• Reference: 2020/3363
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

How many businesses do you anticipate will be supported to ‘go digital’ as a result of the support offered by the London Growth Hub?

• Reference: 2020/3362
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

The London.Gov website helpfully displays a list of organisations awarded funding by the Culture at Risk Fund https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/full_list_of_culture_at_r…. Would it be possible to get this information with the level of funding each organisation received and with the location (by borough) of each organisation?

• Reference: 2020/3361
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

While I regret that the New Year’s Eve fireworks have had to be cancelled, I commend you for taking this decision early on and agree wholeheartedly that the event could not safely take place during a pandemic. Will we see the cancellation of other events such as Bonfire Night and the turning on of Christmas lights across major high streets in London?

• Reference: 2020/3360
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

You have recently written jointly with London Councils calling on the Government to extend the business rates holiday for the retail, hospitality, leisure and childcare sectors. I welcome your call and agree wholeheartedly with it. However, given the reliance of local authorities and London’s public sector (not least the Metropolitan Police Service) have on business rates income, would you agree that any extension must be accompanied by the Government stepping in and fully covering the temporary losses local authorities accrue?

• Reference: 2020/3359
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

Do you work with agencies such as Citizens Advice and law centres to gather early indicators of the number of Londoners that are struggling financially?

• Reference: 2020/3358
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

What impact has Covid-19 had on the number of families who have been using food vouchers or are in receipt of free school meals?

• Reference: 2020/3357
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

How many people in London were claiming Universal Credit in each month between February 2020 and September 2020?

• Reference: 2020/3356
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

How are your Recovery Board and Transition Board monitoring whether the long-term economic impact of Covid-19 is leading to an increased use of food banks in London?

• Reference: 2020/3355
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

Should the £500 payment to self-isolate be higher in London to reflect the increased cost of living in the capital?

• Reference: 2020/3354
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

How have the Strategic Coordination Group and London Transition Board supported and coordinated local authorities’ administration of the £500 payment to self-isolate?