• Reference: 2017/3539
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

The government announced a £300m national relief fund in the Spring Budget to help businesses hardest hit by the business rates revaluation, which came into force on 1 April and has hit many small firms with punishing tax hikes. However, I am aware that only around £197k of this sum has so far been allocated. What representations have you made to London councils to get his process moving?

• Reference: 2017/3538
• Question by: Peter Whittle
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

To ask the Mayor how many staff in the GLA's HR Department are CIPD qualified.

• Reference: 2017/3537
• Question by: Peter Whittle
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

To ask the Mayor if he has seen the recent report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), which states that: 'Starting salaries are rising at their fastest pace for 20 months as the departure of European workers after the Brexit vote squeezes the availability of suitable job candidates' and whether he thinks this development is good news for Londoners? http://news.sky.com/story/good-time-to-look-for-new-job-as-starting-sal…

• Reference: 2017/3536
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

In MQT Question 2017/2669 the Mayor stated that four complaints were made about the conduct of the Al-Quds demonstration and have been recorded as hate crimes. At what point did the police decide that the law was broken in all four complaints, what were these complaints and at what stage are the investigations?

• Reference: 2017/3535
• Question by: Peter Whittle
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

I was delighted to learn that your campaign to persuade the world that London is open has attracted the support of Formula One driver Jenson Button, but wouldn't his support of this campaign make more sense if he lived in London, rather than Monaco?

• Reference: 2017/3534
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

In your opinion, what contribution does ozone make to climate change and global warming? Do you understand that, unlike carbon dioxide, ozone's absorption band in the infra-red spectrum is unsaturated, meaning an increase in tropospheric ozone will have a far greater impact on infra-red absorption than carbon dioxide?

• Reference: 2017/3533
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Have you considered the negative effects of tropospheric ozone in your strategy for improving air quality?

• Reference: 2017/3532
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

For the period between 8th May 2016 and 31st August 2017, how many anti-Semitic hate crimes in London were committed by (i) Muslims, (ii) far-left activists and (iii) far-right activists?

• Reference: 2017/3531
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

For the period between 8th May 2016 and 31st August 2017, which 10 days saw the highest numbers of recorded hate crime in London?

• Reference: 2017/3530
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

For the period between 8th May 2016 and 31st August 2017, what specific criminal offences (e.g. assault, attempted murder, malicious communications) in London were committed for those crimes designates as hate crimes, and how many were in each category?