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• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Hina Bokhari AM: Thank you, Chair. I want to focus more on the issues that Enver and Tom have touched on, which are around homelessness. Due to the change in the Home Office policy that you were mentioning, Enver, there has been a real risk of issue because of the minimum of seven days to find alternative accommodation following eviction by the Home Office. I know that councils have an obligation to house families and particularly children, but adults who have no children are at particular risk in this situation. I want to start my questions with Helena, who works...

• 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...