• Reference: 2020/3824
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Recent data has shown that youth unemployment has risen by a staggering 200% since the start of the year in London, significantly higher than the increase seen nationally. This has largely been attributed to the impact of the pandemic on sectors such as the events and creative industries, as well as hospitality, that have suffered massive falls in revenue because of COVID-19. How will you be working to ensure young people and the creative industries are at the heart of London’s recovery from COVID-19?

• Reference: 2020/3823
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

There are concerns over the future of some of London’s most iconic LGBTQ+ venues, which are a hugely important to London. I am sure you agree that it would be terrible, both economically and socially, if many of these venues were to permanently close. What specific work are you and the Night Czar doing to support the capital’s LGBTQ+ venues, which do not only contribute significantly to London’s economy, but are a significant part of the capital’s rich cultural history?

• Reference: 2020/3822
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

With only a handful of nightclubs in London receiving Culture Recovery Funding, leading industry figures have warned it risks being decimated, which will lead to thousands more job losses in London and mark a huge blow to our economy. How are you working with London’s nightclubs to get them the support they need, both during the second lockdown and afterwards, with the possibility they may have to continue to remain closed for a significantly longer period of time than many other venues?

• Reference: 2020/3821
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Will you commit to working with Government and London Boroughs to trial the use of a Universal Basic Income in some or all parts of London?

• Reference: 2020/3820
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Given that the economic impact of the pandemic is pushing more Londoners into financial uncertainty, will you join me and others in calling for the implementation of a Universal Basic Income that gives all residents a measure of economic security and avoids putting people in impossible situations where they are having to make choices between protecting their lives or their livelihoods?

• Reference: 2020/3819
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

The latest statistics on the ethnicity pay gap from the Office of National Statistics show that London has the largest ethnicity pay gap in the UK at 23.8%. Can you outline how you plan to address this, and will you join me in calling for the mandatory reporting of ethnicity pay gaps in a similar way to the current gender pay gap reporting, as well as tough action against discriminatory employers?

• Reference: 2020/3818
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Please provide the dropout rates in the Met for each year since 2010, broken down by i) rank of officers ii) gender and iii) race.

• Reference: 2020/3817
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

A report by Solace Women’s Aid showed that 46% of women leaving a secure tenancy due to domestic abuse said that fear of losing their tenancy had been a barrier to leaving the perpetrator. Will you work with Boroughs, housing associations, MOPAC and others to look at reserving a small percentage of new built social homes in London for survivors of domestic violence fleeing abuse, as is being called for by many organisations in the domestic violence sector?

• Reference: 2020/3816
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Please provide more details of the current MOPAC investigation into LLDC regarding allegations of impropriety relating to certain construction sites?

• Reference: 2020/3815
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

According to research undertaken by the BBC there has been a 51% rise in reports of homophobic hate crime and crimes based on sexual orientation to the Met over the last five years. What more will you be doing with the Met, MOPAC and others to tackle the rise in such incidents in our city?