• Reference: 2021/2225
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 24 June 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on London’s businesses, large and small. Yet as we move towards recovery many smaller businesses are struggling as a result of larger businesses delaying payments through supply chains, which is having a crippling impact on many of these small businesses. What work will you undertake to support these small businesses and remind larger companies of their responsibility to smaller companies in supply chains given the importance of small business to London’s economy?

• Reference: 2021/2224
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 24 June 2021

The Federation of Small Businesses recently published research showing that only 15% of SMEs are women-led and less than 5% are led by a majority Black and minority ethnic leadership team. As the Chair of the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP) what work are you doing to look at the careers advice, business support and access to finance that is needed to help entrepreneurial women and ethnic minorities that want to start-up on their own micro and small businesses in London?

• Reference: 2021/2223
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 24 June 2021

Given the impact of the pandemic on older Londoners, what will you be doing to increase and promote adult education access and access to IT equipment and resources in such places as libraries and community centres to help older people back to work?

• Reference: 2021/2221
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 24 June 2021

I am aware that LLDC has come to an agreement that UK Athletics will use an alternative location to the London Stadium this year for the Muller Anniversary Games. Please provide details on how much money is expected to be saved this financial year as a result of this.

• Reference: 2021/2220
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 24 June 2021

I understand some new event space has been created at the London Stadium. In this financial year how much revenue does the stadium expect to make from these new revenue streams?

• Reference: 2021/2219
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 24 June 2021

Will you look to ensure MOPAC collects data on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller hate crimes that take place in London and also ensure that this information is included on the MOPAC Hate crime dashboard?

• Reference: 2021/2218
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 24 June 2021

In recent weeks we have seen numerous concerning reports of deeply disturbing anti-Semitic incidents in the capital. How will you be increasing your efforts to tackle hate-crime in the capital and ensure communities, such as London’s Jewish community, feel safe?

• Reference: 2021/2217
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 24 June 2021

Given the value youth workers can have in custody suites to use the teachable moment of arrest to reduce reoffending, do you have plans to expand the Engage Programme currently being operated in two custody suites in London?

• Reference: 2021/2216
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 24 June 2021

Will MOPAC be formally consulting ICVs on whether or not they wish to maintain the option of virtual visits once COVID-19 restrictions are eased, or whether they wish to move back to exclusively conducted in-person visits?

• Reference: 2021/2215
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 24 June 2021

What work is MOPAC undertaking to review its commissioned support services to ensure they are equipped to meet the needs of victims of online offences, particularly children, given the increasing prevalence and concern over online child sexual abuse offences since the beginning of the COVID pandemic?