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

Len Duvall AM: That exchange was just staggering. It was a new low in terms of the Conservative Group and their line of questioning. Of course, Mayor, you need to put up the council tax because it is part of the agreement and that agreement has been imposed by the Government. The fact is that, if the [Assembly] Member opposite ever became Mayor, he would have to do the same because he has already committed himself to wiping out our services to pay for his extra police officers. Navin Shah AM (Chair): Can we have a question, please? Len Duvall...

• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Steve O'Connell AM: Yes, if I may, Chair, thank you very much. It is my constituency and I was there post-event, a massive tragedy for the people of Croydon. I thank all those people who supported, all those organisations and people who supported at that time and continue to support. Yes, it is regrettable that the inquest, which was supposed to be held only a couple of weeks ago, has been put off to the new year. I join in, more in sadness than in anger, in supporting the request for some work to be done independently on this. Not...

• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

David Kurten AM: Yes. Thank you, Chair. Good morning, Mr Mayor. I want to ask you about something you mentioned in your answer there to Assembly Member Whittle, who asked about the incident at Speakers’ Corner on Sunday. It seems that Speakers’ Corner is closed at the moment. I was there on Sunday to observe what was going on and I was quite shocked to see a person who is a YouTuber giving a speech. He was surrounded by police, pulled off his chair and bundled into the back of a police van. I was also shoved by a police...

• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Tony Devenish AM: Sorry, Chair, I did ask to be called. I have 11 seconds left. Tony Arbour AM (Deputy Chairman in the Chair): I apologise for that. I judged not even you would be able to do it. Tony Devenish AM: Oh, I can. Mr Mayor, will you now finally condemn [The Rt Hon] Jeremy Corbyn [MP, former Leader of the Opposition] for his racism?

• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Léonie Cooper AM: Thank you very much, Chair. Mr Mayor, you have just referred to food and free school meals and the vouchers, but mine is a wider preparedness question about London’s supermarkets and food supply chains and whether or not you think they are ready for a late deal or - even worse - a no-deal Brexit. We have been talking a lot about the pandemic this morning but we cannot forget that on 31 December [2020] we are heading towards a departure from the EU. I would like to find out where we are in terms of food...

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Navin Shah AM (Chair): Can we try Assembly Member Gavron to see whether we can hear you? Nicky Gavron AM: Yes. Can you hear me now? Navin Shah AM (Chair): Yes, we can. Nicky Gavron AM: You can. I turned my camera off to give me a bit more bandwidth. Navin Shah AM (Chair): You have under two minutes left. Nicky Gavron AM: I do not know if the Mayor will remember what I was asking, but it really is concerning the impact of the loss of community engagement and also council engagement in shaping their neighbourhoods, and not just...

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Joanne McCartney AM: Thank you, Chair. Mr Mayor, this is an increasing issue and it is good to hear that you are providing that specialist support for young people, albeit it is not with the Government support you needed. I have two quick questions, if I can. Firstly, are London local authorities concerned about cuts to them and therefore cuts to supported accommodation that young people need? Are you making a case for that? Secondly, as you go forward and commission services, will you make sure that young people’s voices are at the heart of that commissioning process?

• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Andrew Boff AM: On 16 September, you confirmed that when the Bishopsgate Street Space scheme was installed, no modelling had taken place as to the increased journey times and costs for disabled and elderly people that had to depend on black cabs. In the full objectives of that scheme, the only groups mentioned that were to benefit were pedestrians and cyclists. Can you promise me that in all future London Streetspace schemes you will also include consideration for those who have difficulty walking and cycling?

• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

Susan Hall AM: Mr Mayor, can you just clarify? I am seeing through on social media that you have announced what is happening on Sky. Can you just confirm that is not the case or is it the case that you are confirming the COVID situation?

• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

Siân Berry AM: Again, referring to the letter that you sent to the Government, there is a lot in there about the possible crisis with people’s incomes and poverty and destitution. You talk about expanding Universal Credit Child Benefit. You talk about the concern that the lowest-paid workers on the new arrangements would fall below the Minimum Wage. You talk about food poverty issues as well. Is this not the time for a strong, united call from London for the Government to short-circuit the complexity of all this and, alongside the circuit breaker, bring in a universal basic income that...