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• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 04 February 2021

Murad Qureshi AM: Thank you, Chair. Can I address my question to Martin and then Tom? Martin, you informed us earlier that yesterday we had over a million Londoners vaccinated with the first jab. Martin Machray (Joint Regional Chief Nurse for London and Covid-19 Incident Director, NHS England): Yes. Murad Qureshi AM: That is great news, but can you give us an estimate of the proportion of Londoners not registered with GPs, and how we intend to vaccinate them?

• Reference: 2021/0360
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

What action is being taken to support Londoners who are sleeping rough during this second wave of COVID-19, which has hit during the winter?

• Reference: 2021/0351
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

In answer to my question 2020/4485 you expressed concern that the Government’s new Use Class E, that amalgamates shops, offices, surgeries, nurseries, gyms and light industry into a single use class, would be detrimental to the high street. Are you also concerned that further government proposed changes to permitted development rights, allowing any of these uses to become residential, will threaten London’s high streets and town centres even more?

• Reference: 2021/0361
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

What plans, if any, do you have to broadcast the board meetings live, in the same way TfL Board meetings are broadcast?

• Reference: 2021/0362
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

In October, it was announced that new rules making rough sleeping a legal ground to cancel or refuse permission to stay in the UK would come into force on 1 December 2020. Although the Mayor has indicated that the GLA would not be co-operating with the Home Office to enforce these new rules, there may be homeless EU citizens who will either no longer have access to support or may not feel safe enough to access the support available. With the Brexit transition having come to an end on 31 December, what steps will the Mayor take to ensure that...

• Reference: 2021/0363
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

According to the latest CHAIN data, there were 3,444 rough sleepers in the capital between July and September 2020. Of these, new rough sleepers accounted for 55% of all rough sleepers. On 11 January, the hold on section 21 evictions is due to come to an end. On 30 April 2021, the furlough scheme is also due to come to an end and unemployment figures are expected to rise significantly. What assessment has the Mayor made of the expected number of new rough sleepers coming onto the streets as a result, and what measures will be put into place to...

• Reference: 2021/0364
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

National supermarket chains have returned their business rate relief during the pandemic. Tesco for example returned over £500m. How much of this return business rate relief came from London supermarkets? Would it not be better to redistribute this to local independent businesses in London and particularly tenants of business rate payers who did not receive any business rate relief at all?

• Reference: 2021/0365
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

While the Church Street police station front desk is temporarily closed, residents of the City of Westminster are expected to go to Charing Cross police station front desk. When can we expect this temporary closure to end?

• Reference: 2021/0366
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

While Lancaster Rd front desk is temporarily closed all local residents of RBKC are expected to use the front desk at Kensington Police station instead. When can we expect this temporary closure to end?

• Reference: 2021/0367
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

How many suicides have occurred in Greater London on a monthly basis in 2020? Can we also have similar figures for 2019, for every month, to compare the two years.