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  • Firefighter trainee pay

    • Reference: 2023/3959
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 12 October 2023
    Do you share the same concerns as the Fire Brigade Union that trainee apprentice firefighters are paid £10,000 less per year than qualified firefighters during their 18-month qualification period, despite doing identical or very similar work?

  • Police raid on Ridley Road Market

    • Reference: 2023/3541
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 14 September 2023
    What discussions have you had with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) about the raid on Ridley Road Market in July 2023 attended by 50 police officers? [ref https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/23696143.anger-traumatising-polic… ]

  • Fair Tax Declaration

    • Reference: 2023/3542
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 14 September 2023
    In response to the Fair Tax motion moved unanimously by the London Assembly on 16 March 2023, you said: “my officers will carry out further research into the Fair Tax Declaration.” Are you content with the research of your officers, and will you commit to the key principles of the Fair Tax Declaration, as called for in the motion?

  • Mayor’s Skills Academies review

    • Reference: 2023/3543
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 14 September 2023
    Who is undertaking the independent impact evaluation for your Skills Academies, and when is it due to be published?

  • Increases in visa fees

    • Reference: 2023/3544
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 14 September 2023
    In July 2023, this Government announced plans to almost double the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) to £1,035 per person, increase work and visit visa fees by 15 per cent, and increase other visas, extensions, settlement and citizenship fees by 20 per cent. These large additional costs could push asylum seekers and refugees, who are already in vulnerable and precarious financial situations, into destitution and lead to more of them becoming homeless. What research have you done into the impact of these increased charges and what assessment has been conducted into the implications for local authorities in London?

  • Right to work for migrants

    • Reference: 2023/3545
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 14 September 2023
    What positive impact do you think the Government legislating for a right to work for all migrants would have on London?

  • Green Finance Fund funding (2)

    • Reference: 2023/3546
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 14 September 2023
    In your answer to my question 2023/3079, you said: “the Green Finance Fund will initially be financed with (as opposed to funded by) GLA’s working capital and reserve cash balances that it holds from time to time.” What specific cash reserves will the Green Finance Fund be financed with?

  • Local Energy Accelerator project extension

    • Reference: 2023/3547
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 14 September 2023
    How many more projects do you hope to fund with the latest extension of the Local Energy Accelerator (LEA) until March 2024?

  • London Community Energy Fund phase seven

    • Reference: 2023/3548
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 14 September 2023
    Your answer to my question 2023/3079 illustrates the huge demand from community groups for funding via the London Community Energy Fund (LCEF). When do you plan to launch phase seven of the LCEF?

  • Supporting community groups to develop local energy plans

    • Reference: 2023/3549
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 14 September 2023
    How do you plan to provide support to community groups in London to develop local energy plans?