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• Reference: 2023/1162
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Around 40 per cent of those claiming Universal Credit are in work but not earning enough to afford the essentials. Free Schools Meals will provide a safety net. What further help does the allocation of your budget offer to Londoners?

• Reference: 2023/1163
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Londoners face multiple pressures in the coming year - the cost of living crisis, inflation, interest rates and mortgage payments, global supply issues and continuing impact of Brexit amongst others. How does your budget help Londoners with these pressures and what additional support has been made available by the Government?

• Reference: 2023/1164
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

The recent Institute for Government and Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) analysis of the Autumn Spending review found that the Review does not provide the level of funding required for major improvements to performance, because spending settlements are front-loaded, with big increases this year (2022/23) but little increase in the following two years. How do you anticipate that this will play out in your budget for London over the financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25?

• Reference: 2023/1165
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

The Institute for Government performance tracker for 2023 found that the Government’s strategy on national strikes “has and will continue to be damaging for the performance of public services and in many cases exacerbate the problems driving staffing crises.” What assessment has been made of the impact of this strategy on the recruitment to public services in London?

• Reference: 2023/1166
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

In the long term, limiting the ability of staff to strike and paying them less than they think they are worth will exacerbate the already serious recruitment and retention problems facing public services. What assessment has been made of staff retention in London’s public services as a result of the Government’s strikes strategy?

• Reference: 2023/1167
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Where potential skills gaps as a result of the Government’s strategy have been identified, what steps are being taken to address these gaps and build growth across London?

• Reference: 2023/1168
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Recent data shows that the Government will need to increase officer headcount by over 1,000 per month between January and March 2023. In your view, is the Government taking seriously the promise to increase police numbers? If so, what support are they offering to police forces including the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to scale up recruitment?

• Reference: 2023/1169
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

What is known about the financial implications of the retrospective remedy for police pensions for the Metropolitan Police Service?

• Reference: 2023/1170
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Which financial year are the changes anticipated to occur in?

• Reference: 2023/1171
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

If additional funding is required to fill potential gaps, what reassurances are there this will be provided centrally by government to the Metropolitan Police Service?