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• Reference: 2021/4419
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 November 2021

A constituent has raised with me an issue with changes brought in at their local borough gym, which restrict swimming slots to 45 minutes, without an equivalent reduction in price. Given the need to keep Londoners healthy after multiple lockdowns, do you support exercise facilities safely removing these expensive restrictions?

• Reference: 2021/1808
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

How many organisations and individuals has your Culture at Risk Office helped since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

• Reference: 2021/1809
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

How many theatres have permanently closed in London as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

• Reference: 2021/1811
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

How many cinemas have permanently closed in London as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

• Reference: 2021/1812
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

How many Nightclubs have permanently closed in London as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

• Reference: 2021/1153
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

How have your actions promoted and protected the creative industries across Enfield & Haringey?

• Reference: 2021/0980
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

At the London Assembly Plenary on Thursday 4 March 2021, we heard from Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries, Justine Simons OBE, that so far, you have provided £3.9 million to support the creative sector which has helped 13,000 individuals, artists and businesses. This sector was worth £58 billion to London’s economy prior to the pandemic and provides more than 600,000 jobs, which is 11.9 per cent of all jobs in the capital, compared to 4.9 per cent in the rest of the UK. What further support are you providing to retain skilled creative workers in the city...

• Reference: 2021/1003
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

In your answer to my question 2021/0483 you stated that on 3 February 2021 you wrote to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden MP, about the UK Government’s failure to come to a deal with the EU and the impact on the creative and cultural sectors. Could you publish this letter and share any response you receive from the Secretary of State with me?

• Reference: 2021/0483
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Recently The Independent reported that the Government has misled the UK music industry over the issue of visa-free travel for musicians to/from the EU. It was in fact the UK Government who rejected the EU offer of reciprocal visa free travel for touring musicians. UK Music in their 2020 report, Music by Numbers, found that the total export revenue of the music industry was £2.9 billion in 2019. Do you agree with me that musicians being able to tour the EU is vital for our economy and vital for cultural exchange, and will you call on the Government to get...

• Reference: 2020/3849
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

In July the government announced £1.5 billion in funding for the arts and creative sector. I have now heard from several creative freelancers that they and many of their colleagues have been made redundant and that, even though the funding has started to come through for organisations, it is going on building management and senior salaries. Will you lobby the government for increased funding for our vital creative and arts sector workers?