• Reference: 2021/0987
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

The Government has announced a £30 million investment in new Changing Places toilets for England. Could you provide a list of Changing Places toilets the GLA currently provides, including the borough in which they are located?

• Reference: 2021/0986
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

The Government has announced a £30 million investment in new Changing Places toilets for England. What are your current plans for investment in new Changing Places toilets?

• Reference: 2021/0985
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

With regard to the £9 million fund you launched in May 2020 to help skills providers switch to remote training, could you tell me: a) how many people have accessed these courses, and b) how many have found new employment since then or set up their own business?

• Reference: 2021/0984
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

The Centre for London reports that there are half as many apprenticeship starts in London per 1,000 jobs, compared with the rest of the UK. What plans do you have to improve this situation?

• Reference: 2021/0983
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

In your answer to my question 2021/0024 you told me that the Greater London Investment Fund (GLIF) hosted a roundtable discussion on 28 January 2021 which was to look at the needs of disabled entrepreneurs, as well as women and BAME entrepreneurs. Could you tell me the recommendations that came out of this roundtable, and also specifically how the roundtable identified ways for the fund to better benefit disabled SME founders?

• Reference: 2021/0982
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

When will you publish the research commissioned from Centre for London into support for freelancers during the crisis?

• Reference: 2021/0981
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

In your answer to my questions 2021/0023 and 2021/0484 you stated that the London Recovery board is working to support Londoners in debt and that you were funding the Debt Free London Partnership’s free debt advice helpline to be delivered 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout January, February and March. Could you tell me if you plan to fund the free debt advice helpline beyond March?

• Reference: 2021/0980
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

At the London Assembly Plenary on Thursday 4 March 2021, we heard from Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries, Justine Simons OBE, that so far, you have provided £3.9 million to support the creative sector which has helped 13,000 individuals, artists and businesses. This sector was worth £58 billion to London’s economy prior to the pandemic and provides more than 600,000 jobs, which is 11.9 per cent of all jobs in the capital, compared to 4.9 per cent in the rest of the UK. What further support are you providing to retain skilled creative workers in the city...

• Reference: 2021/0979
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

During the past year there have been reports on the change in air pollution due to reduced motor traffic. Are you producing any similar studies to analyse the impact on noise pollution from changes to motor traffic and flights over communities in London?

• Reference: 2021/0978
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Concerns have been raised that air pollution is returning to pre-pandemic levels. What proportion of pre-pandemic motor traffic has now returned to London streets?