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• Reference: 2013/5242
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

London’s high streets have seen an increasing number of loan companies and pawn shops. There are a number of initiatives you have told me you support through the GLA’s London Debt Strategy Group, partnership work with Capitalise and your own Know Your Rights Campaign. How has success on tackling the prevalence of shops offering these forms of lending been measured, and how can these bodies promote credit unions?

• Reference: 2013/5243
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

The London Debt Strategy Group page on the London.gov.uk website says that the Capitalise Debt Advice Service has Government funding until 31 March 2013. Will this service continue to be funded after this date?

• Reference: 2013/4949
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

Thank you for your answer to question 2013/4339 on apprentices within Transport for London. Can you please provide figures for the (a) total number and (b) proportion of apprentices employed by Transport for London that were female in each year since 2008?

• Reference: 2013/4950
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

What, if any, pay and working conditions do you require companies to meet when they receive funding from the GLA for capital projects such as the Affordable Housing Programme?

• Reference: 2013/4951
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

What has been the annual amount of capital investment delivered through the Greater London Authority and its functional bodies in each year since 2000? Please break down these figures by functional body.

• Reference: 2013/4952
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

Why did you reject the recommendation by the London Assembly's Health and Public Services Committee that early education and childcare be included in your Education Enquiry?

• Reference: 2013/4953
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

Thank you for your response to my question (2013/4348) on street markets in London. Could you please outline which markets you are supporting "in 21 places across 15 Local Authorities" in London, and what you are doing in each instance to support these?

• Reference: 2013/4954
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

Do you know how many people are currently unemployed in London and how many jobs are currently advertised in the capital?

• Reference: 2013/4955
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

Thank you for your answer to question 2013/4377 regarding youth unemployment among those from black and ethnic minority communities. Can you update the Assembly one whether any targets have been set since this question was tabled and, if not, when you anticipate targets will be agreed? Furthermore, what targets are you seeking in regards to this issue?

• Reference: 2013/4956
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

A constituent has contacted me about damp housing. With recent energy bill increases, many will be forced to switch off their heating this winter. Under-heating causes damp - for many vulnerable Londoners, black walls, respiratory health problems and disintegrating homes have become a daily reality and this creates health inequalities. While programmes like ECO are beginning to improve energy efficiency, they are failing to tackle the problem of damp, and in some cases exacerbate it as they seal old buildings without installing the necessary ventilation. Given your responsibility for housing, what investment will you make to ensure homes are healthy...