• Reference: 2024/2830
• Question by: Alessandro Georgiou
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

What plans does the Mayor of London have to increase staffing levels in the Mayor’s Office and Mayoral Policy and Delivery Unit, respectively?

• Reference: 2024/2829
• Question by: Alessandro Georgiou
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

How many conversations has the Mayor of London had with i) Sue Gray, the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, ii) Government officials, and iii) Government ministers, since the 2024 General Election, and what topics were discussed during these conversations?

• Reference: 2024/2828
• Question by: Alessandro Georgiou
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

I am pleased to see you have been holding talks with WWE to bring WrestleMania to London, but the lack of discussion over the cost worries me, with Las Vegas paying $55 million for the event this year. Please can you share how you intend to fund a similar cost?

• Reference: 2024/2827
• Question by: Alessandro Georgiou
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Please can you provide the latest number of venues in London with 24-hour licences, by year, since 2010?

• Reference: 2024/2826
• Question by: Alessandro Georgiou
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Research published by Age UK London has found that just under one in four older Londoners live in poverty and those living alone or reliant on their state pension are amongst the hardest hit. Additionally, over 200,000 older Londoners over 75 do not use the internet at all. What actions are you taking to ensure the information available in your online Cost-of-living Hub is available to older Londoners without access to the internet?

• Reference: 2024/2825
• Question by: Alessandro Georgiou
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Recently the Met Police dropped a case over a finance worker’s Rolex which was stolen as he ate at a restaurant in Chelsea. Given there are thousands of examples of this level of crime, how do you plan to address this lack of safety that impacts businesses in London?

• Reference: 2024/2824
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

A constituent informs me that Uber pays £92,000 per year to Transport for London (TfL) for their public licence to operate in London. In contrast, the average Uber driver pays TfL £2.78 in licence fees for every 25 journeys. Could you tell me how the levels of these charges were set, and what plans you have, if any, to change this fee structure when Uber renews its operating licence in September?

• Reference: 2024/2823
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

A constituent has asked: a) what changes to the Knowledge of London test are planned, b) how soon are any changes likely to be introduced, and c) do you have any plans to promote becoming a black cab driver to prospective applicants who may be put off by the four years it currently takes to qualify?

• Reference: 2024/2822
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

A constituent has asked whether you are concerned that in London the number of licensed taxis is currently at a 40-year low, while the number of licensed private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers is at an almost all-time high, and do you have plans to address this in your new Taxi and Private Hire Action Plan?

• Reference: 2024/2821
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Can you provide data on social value relating to business tenants on the Places for London (PfL) estate including numbers of: a) BAME-owned and run businesses, b) female-owned and run businesses, c) music venues, d) LGBTQ+ spaces, and e) Foundational Businesses (based on the Welsh Government definition of the Foundational Economy).