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Job retraining schemes in London

  • Reference: 2020/3508
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
How much government money has been allocated to London for job retraining schemes in the past few months, and to which groups of people are they targeted?

Job Losses

  • Reference: 2020/3507
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
How many jobs have been lost over the past 6 months in each London Borough?

New Claimant Count in London Boroughs

  • Reference: 2020/3506
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
Which London Boroughs have seen the highest new claimant count over the past 6 months for a) Universal Credit, b) Job Seekers Allowance, and c) total claimant count? Can you please break this down by London Borough?

European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS)

  • Reference: 2020/3505
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
Is there confidence that the Metropolitan Police will still have access to the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) after Brexit? If not, what would be the implications for London and the UK?

Local test and trace services

  • Reference: 2020/3504
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
Given the government’s shambolic test and trace system, are there any plans to bring this system under local authority/regional control to ensure improvements are made?

Overground Services to Enfield Town

  • Reference: 2020/3503
  • Question by: Joanne McCartney
  • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
Are there any plans to increase the frequency of London Overground services to Enfield Town? Has the possibility of a shuttle from Enfield Town to Seven Sisters been explored to boost capacity?

Sports Venues and football pitches

  • Reference: 2020/3501
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
How many football pitches and sports venues have been lost in the last 10 years in London? What steps are you taking to protect them?

Playing Fields

  • Reference: 2020/3500
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
How many school playing fields have been lost in the last 10 years in London? What steps are you taking to protect them?

Affordable Housing Contributions on Small Sites

  • Reference: 2020/3499
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
What is your position on the proposal in the Government’s ‘changes to the Current Planning system’ to temporarily raise the threshold for developers to not contribute to affordable housing to 40 or 50 units up from 10?

Standard Method

  • Reference: 2020/3498
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
What are your concerns regarding the Government’s proposal in ‘Changes to the Current Planning system’ to change the Standard Method for calculating local housing need?
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