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• Reference: 2022/3481
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

You have stated, “Suppliers are expected to be willing to have trade union recognition agreements”. What if the supplier providing the best value for taxpayers has a perfect record with regard to staff relations but does not have trade union recognition agreements? Will they be excluded from bidding?

• Reference: 2022/3482
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

You have been Mayor for six years. Why have suppliers not been expected to have trade union recognition agreements until now?

• Reference: 2022/3483
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

Can you tell us what the cost of Energy Advice London will be if the risk of global energy prices rising significantly lasts longer than a year?

• Reference: 2022/3484
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

The Energy Advice London service will be run by the Energy Saving Trust but funded by your office. Why are you not running this service directly?

• Reference: 2022/3485
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

The Energy Saving Trust already meets the aims of Energy Advice London by providing “advice on saving energy and keeping warm at home, on installing renewable energy systems at home, and information about financial support to make their homes more energy efficient”. Therefore how will the GLA spending £790,000 of tax payer money add to this already brilliant service?

• Reference: 2022/3486
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

What energy savings measures have you implemented as Mayor since 2016 across all buildings that the GLA is responsible for?

• Reference: 2022/3487
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

In response to question 2022/3015 you stated, "At this time, our engagement is with the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, who have been tasked as part of the government’s levelling up white paper published earlier this year to look at the feasibility of a future Olympic and Paralympic bid." How many meetings have you had with the Government on a potential bid and over what period?

• Reference: 2022/3488
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

In response to question 2022/3014, you stated "a piece of work has been commissioned to look at the initial feasibility of a future Olympics bid. A key part the current work is to look at the existing venues to understand if these could be reused for a future Olympics and Paralympics." The work needs to be more comprehensive than simply looking at what can be done with the existing buildings; it needs to consider all the needs of an Olympic Games which by 2036 will be different from 2012. What are you doing beyond reviewing the existing buildings?

• Reference: 2022/3489
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

Your press release dated 28th July titled “Mayor encourages Londoners to make the most of capital this summer” provides some examples of free or discounted events in the capital that have been funded by the GLA over the summer. Now these events have ended can you please tell us the final costs and how many individual visits there were from Londoners to these venues?

• Reference: 2022/3490
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

Professional and financial services are a key part of London’s economy, what have you done to boost these sectors, and what further plans do you have?