• Reference: 2025/1625
• Question by: Anne Clarke
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

One in four visitors to London see a West End show. Theatres in London sell more tickets than any other city in the world. How is London’s fantastic theatre offer promoted to potential visitors?

• Reference: 2025/1624
• Question by: Anne Clarke
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

Film and TV production in London supports a variety of creative industries including set design, scripts, costume, sound recording, editing and post production. These can be interesting jobs with good pay. What is being done by the Mayor, and partners, to ensure that people from underserved communities can access these rewarding careers?

• Reference: 2025/1623
• Question by: Anne Clarke
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

The Mayor has committed to supporting London’s TV and film production industry. This has included a £3 million grant towards expanding capacity at 3 Mills and Dagenham’s Eastbrook Studios. How is the impact of this investment assessed? Will there be further support?

• Reference: 2025/1622
• Question by: Anne Clarke
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

The Mayor recently opened a cutting-edge multimedia production facility at Barnet Southgate College. How does funding from the Mayor contribute to the success of film and TV productions in London?

• Reference: 2025/1621
• Question by: Anne Clarke
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) recently wrote to the London Assembly’s Fire Committee (26th March 2025) advising that ‘the number of cases resulting in suspension or dismissal fully or partially based on social media since the Culture Review is too small to disclose without breaching GDPR rules.’ Does the Mayor agree that GDPR prevents the LFB from reporting the numbers and outcomes of cases involving social media use?

• Reference: 2025/1620
• Question by: Anne Clarke
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is currently conducting DBS checks for all employees. Of those completed so far 3% are positive. Can the Mayor please supply information on: 1) the number of employees who have been assessed against the National Fire Chiefs Council Disclosure and Baring Service risk assessment, to determine if a referral to the Professional Standards Unit (PSU) is appropriate; 2) the number of employees who have met the threshold for a referral to the PSU; and 3) the results of PSU processes arising from DBS checks?

• Reference: 2025/1619
• Question by: Anne Clarke
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

The London Fire Brigade has begun the process of completing DBS checks for all existing staff. How will this improve professional standards in the Brigade?

• Reference: 2025/1618
• Question by: Anne Clarke
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

The current licensing arrangements allow interested parties to appeal to a magistrate’s court if they are not satisfied with a decision. Will the Mayor’s new powers be instead of this right of appeal, or as well as it? Will there be a further right of appeal if parties are not satisfied by a decision of the Mayor?

• Reference: 2025/1617
• Question by: Anne Clarke
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

The Mayor made a manifesto commitment to establish a London Nightlife Taskforce and create a London Nightlife Fund. Will the taskforce be advising the Mayor on how to use any new powers to call in licensing decisions?

• Reference: 2025/1616
• Question by: Anne Clarke
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

It has been announced that the Mayor will be given new powers to call in licensing decisions. Will there be a process for discussing with the boroughs which areas will be considered suitable for late night licensing and which will not? Does the Mayor expect to publish a map of ‘zones’ where late-night licenses are expected to be granted?