• Reference: 2023/0360
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

How will the London Recovery Board work with the London Ownership Hub?

• Reference: 2023/0359
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

How are you working with each London authority to promote co-operatives and mutuals in London?

• Reference: 2023/0358
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Will the Greater London Authority producing an initial report and a follow up review and report after a year of the London Ownership Hub on the state of cooperatives in London and their contribution to London’s economy?

• Reference: 2023/0357
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Can you confirm whether there will be a designated lead responsibility for supporting and promoting co-operatives and mutuals within each functional body and the London Growth Hub?

• Reference: 2023/0356
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Can you confirm where within the Greater London Authority this work will be situated?

• Reference: 2023/0355
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

I welcome your work with Cooperatives UK and the announcement of the London Ownership Hub which follows the recommendations from the London Assembly Economy Committee investigation published in March 2021. Can you provide details on the cost of this project, and the evaluation process including timelines?

• Reference: 2023/0354
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

I welcome the new Migrant Advice and Support Fund which will provide funding to frontline groups and organisations providing specialist advice and support to migrant Londoners. When will we know the details of who has been successful in obtaining this funding, including details of the projects? Can this be broken down by London borough?

• Reference: 2023/0353
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s Trade Union Membership, UK 1995-2021: Statistical Bulletin found that Inner London had the lowest proportion of workers affiliated to a trade union with Outer London not far behind. Inner London had the lowest rate of employees with a trade union presence in the workplace. Given the economic downturn, how will you be promoting the benefits of trade union membership to London’s employees?

• Reference: 2023/0352
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

The Office for National Statistics analysis of job quality found that 13% of employees in the UK were in low-pay employment, and that low-pay employment was most likely among London employees, those who were disabled, younger, or had lower levels of educational attainment. How will you redouble your efforts to address low pay in the continuing economic downturn in 2023?

• Reference: 2023/0351
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

The Office for National Statistics analysis of job quality found that across the UK, unpaid overtime was more commonly reported than paid overtime. London employees who work in highly paid occupations, and employees aged 35 to 54 years are most likely to report working unpaid overtime. How can you work with London’s employers to put an end to unpaid overtime?