• Reference: 2020/1923
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on London’s hospitality sector and what support have you been able to provide during this? Is there any more that the Government can do to support this sector?

• Reference: 2020/1922
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on London’s night time economy and what support have you been able to provide during this? Is there any more that the Government can do to support this sector?

• Reference: 2020/1921
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

What challenges do London’s high streets face when opening up some shops in June?

• Reference: 2020/1920
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

What support have you provided to London’s high streets during the COVID-19 pandemic?

• Reference: 2020/1919
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

What support can you or your Good Work Standard provide to workers and employers in London, to support mental and physical health when working from home, including appropriate health and safety advice?

• Reference: 2020/1918
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

Will your London Recovery Board look at the gender inequality impact of working from home, as it has been found in a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the UCL Institute of Education that women are doing the bulk of the childcare and housework whilst working from home?

• Reference: 2020/1917
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

A report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the UCL Institute of Education found that mothers in England are more likely than fathers to have lost their jobs during lockdown, thereby increasing fears that the coronavirus crisis has exacerbated inequality and could lead to the gender pay gap increasing. How can you support businesses in London to continue to address the gender pay gap during an economic crisis?

• Reference: 2020/1916
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

What support can you provide to workers who have been furloughed and now may be made redundant due to the changes in the Job Retention Scheme? How can your Adult Education Budget support them to get new skills during a recession?

• Reference: 2020/1915
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

How many Londoners have been furloughed since the scheme opened? Do you have a breakdown by sector, gender and age?

• Reference: 2020/1914
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 18 June 2020

Can you provide an update of your work on the Good Work Standard and how many businesses are now accredited?