• Reference: 2017/4097
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

What other measures will the Mayor undertake to help the self-employed boost their earnings (e.g. employment and skills funding)?

• Reference: 2017/4096
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Research by the Social Market Foundation and Trust for London estimates that around a fifth (19%) of families with an individual whose main job is self-employment are claiming in-work benefits such as tax credits and housing benefit that will be replaced by Universal Credit. Over 190,000 families have earnings below the minimum income floor and so are likely to be worse off under Universal Credit. London is particularly affected as 18 per cent of those in work are self-employed, the highest rate of self-employment of all UK regions. Furthermore, 67 per cent of self-employed Londoners don't earn the London Living...

• Reference: 2017/4094
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Further to MQ 2017/3743, what initiatives are you undertaking, or planning, to support Londoners defined as self-employed but earning less than 1) the London Living Wage and/or 2) the National Living Wage? These are Londoners that are genuinely self-employed and are unable to pay themselves a living wage.

• Reference: 2017/4093
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

What action is being taken to promote the London Ambitions portal?

• Reference: 2017/4092
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

How many schools have now signed up to the London Ambitions portal? Can you provide this data by year since the programme began?

• Reference: 2017/4090
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Further to MQ 2016/4490, you committed to liaise with the Living Wage Foundation to look into collecting data on low pay and self-employment so that the issue of low pay amongst self-employed Londoners can be adequately addressed. Can you provide an update on these discussions?

• Reference: 2017/4089
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

What actions have you taken to increase the uptake of organisations paying the London Living Wage since becoming Mayor and what success have you had so far?

• Reference: 2017/4088
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Will you lobby the Government to introduce the "breathing space" scheme which is now a year overdue?

• Reference: 2017/4087
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Can you provide an update of the actions you have taken to address problem debt in London?

• Reference: 2017/4086
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Do you have plans to expand London Ambitions so that careers guidance can be accessed by people not in full-time education?