• Reference: 2024/4088
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

Without the data requested in MQ 2024/2555, how is the impact and outcome of the provision of resources and service delivery to reduce school exclusions in London currently being monitored by the Mayor and MOPAC?

• Reference: 2024/4087
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

Without the data requested in MQ 2024/2555, how are the Mayor and MOPAC monitoring the decisions currently being made about the allocation of resources and service delivery to continue to ensure education is provided for those children temporarily and permanently excluded from schools in London, which puts them at risk of social marginalisation and ending up in a criminal environment?

• Reference: 2024/4086
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

Without the data requested in MQ 2024/2555, how are decisions currently being made about the allocation of resources and service delivery to reduce the level of school exclusions in London and support initiatives to prevent young people facing social marginalisation and ending up in a criminal environment?

• Reference: 2024/4085
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

In replies to MQ 2024/2556 on the number of children across the age span excluded from school in London, it is apparent that limited data has been collected in an integrated and collaborative way with the DfE, London Boroughs, Academies, and Maintained Schools. When will the Mayor and MOPAC be able to regularly report on school exclusions in absolute numbers across London, at the different Key Stage levels, and in terms of relative child poverty as indicated by the numbers who are eligible for free school meals?

• Reference: 2024/4084
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

In response to MQ 2024/2556, the Mayor reported the DfE only publishes data at a national level. What steps are the Mayor and MOPAC taking to work collectively with the DfE, London Boroughs, Academies, and Maintained Schools in order that detailed London-focused datasets of school exclusions can be made available, to ensure resource allocation and service delivery is concentrated in schools with the highest level of need, therefore supporting initiatives that prevent young people experiencing social marginalisation and ending up in a criminal environment?

• Reference: 2024/4083
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

Given the absence of a breakdown of school exclusions by Key Stage levels for London referenced in MQ 2024/2555, what steps are the Mayor and MOPAC taking to work collaboratively with the DfE, London Boroughs, Academies, and Maintained Schools to ensure this data is collected and made available to inform resource and service provision, as part of their initiatives to prevent young people experiencing social marginalisation and ending up in a criminal environment?

• Reference: 2024/4082
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

Last week, hundreds of bus drivers marched to TfL headquarters to demand better working conditions and the right to report safety concerns “without fear of retribution from TfL or employers.” Some have called the way TfL bus franchises work unsafe, due to long shifts, few breaks and stressful conditions like blistering heat, all while under pressure to make up time. Just before the pandemic, a third of bus drivers reported having had a ‘close call’ on the road. As bus contracts come under GLA ownership, will you commit to standardising breaks, psychological support and training for bus drivers to ensure...

• Reference: 2024/4081
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

How will you use the Adult Skills Fund and other delegated funding streams currently available to you to address skills gaps and boost labour market inclusion in the capital?

• Reference: 2024/4080
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

The imminent White Paper on English Devolution could mean greater local responsibilities for learning, skills and employment. How will you make the case for London to be at the front of the queue (along with Greater Manchester) for more powers over employment and skills?

• Reference: 2024/4079
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

Do you have any plans to assist Londoners who are not key workers, but are currently struggling due to over 50% of their income being spent on rent?