• 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...

• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

Andrew Boff AM: Mr Mayor, you referred to the support that you were looking for from the Government. Your developments at outer London stations require TfL to provide funding upfront in order to be a development partner. These have stalled due to the state of TfL’s budget. Will you be using any bailout from the Government to restart these schemes or will the bailout be used only to resolve operational issues?

• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

Caroline Russell AM: Thank you, Chair. Very briefly, Mr Mayor, I want to pick up on one point that was in your letter to the Prime Minister this morning that went out on Twitter, which is the point about people needing to pass credit reference checks in order to access home testing. Otherwise, they have to use walk-in or drive-through testing facilities, which I agree with you is hard for older and disabled people, particularly people without access to a car. Is this a gap you can resolve through our transport services? Have you thought about supplying COVID-secure taxis so...

• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

Andrew Boff AM: Mr Mayor, now you have asked the Government to review its policies in the light of the problems encountered by those in overcrowded accommodation during the pandemic, will you now review yours?