• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Tony Arbour AM (Deputy Chairman): No, Chair, I have raised my hand on this matter. I have a simple question to the Mayor. Does he think it is the function of the Mayor when he has the power to keep London’s traffic moving by opening this bridge?

• Question by: Alison Moore
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Dr Alison Moore AM: Mr Mayor, Assembly Member Arbour is the one playing politics with this. I have seen figures this morning that talk about a minimum of nine months and a cost of £46 million to reopen the bridge to cyclists and pedestrians in two years and a cost of between £141 million and £163 million to get the bridge fully open. It is quite clear that neither TfL nor the Council could bear that full cost and it absolutely is a Government responsibility, Assembly Member Arbour. My question to the Mayor to follow this would be: what reasons...

• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Tony Devenish AM: Good morning, Mr Mayor. Will you look at the frequency of the 533 bus as one way to mitigate the issue we have just been discussing?

• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Shaun Bailey AM: I just want to address the comments made earlier. I brought up the subject of people returning to work if at all possible because you said that empty offices in London are a problem for London. We all know the impact of these offices that we can see out the window being empty. All the support mechanisms in London, everything from retailers to coffee sellers, will be in great peril. Again, I want to ask. What extra can be done? In view of the fact of the slightly childish and personal comments that were made by another...

• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Tony Devenish AM: Mr Mayor, I would like to try to change the tone of this debate because I hope you agree with me that this has to be the most important subject for all of us. Yes, we have to protect ourselves from COVID, but this is about jobs. Would you agree with me that those who are not at the moment in work, the younger age groups aged 16 to 24 particularly, are why [The Rt Hon] Rishi Sunak [MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer] has launched Kickstart? How can you support Kickstart and how can you really look...

• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Léonie Cooper AM: I noticed that Assembly Member Bailey referred to back to work again, which is something that he has been commenting on a lot. Firstly, I wondered if you would agree that that is a bit of an insult to those Londoners who have worked throughout the pandemic and actually forget the fact that so many Londoners are not going to work in the sense of travelling but are still working from home. I know very many people who are doing 10-hour days. The other thing, Mr Mayor, is that you have led by example. You were one...

• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Dr Onkar Sahota AM: Mr Mayor, COVID-19 is a disruptive and transformational event in history and, of course, we must take a public health approach, as you have done in all areas of policy from housing, junk food advertising, air quality and crime prevention. We all must learn lessons from the events of history. The Government has made huge blunders in this because of COVID-19 and we are still going from crisis to crisis. I could talk about the utter failure of test and tracing or the lack of plans to protect the residents of residential and care homes, but...

• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Susan Hall AM: Good morning, Mr Mayor. Mr Mayor, thank you for mentioning the importance of helping London’s economy through these difficult times. As you may be aware, the Assembly’s Plenary meeting next week is on the impact of the COVID-19 and the economic recovery in London, which will be helpful for Londoners. Unfortunately, both your relevant Deputy Mayors - for Business and for Planning, Regeneration and Skills - have declined the opportunity to attend the meeting and so there is currently due to be no representation at all from your team at City Hall. I have written to you...

• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

Andrew Dismore AM: I have received an email asking whether you would consider cleaners to be key workers if there is any lockdown.

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

Len Duvall AM (Chair): Mr Mayor, we are coming to the end of this session. I have had a question given by a member of the public, which I just want to ask. It came up. Bits and pieces are there. These are unprecedented times. We know that. The issues about essential workers and travel and the impact on the fare box at TfL have always been important, but this is where we are. Will you be looking at the issue of free travel for essential workers like the NHS? The nearest precedent I can think of in recent times...