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• Reference: 2023/3976
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Are you aware of plans by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (RBG Kew) to move its herbarium collection to Thames Valley Science Park in Reading, and are you concerned at the impact this will have on the standing of RBG Kew as a world-renowned centre of science excellence in London?

• Reference: 2023/3592
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

What support could you provide through your Culture and Community Spaces at Risk programme to the artists in Omega Works Warehouses in Haringey, who are facing eviction due to proposed redevelopment?

• Reference: 2021/2907
• Question by: Nick Rogers
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

Please outline what support you have given to artistic and cultural organisations in South West London. Please break down details by borough and, where possible, by individual organisations and / or projects.

• Reference: 2021/2030
• Question by: Nick Rogers
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

By what process was David Hockney commissioned to design a new Piccadilly Circus logo?

• Reference: 2021/2031
• Question by: Nick Rogers
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

What were the reasons for commissioning a well-established artist who lives abroad as opposed to identifying an up-and-coming artist who lives in London?

• Reference: 2021/2032
• Question by: Nick Rogers
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

Other than Piccadilly Circus, what other stations are due to be rebranded as part of the “Let’s Do London” campaign?

• Reference: 2021/2033
• Question by: Nick Rogers
• Meeting date: 27 May 2021

In future, will the Mayor commit to commissioning less well-known local artists in London instead of those who are already well-established?

• Reference: 2020/2183
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Further to MD2362, MD2363, ADD2043, ADD2194 and the new Culture at Risk Business Support Fund, could you provide data on the total funding that has been made available by the GLA for the administration of the Creative Land Trust between 2016 and 2020, and the amount that has been funded by other donors?

• Reference: 2020/2184
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

During the coronavirus crisis, arts organisations have needed emergency funding to meet their rent obligations. A major long-term problem, outlined in MD2362, has been that these organisations need to purchase workspaces or secure long-term leases, but lack the large deposits required upfront, even if they have funding to support operating costs. Will you help these organisations invest in their futures by making affordable loans and grants available for these deposits?

• Reference: 2020/2185
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

What is the total amount of money the Creative Land Trust has so far succeeded in raising, from sources external to the GLA, to purchase buildings to provide affordable workspace in perpetuity across the capital, in each financial year since 2018? Could you provide the answer in a table format?