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• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 03 March 2022

Zack Polanski AM: Luke, I want to continue the conversation about high streets and I also want to bring it back to a conversation we had earlier about smart, privacy‑friendly, fair road user charging. If we look at high streets, we can look at Waltham Forest with the mini‑Holland. The evidence there is clearly that people spend more than when they are on foot than when they are in cars. In fact, TfL’s own research shows that pedestrians spend 40% more than people driving. Now, there are obviously health benefits, environmental benefits and safety benefits to reducing traffic and making...

• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 03 March 2022

Léonie Cooper AM: I would like to hear the answer to the question about the revival of Soho. I am sure that Amy Lam é will be able to give the answer in less than 40 seconds. Thank you, Chair.

• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

Susan Hall AM: Thank you. Good morning, everybody. My question, please, is to Rajesh Agrawal, our Deputy Mayor for Business. Rajesh, last Tuesday we had a very amicable Budget and Performance [Committee] meeting and the Mayor said, I quote: “There is some good news today from the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Chancellor this morning has announced an additional grant, which will really help those sectors that we really worry about: retail, hospitality, all those sectors. He has announced a one-off grant today. It is hot off the press. This is a really good piece of news that will be...

• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

Andrew Boff AM: Mr Agrawal, you mentioned earlier about how the roads were being changed in order to accommodate cyclists and pedestrians. Will the Mayor be taking further into account the interests of disabled people? These changes have actually negatively affected many disabled people, but they have not had the opportunity to comment on them. Can you assure me that things will change in the future, and that disabled people will be fully consulted when changes in the road network are considered?

• Reference: 2017/0359
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 08 February 2017

How will the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP) support small and medium sized businesses through its strategic priorities and action plan?

• Reference: 2017/0356
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 08 February 2017

What impact will Brexit have on the London Economic Action Partnership's ability to boost jobs and support economic growth in the capital?

• Reference: 2013/0009-1
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 05 June 2013

Can you expand on the benefits of allowing local and regional government to make greater use of prudential borrowing to finance capital investment?

• Reference: 2013/0010-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 05 June 2013

Given the legislative changes that would be required to devolve some of the more far-reaching revenue raising powers identified in the London Finance Commission's Raising the Capital report, what measures could be implemented more quickly and without recourse to Parliament?

• Reference: 2013/0011-1
• Question by: Gareth Bacon MP
• Meeting date: 05 June 2013

What should the next steps be for taking forward the recommendations of the London Finance Commission's report?

• Reference: 2013/0012-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 05 June 2013

Given the windfall gains that land and property owners benefit from when transport infrastructure is built, could a tax on those gains help pay for the infrastructure?