• Reference: 2020/3008
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Please can you provide the total monetary value of the support raised by the Pay it Forward Scheme per borough? (location of recipient requested not location of supporter).

• Reference: 2020/3007
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

How has footfall in the Central Activities Zone changed since the start of the pandemic and are there signs that footfall is now increasing in this area?

• Reference: 2020/3006
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

What specific economic challenges does the Central Activities Zone face as compared to the rest of London and what work have you and GLA teams carried out to assess the specific challenges faced by this sector?

• Reference: 2020/3005
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Research from the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford suggests that no recourse to public funds (NPRF) restrictions falls disproportionately on people of colour. Do you share my concerns that this policy is pushing greater numbers of people into poverty as unemployment rises and how are you lobbying the Government to call for an end to this policy?

• Reference: 2020/3004
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Research by the Social Metrics Commission found that across the UK nearly half of Black/African/Caribbean/ Black British households were in poverty compared to just one in five white families. What action are you taking to address this inequality in London and how are you lobbying the Government to influence relevant policy decisions over which you have no direct remit?

• Reference: 2020/3003
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Research by the Smith Institute (www.smith-institute.org.uk/book/falling-behind-the-impact-of-universal-…), carried out in 12 London boroughs found that on average, tenants build-up £240 of rental arrears after they make a Universal Credit claim. How are you working with London Councils, who commissioned the research, to lobby for the end of the 5 week wait for Universal Credit?

• Reference: 2020/3002
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

The trade union representing theatre workers across the country, Bectu, has reported that around 2,700 theatre related job losses have already taken place in London (including redundancies of permanently employed staff and lay-offs of casual workers and zero hours contract staff). Has the Government responded to your call for targeted sector support through schemes such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme or Self-Employed Income Support Scheme or are these workers being hung out to dry? ( https://bectu.org.uk/news/theatre-job-losses-jump-from-3000-to-5000-in-…)

• Reference: 2020/3001
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

A report by the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee has found that over a million people are locked out of coronavirus support schemes ( https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5801/cmselect/cmtreasy/454/4540…). How many people in London have been effectively ‘locked out’ of support schemes and how are you lobbying the government to support these Londoners?

• Reference: 2020/3000
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

If possible, please provide monthly figures on the number of people that have accessed the Employment Rights Hub since its launch.

• Reference: 2020/2999
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Across the UK, almost 200,000 additional people aged over 50 were classified as economically inactive between March-May as compared to December-February. How are you supporting older Londoners who have lost their jobs as a result of Covid-19 to re-enter the workforce?