• Reference: 2020/3915
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

With Europe entering a second wave of Covid-19, what support does London’s tourism industry need to survive?

• Reference: 2020/3914
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Has the TfL Streetspace programme been able to assist any businesses, as it has made pavements wider and safer, not only for walking but also for use by cafes, restaurants, etc?

• Reference: 2020/3913
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

What advice and guidance are you providing to local authorities to encourage permission to be granted for hospitality businesses such as cafes and restaurants to use outdoor spaces (including public pavements) when these venues can re-open again?

• Reference: 2020/3912
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

What messages are you hearing from your Business Advisory Group and other retail groups in London about the damage of COVID-19 on the usual ‘golden quarter’ for retail in the run-up to Christmas?

• Reference: 2020/3911
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

As well as the financial challenges brought by the latest lockdown, there is a huge emotional cost to many small businesses owners who have spent the last few months making their businesses COVID-secure in the hope of re-opening. What advice and support can these business owners be given (for example peer-to-peer advice)?

• Reference: 2020/3910
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

How are you, your Economic Development Team and the Recovery Board working with local authorities and the private sector to promote the use of meantime spaces in buildings which are temporarily vacant as a result of Covid-19?

• Reference: 2020/3909
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Are you monitoring the number of vacant offices in London and if so, to what extent has the number of unused/vacant office spaces changed since March 2020?

• Reference: 2020/3908
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Following the announcement of a new four week national lockdown until the 2 nd December, should the current ban on evictions from commercial properties be extended beyond December 2020? And what further support is needed for businesses in London struggling to pay their rent?

• Reference: 2020/3907
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

In the 4 th November meeting of the Economy Committee the Chief Executive for UKHospitality, Kate Nicholls, called on the Government to announce an extension of the business rates holiday for hospitality businesses beyond March 2020 as soon as possible so that businesses can undertake long term profit and loss analyses. Do you agree that a sector-specific extension is urgently needed now to help London’s businesses plan in the long-term?

• Reference: 2020/3906
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Do London Local Authorities need additional support via the Spending Review, to ensure that they can help businesses prepare for late information about the Brexit deal – or to help them prepare for a no-deal Brexit?