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• Reference: 2015/4193
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

Your response to MQ 2015/3951 does not answer the question that I have asked. Have you made representations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer as Mayor of London to advocate for fair pay to under 25 year olds with regards to the new National Living Wage? Given in your response to MQ 2015/3500 you stated "there is a risk that people may choose to pursue NLW paying employment over an apprenticeship if the apprenticeship is offering comparatively lower pay", could you tell me if you have raised your concerns about this with the Chancellor of the Exchequer?

• Reference: 2015/3957
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Your response to MQ 2015/3088 states "as many of the roles posted on the website will be entry level roles which offer enhanced benefits beyond salary - for example, structured training programmes - we will not restrict the opportunities to purely London-Living-Wage opportunities." However, in your response to MQ 2015/3500, you state "I continue to advocate that all employers pay their apprentices the London Living Wage (LLW) which is more than the NLW, as I believe it is right that all hard working Londoners, should be rewarded with fair pay." Which of these statements is the correct one? Do people...