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• Reference: 2015/4329
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

How many of the 80 public buildings awarded Wifi grants out of the £1.75m fund forming part of the Super Connected Cities Programme are now fully live?

• Reference: 2015/4330
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

How have you used your position as Mayor to accelerate the closing of the gender pay gap which the World Economic Forum reports will now take 118 years to close globally given the city's position as an economic trailblazer?

• Reference: 2015/4331
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

In light of the IPPR finding that the UK has seen the greatest decline in Europe of in work training since 2008 what are you doing to improve the access to training for workers in London given the impact it can have on career progression?

• Reference: 2015/4332
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

What support have you provided to adult education facilities in London which provide access to the training vital for many to make career progression?

• Reference: 2015/4333
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

Will you write to retailers in the city urging them to extend the new national living wage to under 25 year olds on their payroll so that young people are not penalised in terms of pay merely due to their age?

• Reference: 2015/4334
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

Following the announcement within the Comprehensive Spending Review that you will be jointly responsible for commissioning employment support will you commit to taking forward the recommendations of the Economy Committee's report 'A Helping Hand'?

• Reference: 2015/4335
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

What discussions have you had with representatives from the voluntary and community sector in London who have a wealth of experience in helping the long term unemployed and what plans do you have for such discussions in future?

• Reference: 2015/4336
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

While the announcement that the national base rate for 16-19 funding will be protected in cash terms is welcome, what are you doing to ensure that unprotected additional funding for disadvantaged students is maintained so that young Londoners can still get the extra help they need to access training?

• Reference: 2015/4337
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

What are you doing to ensure that the voice of small London technology companies will continue to be heard when it comes to national decisions on apprenticeships following the greater influence that larger businesses are likely to expect after the introduction of the apprenticeships levy?

• Reference: 2015/4338
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

What efforts are you intending to make to secure positions for London's leading tech and creative firms on the new employer-led bodies due to set apprenticeship standards, as announced within the spending review, given the vital need for new talent within these growth industries in the London economy?