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• Reference: 2021/0376
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

How is the London Recovery Board ‘reinventing the high street’ in Outer London and what actions are being considered, both during the pandemic and beyond to halt the decline of high streets and create self-sufficient neighbourhoods contributing to the local economy and that of London?

• Reference: 2021/0387
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

What impact will the Brexit deal have on London’s already struggling businesses?

• Reference: 2020/4550
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

The Tier two announcement allowing restaurants and some pubs to remain open has seen a distinct increase in bookings and been welcome by the hospitality sector. However, the sector is still facing a tough time beyond festive period. What do you expect Government to do the help the sector on its knees and how can you do to revive the hospitality sector in London?

• Reference: 2020/4551
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

It is suggested that UK could lose £60 million a day through a slump in tourism. London’s Tourism industry accounts for one in seven jobs in the capital. This, in the short and long term also means a deep decline in the viability of various sectors including retail, leisure, creative, culture and hotels etc. Experts within the tourism industry agree that the tourism sector needs much greater and specific support from Government. How far has the Government recognised this and do you think there is adequate support available from Government for a sustained recovery?

• Reference: 2020/4552
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

In your initiative you refer to actions and targets by gender and ethnicity. What will be the process for monitoring outcomes and review if needed?

• Reference: 2020/4024
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

What measures are you putting in place for City Hall to become ‘anti-racist organisation’ to deal with structural and institutional racism and create an inclusive environment through your toolkit for businesses?

• Reference: 2020/4029
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

What is your strategy to promote local high-street shops and businesses? What initiatives have you put in place to help to help SME sector and regenerate local shopping areas to encourage people to shop safely. Have you lobbied government for help to London Boroughs?

• Reference: 2020/3593
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

A recent Travelwatch survey suggests Londoners expecting to work from home in future has gone up for the 3 rd week running and is now at 69%. During the pandemic and the recovery period, it’s most critical that the large number of Londoners working from home, have reliable and enhanced digital connectivity. What is being done to improve rapidly the connectivity, how is this monitored and what role operators are playing to maintain consistent coverage and attend to faults. Can you also advise the support you’re getting from government to provide an adequate level of guidance and resources?

• Reference: 2020/3241
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that the UK has entered its deepest recession since records began and hospitality has been the hardest hit sector. It was reported that 22,000 jobs across the restaurant sector had been lost so far in 2020 . The losses are nearly double the amount shed during the whole of 2019, with experts fearing that the worst is yet to come. What can you do in the short and long term to revive this sector in London?

• Reference: 2020/2428
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

What measures are you taking to support businesses and workers in the hospitality industry who have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly with regards to concerns over a potential rise in unemployment and the large proportion of BAME workers who are at serious risk.