct that so many assertions are made, and people put words in our mouths? We are at Mayor’s Question Time. We are here to ask you questions. You do your best to answer the questions. But it just does not strike me as fair that other Members put words in our mouths. I am sure people watching this would hope that you would represent yourself correctly and also allow us to represent ourselves correctly.

• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Thank you, Chair. Good morning, panel. I address my first question to Deputy Mayor Tom Copley. The Mayor first announced in February that he had received £126 million from the Government’s Local Authority Housing Fund to provide homes for refugees and that this funding would be used to provide 600 affordable homes, mainly for Ukrainian and Afghans fleeing conflict. How many of these homes have been provided so far?

• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Lord Bailey of Paddington AM: Thank you, Chair. This is for Enver. Earlier on in the conversation, Enver, we talked about asylum seekers’ rights to work and the length of time and people wanted to have it shortened. You said for a length of time, but you did not give a length of time. What to you, would be workable, ideal, something around that region?

• Reference: 2021/1232
• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

How does the GLA precept increase of 9.5% compare with the increase by councils and Mayors across the country?

• Reference: 2021/1233
• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Is the GLA precept increase of 9.5% the highest in England?

• Reference: 2021/0400
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

The Government’s Equalities Office ‘Unconscious bias and diversity training – what the evidence says’ report published 15 December 2020, concluded that there: “is currently no evidence that this training changes behaviour in the long term or improves workplace equality in terms of representation of women, ethnic minorities or other minority groups”. It also states that there is emerging evidence of unintended negative consequences. As a result, it is being phased out in the Civil Service 1 . Given this damning conclusion, will you instruct City Hall, Metropolitan Police Service, London Fire Brigade and Transport for London to cease all unconscious...

• Reference: 2021/0402
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Since you came to office in 2016, how many employees in a) City Hall b) London Fire Brigade, and c) Transport for London has been given unconscious bias training. How much did this cost?

• Reference: 2021/0570
• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

What is the current population of London?

• Reference: 2021/0133
• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

Are you satisfied that you have done all you can to reduce the of cost of living for Londoners?

• Reference: 2021/0141
• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

How much was the Mayor’s Office budget for each year since May 2016?