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• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Marina Ahmad AM: Thank you, Chair. Good morning, panel. Enver, you spoke earlier about ESOL provision. As you know, ESOL provision was cut through Government austerity by almost 60% before the devolution of the AEB. What impact has this had and should the Government dedicate additional funding to the AEB to rectify the shortfall?

• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Dr Onkar Sahota AM (Deputy Chair in the Chair): Thank you. I am now going to ask a question in my own right. It is to Hannah. Failure to access to healthcare is not only detrimental for the individual but it also has public health challenges for Londoners. We have heard access to healthcare come up a number of times in the proceedings this morning. Has the GLA been doing any work on helping refugees and asylum seekers access the NHS system? If yes, what has that work been?

• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Léonie Cooper AM: Thank you very much, Chair. I would like to start with a question to Deputy Mayor Tom Copley, if I may. Hi, Tom. Last year, the Mayor said as the Chair of the C40 Cities Group, “One of my priorities is taking urgent action to address the causes and devastating human cost of forced migration created by the climate emergency”. I wondered if you could outline what actions overall the Mayor has taken in London since then?

• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Zack Polanski AM: Thank you very much, Chair. Good afternoon, panel. Enver, if I can begin with you, I have met recently also with the Joint Council for Welfare of Immigrants. I also went to a protest recently with Reclaim the Sea and spoke to lots of people with lived experience of the system. Something that came up over and over again that you have echoed today is the barrier of not speaking English. In fact, recent census data shows that 303,000 Londoners do not speak English well and 52,000 Londoners do not speak English at all. Page 32 You...

• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Lord Bailey of Paddington AM: Thank you, Chair. This is for Enver. Earlier on in the conversation, Enver, we talked about asylum seekers’ rights to work and the length of time and people wanted to have it shortened. You said for a length of time, but you did not give a length of time. What to you, would be workable, ideal, something around that region?

• Reference: 2023/2764
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Three in ten (30%) Londoners aged 16+ formally volunteered in 2021-22. This is compared to 45% in 2014/15. What have you done to promote volunteering in London?

• Reference: 2023/3068
• Question by: Sakina Sheikh
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

How did you commemorate the Grenfell tragedy this year?

• Reference: 2023/3057
• Question by: Sakina Sheikh
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Please provide a list of charities in West Central London that receive funding from the GLA.

• Reference: 2023/2672
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Can you provide a financial breakdown of how the £145,000 being used to “improve resilience of the migration sector” as outlined in MD3118?

• Reference: 2023/2673
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Can you provide a financial breakdown of how the £84,000 is being used to “improve understanding of core issues” as outlined in MD3118?