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• Reference: 2020/2960
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

How are you supporting arts and culture venues that are not specifically recognised as leisure and hospitality venues? For example Storm Rehearsal Studios in my constituency face an uncertain future as they are not considered part of the leisure and hospitality sector. However the rules which their business is governed by are those relating to live performances. As such they are being charged business rates for periods they have been unable to open, making their financial position much more challenging.

• Reference: 2020/1895
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

Harmony Hall in Walthamstow is a multi-cultural family centre and a vital asset for the community. Please provide an update on how you are supporting the charity CREST and its supporters to access the funding necessary to keep the Hall available for public use.

• Reference: 2020/1228
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

Research, including last year from the House of Commons Digital, Culture Media and Sport Committee, has found that schools are being forced to cut their cultural and arts programmes. What discussions have you had with the Secretary of State for Education on this, and what are you doing from within City Hall to support London’s schools to continue this vital activity?

• Reference: 2020/1229
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

Wealthier families are often able to provide extra-curricular access to cultural experiences for their children, but with UNISON estimating that, between April 2010 and April 2016, £387m was cut from youth service spending across the UK, children from less well off backgrounds are increasingly unable to access the same opportunities. How will your Borough of Culture help to create opportunities for young people where they live?

• Reference: 2020/1230
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

There are excellent examples of grassroots projects in London, such as the Black Ticket Project which provides free or discounted tickets to young black Londoners to attend a diverse range of plays and shows, including but not just the West End. Part of their mission is supporting these young people to feel confident and welcome in these spaces where they may not have been before. How do your projects reach out to young people who may not immediately think that this kind of thing is ‘for them’?

• Reference: 2020/1235
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

The lauded Migration Museum requires a new venue as its previous temporary home at London Fire Brigade's old HQ on Albert Embankment is being redeveloped. Will you ask your officers to meet the operators of the Migration Museum to inform its search for a new site?

• Reference: 2020/0147
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

Proud black Londoner Bernandine Evaristo has credited her recent, groundbreaking Booker Prize win with access to local cultural experiences as a teenager. Are today’s young black Londoners just as able to access these kinds of services and, if not, why not?

• Reference: 2019/20663
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 14 November 2019

Please provide an update on the Model City London programme.

• Reference: 2019/17552
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 12 September 2019

How many young people benefited from the Our London programme this summer?

• Reference: 2019/6206
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 21 March 2019

Mental Health Charity Crest face losing their premises as Harmony Hall in my constituency goes up for sale. What support is the Mayor’s Office able to offer groups such as Crest in raising funds for projects like this?