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• Reference: 2022/5254
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Could you outline in clear terms what are the concrete differences between the original Better Futures and the Better Futures+ programmes?

• Reference: 2022/5255
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

London’s economy has rebounded faster than any other region in the UK since the pandemic. Yet it still faces significant skills gaps, with 40% of firms saying that skills gaps are holding back growth. What are you doing to make sure that London continues to be an attractive place to live and work?

• Reference: 2022/5256
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

What are you doing to support London’s businesses with the scheduled rise in business rates due in April 2023?

• Reference: 2022/5257
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

If, as you have requested, business rates tax policy was to be devolved to the city of London, what specific changes would you make to help London’s businesses?

• Reference: 2022/5258
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

I welcome your support for CLADDAG in its legal challenge to the government; do you also accept that every building in London should have in place an evacuation plan for people of all abilities, and that “stay-put” advice is detrimental to tenants’ mental health and wellbeing?

• Reference: 2022/5259
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Some disabled leaseholders are resorting to crowdfunding to meet the cost of the secure aids they need in case of emergency and subsequent evacuation. This is completely unfair and unsustainable, what are you doing to encourage landlords to live up to their responsibilities to provide accessible living spaces for their tenants?

• Reference: 2022/5260
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Is TfL’s poor and seemingly worsening credit rating a concern when it comes to raising additional capital for green bonds?

• Reference: 2022/5261
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Cargo bikes have been proven by many businesses to be an effective alternative mode of freight transport for a variety of industries, will you use some of the funds raised by Green Bonds to support the appropriate infrastructure for more businesses to make the switch?

• Reference: 2022/5262
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Have you appointed an independent reviewer of your Green Bond framework in accordance with principles outlined by the ICMA? If not, when will you be doing so?

• Reference: 2022/5263
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Will you include an option to trade vans for an e-cargo bike as part of the ULEZ scrappage scheme?