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• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 08 September 2022

Len Duvall AM: Thank you, Chair. In terms of the UKSPF and the skills in London, how does that fund adequately replace the funding London received for skills from the European Union (EU) and how does that factor in to the work of the AEB?

• Question by: Sakina Sheikh
• Meeting date: 08 September 2022

Sakina Sheikh AM: Thank you, Chair, and good morning to Jules and Michelle. It is good to see you again. I certainly enjoyed hearing from you yesterday [7 March 2022] at our Economy Committee and from the whole panel. It is really clear that adult education has a huge and long-lasting effect on Londoners’ ability to reach their full potential. I just wanted to speak to how we ensure that we reach all Londoners equally and make sure all groups in our society are represented and, to that end, I wanted to ask what progress the AEB made in tackling...

• Question by: Sakina Sheikh
• Meeting date: 01 July 2021

Sakina Sheikh AM: Good morning. My question is to Deputy Mayor Jules Pipe, regarding building safety. For many of us, particularly the victims’ families, Grenfell Tower is scarred into our memories and the pursuit for justice continues. The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report found that in the context of national legislation there was compelling evidence ‑ and I quote ‑ that, “[T]he external walls of the building failed to comply with Requirement B4(1) of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010, in that they did not adequately resist the spread of the fire having regard to the height, use...

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 04 March 2021

Len Duvall AM: Jules, can I take you back to Joanne McCartney’s [AM] question around skills training and the ability to build capacity into various sectors? For instance, we know that one of the barriers to retraining or getting people back into the world of work is effective childcare. We also know across London there are gaps in the provision, whether it is childminding at one end, flexible care or even nursery provision. Of course, we could grow that sector if we wanted to because some of it has collapsed during the pandemic; some of those small businesses have gone...