• 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?

• Reference: 2020/3814
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

The current London Plan states: “The application of requirement M4 (2) has particular implications for blocks of four storeys or less, where historically the London Plan has not required lifts. Boroughs should seek to ensure that dwellings accessed above or below the entrance storey in buildings of four storeys or less have step-free access.” What steps are being taken to ensure that when such a planning condition is set by a local authority that these conditions are fully implemented?

• Reference: 2020/3813
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

On the 22 July 2020 you appeared before the House of Commons Transport Select Committee and stated: “One of the things we are trialling is checking the temperature of staff at a number of our bus stations. I appreciate that if you are pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic you may not show a temperature, but it is part of our learning process to see if there are things we can learn from temperature.” What has TfL learnt from this trial and please state how extensive has been the checking of the temperature of TfL staff?

• Reference: 2020/3812
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

If the removal of the residents’ discount to the Congestion Charge continues beyond the 31 March 2021 will you ensure that a full examination is also given of the exemption rules that currently exist to the Congestion Charge? Will you further ensure that full consideration is given to the needs of carers and other individuals who have specific needs? Will you also ensure that any change in the policy involves an Equality Impact Assessment?