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• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Lord Bailey of Paddington AM: It needs to be said, Mr Mayor. Do you think it is correct that so many assertions are made, and people put words in our mouths? We are at Mayor’s Question Time. We are here to ask you questions. You do your best to answer the questions. But it just does not strike me as fair that other Members put words in our mouths. I am sure people watching this would hope that you would represent yourself correctly and also allow us to represent ourselves correctly.

• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Thank you, Chair. Good morning, panel. I address my first question to Deputy Mayor Tom Copley. The Mayor first announced in February that he had received £126 million from the Government’s Local Authority Housing Fund to provide homes for refugees and that this funding would be used to provide 600 affordable homes, mainly for Ukrainian and Afghans fleeing conflict. How many of these homes have been provided so far?

• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Marina Ahmad AM: Thank you, Chair. Good morning, panel. Enver, you spoke earlier about ESOL provision. As you know, ESOL provision was cut through Government austerity by almost 60% before the devolution of the AEB. What impact has this had and should the Government dedicate additional funding to the AEB to rectify the shortfall?

• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Lord Bailey of Paddington AM: Thank you, Chair. This is for Enver. Earlier on in the conversation, Enver, we talked about asylum seekers’ rights to work and the length of time and people wanted to have it shortened. You said for a length of time, but you did not give a length of time. What to you, would be workable, ideal, something around that region?

• Reference: 2022/3651
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

Will you join me in thanking Councillors and council staff across Lambeth and Southwark for their work throughout the recent period of national mourning and their role in ensuring the queue for the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II, which was mainly in the two boroughs, was safe and secure? As you will know, due to pressures to maintain street cleanliness, many parks and street cleaners in Southwark and parts of Lambeth worked an extra 24 hours during Queen Elizabeth’s lying-in-state period.

• Reference: 2021/1232
• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

How does the GLA precept increase of 9.5% compare with the increase by councils and Mayors across the country?

• Reference: 2021/1233
• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Is the GLA precept increase of 9.5% the highest in England?

• Reference: 2021/0570
• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

What is the current population of London?

• Reference: 2021/0133
• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

Are you satisfied that you have done all you can to reduce the of cost of living for Londoners?

• Reference: 2021/0141
• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

How much was the Mayor’s Office budget for each year since May 2016?