• Reference: 2016/4026
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 19 October 2016

The National Minimum Wage for apprentices aged under 19 or in first year of apprenticeship is £3.30, well below the London Living Wage. Do you agree that apprentices should be paid the London Living Wage?

• Reference: 2016/4025
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 19 October 2016

Currently one in ten apprenticeship applications from 16-18 year olds are unsuccessful despite 56 per cent of applications coming from this age group. Will your Skills Taskforce look at how support can be provided to apprenticeship applicants aged under 19 to increase the number of successful applications?

• Reference: 2016/4024
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 19 October 2016

Businesses have relayed their difficulties in getting ambassadors into schools to talk about careers and have even found that in some instances, when talking about construction in a mixed school female pupils were not included in the talk. How can you work to link businesses with schools to widen careers guidance and ensure that this advice is given to all pupils regardless of gender?

• Reference: 2016/4023
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 19 October 2016

How do you plan to improve careers guidance across London?

• Reference: 2016/4022
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 19 October 2016

How can you ensure that there is provision for childcare for parents who work at weekends or unsociable hours and shift work?

• Reference: 2016/4021
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 19 October 2016

How do you plan to ensure that there is enough childcare provision for all those that require it in London?

• Reference: 2016/4020
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 19 October 2016

When you come to draft the next London Plan, would you consider childcare provision as a requirement when creating new sites to ensure that childcare is available at a place of work? For example, creating childcare facilities in shopping centres to ensure that low-paid shift workers have access to childcare and are therefore more likely to retain their jobs?

• Reference: 2016/4019
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 19 October 2016

Research by KPMG found that 76% of bosses would consider moving out of the UK in order to maintain trade links with the European common market. Do you agree that this is a concern and how will you ensure that these businesses know that London is open for business?

• Reference: 2016/4018
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 19 October 2016

The Children's Society have suggested that it would be useful to have a map of childcare providers in London, similar to the Schools Atlas, with drop down boxes to enable users to find where their nearest childcare is that matches their needs. Would it be feasible to create this?

• Reference: 2016/4017
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 19 October 2016

Will supported housing commissioned by Homes for Londoners include accommodation that is appropriate for care leavers?