• Reference: 2020/2184
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

During the coronavirus crisis, arts organisations have needed emergency funding to meet their rent obligations. A major long-term problem, outlined in MD2362, has been that these organisations need to purchase workspaces or secure long-term leases, but lack the large deposits required upfront, even if they have funding to support operating costs. Will you help these organisations invest in their futures by making affordable loans and grants available for these deposits?

• Reference: 2020/2183
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Further to MD2362, MD2363, ADD2043, ADD2194 and the new Culture at Risk Business Support Fund, could you provide data on the total funding that has been made available by the GLA for the administration of the Creative Land Trust between 2016 and 2020, and the amount that has been funded by other donors?

• Reference: 2020/2182
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

In light of the coronavirus crisis leading to changes in travel patterns in London, and the increased need to diversify Transport for London (TfL) income by taking steps to plan for London-wide smart, fair privacy-friendly road charging, will you now consider cancelling the Silvertown Road Tunnel project, and if not why not?

• Reference: 2020/2181
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Could you release all documents, including emails, relating to the decision on 20 March 2020 and implemented on 23 March, to suspend the ULEZ, Congestion Charge and Low Emission Zone.

• Reference: 2020/2180
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

In April 2017, you established the London Borough Private Rented Sector Partnership aiming to: “improve coordination, joint working and information sharing to drive forward improvements in private rented sector enforcement across the capital.” What specific new initiatives have been developed by the Partnership to improve local enforcement?

• Reference: 2020/2179
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Thank you for your answer to my question 2020/1471. Could you now provide any details of the work you have done, or are doing, to bring unoccupied homes into use for Londoners who are in temporary housing during the coronavirus crisis?

• Reference: 2020/2178
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Currently there is no independent oversight of footage of stops and search incidents captured on Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) body worn video (BWV) cameras, since Community Monitoring Groups are no longer provided with viewings. In January 2020 you said: “I want to see this problem sorted as quickly as possible.” Given it is now July 2020, when will Community Monitoring Groups be able to resume viewings of BWV footage?

• Reference: 2020/2177
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Has every Metropolitan Police (MPS) officer who has been equipped with a taser also been trained in methods and tactics to de-escalate any confrontational situation?

• Reference: 2020/2176
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

What training do Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers complete in de-escalation tactics? Could you detail: a) all the training courses available related to this topic, b) the time taken to complete this training, c) how many officers have completed this training, and d) how often officers are expected to attend refresher courses on these tactics?

• Reference: 2020/2175
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

I understand that during the Certificate of Knowledge in Policing (CKP) course, students complete a mandatory one-hour National Centre for Applied Learning Technologies (NCALT) training session on mental health. Is a one-hour training session enough to learn how to respond to Londoners with complex needs, learning difficulties or autism?