• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 04 February 2021

Andrew Boff AM: Minister, the Government approved the lifesaving vaccines in a record time, provided the resources for the NHS to start a vaccination programme that is the envy of the world, and is now on track to protect the most vulnerable millions, giving hope that families can be reunited and that life can get back to normal. Do you regret not following the advice of Sir Keir Starmer [MP, Leader of the Opposition] to remain part of the European Medical Agency?

• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 04 February 2021

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: Minister, we know there is much concern over the so-called South African variant. My worry is that these concerns could lead to a noticeable decrease in vaccine take-up. At St George’s Hospital in Tooting yesterday, one in ten people did not turn up for their vaccine. Is this a trend you are noticing in London and what are you doing to assure the public that the vaccines are effective against this variant as well?

• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 04 February 2021

Siân Berry AM: Thank you for coming here, Minister. I have been looking at particularly the £23 million that was allocated by the Government to local authorities and charities last week on 25 January [2020]. This is money for the Community Champions to give vaccine advice and boost the take-up. Looking at the list, it seems that some of the boroughs within London who have not received money are some of the boroughs that have some of the highest populations of minority ethnic groups, in terms of numbers, and some of the most deprived boroughs. I can see Enfield, Croydon...

• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 04 February 2021

Andrew Boff AM: Dr Coffey, do you agree with the priority list published by the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisation (JCVI)? Is it the right list?

• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 04 February 2021

Siân Berry AM: Thank you very much, Chair. I want to start with Martin Machray if that is all right. I know that we have just discussed the fact that London has been behind in vaccinating the over-80s and the fact that there are differences between boroughs. It has, I think, been hard for both you and us to get up-to-date, detailed, borough-by-borough data collated at a London level, and I just wanted to check what your progress was on making that data available to us so that we can keep an eye on things on a more day-to-day basis...

• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 04 February 2021

Dr Onkar Sahota AM: I also am a GP and want to echo the comments about the tremendous efforts made by the NHS staff in delivering the vaccination programme, but there are challenges in London. If you look at the number of over-80s vaccinated, London had the lowest rate of vaccinations. If you look at the patchwork we have in London, I hear that some parts of London are more advanced than the others and I hear that some parts of London have been asked to slow down to let other parts catch up. There are some challenges. It is...

• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

Léonie Cooper AM: Thank you, Chair. I would like to address my question to Deputy Mayor, Fiona Twycross and John Barradell. We have covered a lot of ground this morning; lots of different areas that we have looked at. I just wondered if you could set out, for the Assembly, what you believe are the main challenges and the most pressing issues for the SCG going forward? This is a bit of forward look. I know it is quite hard because we are still in the middle of everything at the moment, but it would be great if you could...

• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Sem Moema AM: My question is for Lyn. What changes have you made to ensure that there is genuinely affordable housing across LLDC so that we can deliver a mixed community? I am aware that the profile of your development there has changed from around 9% affordable housing in 2014 to about 34%, which is just a shade under the London Plan [target], which is excellent, but obviously there is more that could be done. I would be interested in your views on that question.

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

Len Duvall AM: Thank you very much. My question is to John Barradell. In the first lockdown, it is quite clear that local authorities played a major role, albeit with some mixed messages coming from central Government about what they should be doing or not doing. What is different in the second wave in terms of some of the issues they were performing in getting food and prescriptions to people? You might identify other gaps in support that were taking place in the first lockdown.

• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Unmesh Desai AM: To you formally, Sir Peter, but maybe Lyn [Garner] might be able to answer this question. The Panel has already been asked questions about community engagement, but I have still got to put this to you. How far does LLDC engage with the local community to ensure that they are benefitting from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the Olympic legacy?