• Reference: 2022/5258
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

I welcome your support for CLADDAG in its legal challenge to the government; do you also accept that every building in London should have in place an evacuation plan for people of all abilities, and that “stay-put” advice is detrimental to tenants’ mental health and wellbeing?

• Reference: 2022/5257
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

If, as you have requested, business rates tax policy was to be devolved to the city of London, what specific changes would you make to help London’s businesses?

• Reference: 2022/5256
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

What are you doing to support London’s businesses with the scheduled rise in business rates due in April 2023?

• Reference: 2022/5255
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

London’s economy has rebounded faster than any other region in the UK since the pandemic. Yet it still faces significant skills gaps, with 40% of firms saying that skills gaps are holding back growth. What are you doing to make sure that London continues to be an attractive place to live and work?

• Reference: 2022/5254
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Could you outline in clear terms what are the concrete differences between the original Better Futures and the Better Futures+ programmes?

• Reference: 2022/5253
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Could you outline clearly the criteria used to evaluate whether or not an SME is eligible for support through the Better Futures programme?

• Reference: 2022/5252
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Could you give a breakdown by i) year and ii) industry sector of how much public and private funding has been provided to businesses through the Better Futures Programme?

• Reference: 2022/5251
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Could you give a breakdown of the number of paid internships by i) year and ii) by industry sector provided by the Better Futures programme?

• Reference: 2022/5250
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Please provide the average waiting time for incoming calls to 999 (Metropolitan Police) to be responded to in each London Borough for the period September to December 2022.

• Reference: 2022/5249
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Please provide the average Metropolitan Police response times for 999 calls categorised as i) I grade, ii) S grade iii) E grade and iv) R grade from September to December 2022. Please provide a breakdown by i) month, and ii) borough.