• Reference: 2020/2310
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

What has each London Borough reported as being its expenditure due to Coronavirus, what additional funding has been provided to each of them to cover the costs of Coronavirus by the Government, and what is each council’s funding gap?

• Reference: 2020/2309
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

The Government is indicating that it intends on ending the furloughing scheme, have you made representations to the Government asking them not to do this?

• Reference: 2020/2308
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

The Government appears to be ending its programme to provide food to vulnerable people, will you be working with voluntary organisations to take up this challenge?

• Reference: 2020/2307
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

I recently had to write to Metropolitan Housing with East Barnet Councillors after seeing videos posted to twitter (https://twitter.com/DesmondHouseEN4/status/1273377207554060294) about the state of Desmond House, which showed severe leakages inside properties during recent storms. Do you agree that the condition that residents were left in was unacceptable, and will you write to Metropolitan Housing to layout your expectations of basic maintenance?

• Reference: 2020/2306
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Following on from question 2020/1985, what are the preferred plans, and how much do they cost?

• Reference: 2020/2305
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

I have been receiving reports of gatherings of dozens of people at Colin Close, Colindale breaking rules on the size of gatherings and social distancing and committing anti-social behaviour, most evenings from 7:30 pm. What action can you take to disperse this group and stop them from doing this again?

• Reference: 2020/2304
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Given the importance of overseas students to London’s economy, do you agree that measures are needed to demonstrate that not only is the UK open to international students, but that it is more open and more welcoming than any other competitor market. Such measures could include, in addition to a major international recruitment campaign, a faster more streamlined visa turnaround time and process.

• Reference: 2020/2303
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Government is prioritising elite universities through student number controls and measures to create additional places, as well as in research policy development and funding. Do you agree that support is also needed to provide stability to those London based universities who support widening participation and practice-based research, to ensure a healthy recovery which harnesses the potential of disadvantaged learners?

• Reference: 2020/2302
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Middlesex University tell me that many of their students don’t have laptops or a calm home environment in which to study. Do you agree that a package of direct means-tested support for disadvantaged London students is needed, which could include subsidised broadband access for students in households who are not yet connected and large-scale schemes for access to equipment, such as laptops, negotiated with commercial providers, with loan schemes or re-conditioned/second-hand equipment offers?

• Reference: 2020/2301
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

What was the income generated by The Crystal for each of the last 4 years?