• Reference: 2023/1289
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Did you have any formal discussions with the Government before publicly announcing your Free School Meals programme?

• Reference: 2023/1288
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

What formal advice did you receive from GLA officers before announcing your Free School Meals proposal?

• Reference: 2023/1287
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Does the £130 million for universal Free School Meals include funding for GLA staff to administer the scheme and if so, how much will be spent on staff costs and will their employment end once the year’s funding has ended?

• Reference: 2023/1286
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Can you please provide the breakdown of spending for the £130 million cost of your universal Free School Meals policy?

• Reference: 2023/1285
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Did you ever consider providing Free School Meals for Secondary School pupils when you were planning out this scheme, or was that option discounted from the beginning?

• Reference: 2023/1284
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

When did you inform Councils and schools of your Free School Meals proposals?

• Reference: 2023/1283
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

What are the cost implications for local authorities of making Free School Meals universal?

• Reference: 2023/1282
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

What are the cost implications for schools of making Free School Meals universal?

• Reference: 2023/1281
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Thank you for your response to my question 2022/0852. The Collins Dictionary definition of air quality is “the composition of the air in terms of how much pollution it contains”. You announced in July 2022 that ULEZ had improved air quality by 20%, when this figure was actually based on the NO2 reduction and not the composition of the air including PM2.5, PM10, NMVOCs, NH3, SO2, and other pollutants. Will you retract your misleading statement?

• Reference: 2023/1280
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

We recently hosted the Disability Policy Centre at City Hall to discuss what barriers disabled Londoners face in our city on a daily basis. One of the key concerns expressed by representatives from the National Federation of the Blind was the proliferation of ‘floating bus stops’ in London. Will you commit to working with London Boroughs to remove these types of bus stops to make London safer for blind transport users and cyclists?