• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Unmesh Desai AM: I have 20 seconds to make two quick points, Mr Mayor. Firstly, in 2016, the PCC did a report about intimidation in Tower Hamlets during the local government elections. Those findings are still relevant. It is not the law; it is the failure to implement the law that is the problem. Can you get your office and MOPAC to revisit the recommendations to see that they are still relevant? Secondly, you did tell us that the MPS was going to do a report on the recent general elections and intimidation faced by candidates from all parties

• Question by: Anne Clarke
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Anne Clarke AM: Just coming back to the original question about hate crime in London, one of the important things that you said that stuck with me since 7 October [2023] has been really the very clear message - and I wonder if you wanted to take this opportunity to once again say again - that when things are happening in other places in the world, it is often those in London, in our great city, who feel the effects of that. You do have a powerful message about how we treat each other in the city and the expectation...

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Len Duvall AM (Deputy Chair): Thank you very much. This is one of your flagship policies, is not it? I would like to hear the remaining part of your answer. You were in full flow and, rightly, Assembly Member Bokhari said, “I do not have the time.” Do you want to continue with your answer? I would like to hear about what the plans are in the future over the coming years.

• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Hina Bokhari AM: Yes, just very quickly. I know that the family members of the first victims of the e-bike fatality have been asking for more public awareness, particularly on TfL, and making sure that there is an understanding of why there are public safety adverts on e-bikes and e-scooters and why that is. They have been pushing for this for quite a while now and I do hope that the Mayor is taking account of the family’s asks on this particular type of public awareness.

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Len Duvall AM (Deputy Chair): Going back to your earlier answer to Assembly Member Clarke around using some of our own networks in terms of promotion is really quite good, but I think you are hitting on something around what is really missing. The LFB has come on incredibly well in terms of some of its messages and you are right to point out the most recent ones, but really what we want is some national messaging and also what we could do regionally. We need other partners to come on board and I just wondered whether it is not...

• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Andrew Boff AM (Chair): I am going to come in on this one on the clock. I assume your reference to governments taking power away from planning authorities for political reasons would also relate to the Government calling-in the development for the Chinese Embassy in Tower Hamlets, which was unanimously rejected by local councils and that rejection was supported by yourself.

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Len Duvall AM (Deputy Chair): Thank you very much. In terms of just listening to the previous question and answer session. On the planning process, it clearly is important and the changes that have been indicated by Government in terms of that but that is not the only answer in terms of the growth issue that you raised in your answer earlier on. There are some other issues and then essentially it comes back to re appraising some of the roles and approaches that we made, so in terms of provision of housing through the planning process system and the...

• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Krupesh Hirani AM: Thank you, Chair. The UK Prime Minister has this week announced a relaunch of UK India free trade talks. What impact will that have on London’s economy going forward?

• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Caroline Russell AM: Yes, I just wanted to very briefly come in, Mr Mayor, while we are on the subject of diaries to ask whether you would agree that in the interests of transparency that all elected Members in this Chamber should publish their diaries even if not legally obliged to?