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London Food Board

  • Reference: 2022/3422
  • Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 October 2022
According to the GLA website, it is now over a year since the London Food Board last met, whereas it is supposed to meet a minimum of four times a year. What are the reasons for this, and when is the Board next due to meet?

Food insecurity

  • Reference: 2022/3421
  • Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 October 2022
The most recent Survey of Londoners, carried out in 2021-2022, suggests that levels of food insecurity have fallen since the previous survey from 2019. What assessment have you made of the reasons for this and the reliability of this data?

Disabled Blue Badges

  • Reference: 2022/3420
  • Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 October 2022
There is growth in the theft from cars of Disabled Blue Badges, which carry personal identification but are not linked to a specific vehicle. Will you consider a London-wide scheme to issue Blue Badge holders with a Companion Badge, which includes the vehicle registration number, rather than leaving these to each Borough as at present?

Car Free Day

  • Reference: 2022/3419
  • Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 October 2022
Recognising the resource constraints mentioned in your answer to Question no: 2022/2872, what channels will you use to promote reduced car usage and in particular any local authority Car Free days?

Bereavement Support Services for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

  • Reference: 2022/3418
  • Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 October 2022
What steps are you taking to ensure bereavement support services are sufficiently accessible to, and tailored to the cultural needs of different communities like the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities?

Suicide Prevention - Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

  • Reference: 2022/3417
  • Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 October 2022
What steps are you taking to ensure suicide prevention programmes, as part of the overall Health Inequalities Strategy, will effectively engage Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities?

Wellbeing Champions - Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

  • Reference: 2022/3416
  • Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 October 2022
How will you engage with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities to ensure that they are represented among London’s “wellbeing champions”?

Health Inequalities Strategy – Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

  • Reference: 2022/3415
  • Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 October 2022
What steps are you taking to ensure that the needs of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities are embedded in the Health Inequalities Strategy?

Violence against Women and Girls in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities – funding for support services

  • Reference: 2022/3414
  • Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 October 2022
What steps will you take to ensure the provision of reliable, long-term financial support to women’s services, both general and for specific communities like the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, across London?

Violence against Women and Girls in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities – best practice in support services

  • Reference: 2022/3413
  • Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 October 2022
What measures do you have to identify and retain best practice in women’s services specifically for the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities?
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