• Reference: 2021/3032
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

It was reported (https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-government-hid-sick-pay-scheme-for-w…) that the Government suppressed access to sick pay for people isolating at the height of the pandemic and that the Treasury instructed officials to conceal from the public how the furlough scheme could help those isolating. Do you agree that Londoners who are required to self-isolate to stop the spread of COVID-19 should be entitled to full pay?

• Reference: 2021/3031
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

Gingerbread have found that nearly a third of working parents are concerned that childcare responsibilities will make them more vulnerable to redundancy when furlough ends. How can you support working parents in London concerned about this and what should the Government do to support them when furlough comes to an end?

• Reference: 2021/3030
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

How will you work to ensure that self-employed Londoners receive at least the London Living Wage?

• Reference: 2021/3029
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

How will you support London’s self-employed workers in your second term?

• Reference: 2021/3028
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

Given the recent ruling that Deliveroo riders are self-employed and are not entitled to organise through a trade union for better working conditions, will you write to the Chief Executive of Deliveroo and encourage the company to do the right thing and ensure good working conditions and pay for Londoners that work for them?

• Reference: 2021/3027
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

Will you join the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in calling on the Government for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting?

• Reference: 2021/3026
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

Would you consider a webpage on the GLA website which shows Londoners which employers are Living Wage accredited and/or Good Work Standard accredited to promote good employers in London and support Londoners in supporting good employers?

• Reference: 2021/3025
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

How many of London’s councils have developed Night Time Strategies so far, and can you tell me which councils these are?

• Reference: 2021/3024
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

In response to MQ 2021/1494, you stated that “Through the London Transition Board, we have briefed Government on the Let’s Do London campaign. This has included requests for additional funding, as the scale of the challenge facing London is huge and will continue until the return of international tourism.” What has been the Government’s response to the requests for additional funding so far?

• Reference: 2021/3023
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

How many Londoners are benefitting from the London Living Wage and how does this compare to the start of your first term?