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• Reference: 2020/4040
• Question by: Peter Whittle
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

I note your tweet of 13 October 2020 which was headed: ‘This is my final warning to the Government on Brexit.’ In it, you advised the Government to seek an extension to the EU trade negotiations, to avoid the ‘chaos and uncertainty from an impending no-deal Brexit.’ Has Her Majesty’s Government taken heed of your final warning?

• Reference: 2020/4047
• Question by: Peter Whittle
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

On 20 September, LBC reported: ‘London mayor Sadiq Khan is said to be pressing for a 10pm curfew for pubs and work-from-home orders in the capital amid rising coronavirus cases.’ ‘The mayor is now urging ministers to extend the latest regional curbs – including ordering bars and restaurants to close at 10pm – to cover the capital as well, despite pleas from business leaders that such a move would be “devastating”.’ 1 However, on 7 October you tweeted: ‘We need a rapid review of the 10pm curfew. It is clearly hitting hospitality businesses hard, and it’s contributing to dangerous overcrowding...

• Question by: Peter Whittle
• Meeting date: 23 July 2020

Peter Whittle AM: Thank you very much, Mr Chair. Good morning to the panel. My question I think I have to ask you all, and maybe someone can answer it. It is just about London’s - if you want to call it - cultural industry. I do not mean by that necessarily the creative industry. I mean in terms of theatre, in terms of performing arts, in terms of all the things that make up a huge part of London life and, of course, the economy. What are your views on the future of that? How do you see that...

• Reference: 2020/1434
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

Do you share my concerns that the Government’s proposed £25,600 salary threshold for its points-based migration system may disproportionately harm Outer London boroughs where employers typically pay lower salaries than their inner London counterparts?

• Reference: 2020/1436
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

Please provide an update on the Civic Innovation Challenge Fund (for example how many organisations applied for funding and how many have been shortlisted for support).

• Reference: 2020/0685
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 24 February 2020

Have you had any indication from the Government about when the ‘managed’ migration to Universal Credit is likely to take place in London?

• Reference: 2020/0686
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 24 February 2020

Many vulnerable Londoners who require welfare support through the Universal Credit system find it difficult to access and navigate. For example, digital barriers may prevent people from being able to apply to Universal Credit. What can you do to support Londoners who may need help applying for Universal Credit?

• Reference: 2020/0697
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 24 February 2020

Do you share my concerns that the ‘managed’ migration to Universal Credit risks pushing vulnerable Londoners into severe financial hardship?

• Reference: 2020/0330
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

How many applications did you receive for the Mayor’s Civil Innovation Challenge?

• Reference: 2020/0331
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

How will you be assessing applications for the Mayor’s Civil Innovation Challenge?