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• Reference: 2024/0141
• Question by: Sakina Sheikh
• Meeting date: 18 January 2024

Given recent statistics in Hammersmith and Fulham showing longer waiting times in accessing support services, including a case where it took a year to claim pension credits, how can the Mayor use his convening powers to encourage councils to improve the efficiency of customer support services for residents facing financial hardships?

• Question by: Sakina Sheikh
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Sakina Sheikh AM: Thank you, Chair. Good morning to the panel. It has been a sort of informing but somewhat depressing conversation so far this morning. I wanted to just drill down into this conversation that has been had around the use of hotel accommodations to house asylum seekers. Enver, I am going to come to you specifically. I had a roundtable meeting organised by Migrant Voice with a lot of asylum seekers recently. Then they also released a report called No Rest No Security. Some of the details around the conditions in the hotels are shocking. We have heard...

• Reference: 2023/3068
• Question by: Sakina Sheikh
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

How did you commemorate the Grenfell tragedy this year?

• Reference: 2023/3057
• Question by: Sakina Sheikh
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Please provide a list of charities in West Central London that receive funding from the GLA.

• Reference: 2015/2213
• Question by: Victoria Borwick
• Meeting date: 15 July 2015

Many residents and businesses say that they are constantly promised that their internet speeds will be increased, but in fact there has been very little progress. Can the Mayor therefore give a borough by borough update on what is happening with the installation of fibre optic broadband in London?

• Reference: 2015/1990
• Question by: Victoria Borwick
• Meeting date: 17 June 2015

The Olympic legacy and our work towards making London an 'Age Friendly' city have strengthened our reputation as one of the world's friendliest cities. How can we utilise our reputation to bolster London's global influence?

• Reference: 2014/1914
• Question by: Victoria Borwick
• Meeting date: 11 June 2014

i) Will you look into complaints regarding Operation Fernbridge's dismissal and alleged smear campaign against a victim who claims she was abused by an ex-minister in 1967? ii) Having now seen what happened to the Stephen Lawrence family and discovered possible smear campaigns, how does this affect confidence in policing and what can you do to counteract this?

• Reference: 2014/1916
• Question by: Victoria Borwick
• Meeting date: 11 June 2014

I have uncovered data that over 300 children between the ages of 15-17 are in prison in London. How many of these children are in custody for non-violent offences?

• Reference: 2014/1918
• Question by: Victoria Borwick
• Meeting date: 11 June 2014

Do you know which hospitals in London are fulfilling the requirement to roll out a violence reduction scheme, which involves A&E departments sharing anonymised information about violent incidents with police, and which has been shown to reduce attacks by as much as 40%?