• Reference: 2024/4092
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

What budget is available to fund local hubs for Safer Neighbourhood Teams?

• Reference: 2024/4091
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

In response to MQ 2024/3153, the Mayor stated, "There is not a requirement for Tier One authorities to record demographic information for the types of safe accommodation provision victims are supported by and therefore this information is not available" - in light of this, how can the Mayor ensure that proportionate funding is allocated for male &/or female victims if key demographic information isn't recorded?

• Reference: 2024/4090
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

In a response to a question at the September meeting of the London Assembly’s Environment Committee, the Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy said that: “London’s government wants to see more ambitious devolution agreements, with devolution of funding streams and activity which currently sit under national government’s control. This includes a single settlement for skills and employment, greater influence over 16-18 technical skills and the new Growth and Skills Levy, and data sharing, and similar approaches to net zero funding as seen in Trailblazer deeper devolution deals.” What conversations have you had with the new Government to provide you with...

• Reference: 2024/4089
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 19 December 2024

Since the publishing of the London’s packaging footprint report by ReLondon, what actions have you taken, both with the new Government and with major players in the industry, to lobby for a move away from single use packaging?

• 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?