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• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 02 July 2020

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: My questions are to start off with to John O’Brien. I want to ask about support for businesses in London, with a particular focus on the restaurant industry. According to data from the Office for National Statistics, as of July last year there were nearly 16,000 restaurants in London employing around 325,000 people. Clearly, the sector has been hit very hard by COVID-19. Data showed in March, before the pandemic had fully hit, that 71% more food and accommodation businesses closed this March than they had in the previous March. John, I wonder if you could...

• Reference: 2001/0080-1
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

To what extent will the work of the Architecture and Urbanism Unit be supported by consultants? How much will this cost and what steps will be taken to ensure that conflicts of interest do not arise? .

• Reference: 2001/0081-1
• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

What place does the River Thames have in your vision for urban design in London? .

• Reference: 2001/0082-1
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

What visible public space improvements can Londoners expect to see in the next three years, as a result of the work of the Architecture and Urbanism Unit? .

• Reference: 2001/0083-1
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

What is your involvement in Mayor's Spatial Development Strategy? Have you fed into other Mayoral strategies so as to ensure an integrated approach? .

• Reference: 2001/0084-1
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

What steps will you be taking to engage with London Boroughs as part of your work programme? .

• Reference: 2001/0085-1
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Will the Architecture and Urbanism Unit be involved in a possible bid to bring the Olympics to London? .

• Reference: 2001/0086-1
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Do you feel that an event such as the Olympics would offer the opportunity of an urban renaissance in substantial swathes of London? (Sally Hamwee) .

• Reference: 2001/0087-1
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Will you be advising the Mayor to invest in existing London squares to ensure their maintenance and upkeep, and to actively promote the construction of further squares and small public spaces? .

• Reference: 2001/0088-1
• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Will you seek to embody the principles of environmental sustainability in your flagship developments throughout London? .