People's Question Time Online

What are you aiming to achieve while being the mayor of london?

How are you planning to support young people in the aftermath of coronavirus - considering the impact lockdown restrictions have had on their education and employment prospects?

Why are there so many homeless people sleeping in the streets

WHY IS THE FOLLOWING INFO NOT PUBLICISED WIDELY & WHY ARE RESTRICTIONS STILL IN PLACE THAT ARE DECIMATING OUR ECONOMY SO DRASTICALLY?

From gov.uk website -

As of 19 March 2020, COVID-19 is no longer considered to be a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) in the UK.

The 4 nations public health HCID group made an interim recommendation in January 2020 to classify COVID-19 as an HCID. This was based on consideration of the UK HCID criteria about the virus and the disease with information available during the early stages of the outbreak. Now that more is known about COVID-19, the public health bodies in the UK have reviewed the most up to date information about COVID-19 against the UK HCIDcriteria. They have determined that several features have now changed; in particular, more information is available about mortality rates (low overall), and there is now greater clinical awareness and a specific and sensitive laboratory test, the availability of which continues to increase.

The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) is also of the opinion that COVID-19 should no longer be classified as an HCID.

SO WHY IS THIS INFO NOT PUBLICISED WIDELY & WHY OH WHY ARE RESTRICTIONS STILL IN PLACE THAT ARE DECIMATING OUR ECONOMY SO DRASTICALLY?  It will take decades to recover from this. Our children will suffer hugely. Flu is contagious and kills people every year but it's not publicised in the same way and we don't have all these restrictions for flu. Stop Covid dominating our lives any longer. Press & politics need to sort this out ASAP & stop putting the fear of god in people. Small vulnerable sections of society should be looked after & everything else should get BACK TO NORMAL!! Where is SS money going to come from when no one has a job/pays into the tax system?!

How does the MAYOR justify the use of a RANGE ROVER whilst telling everyone else to CYCLE, WALK or use public transport?

Hi,

With smokers now in the clear minority and it in everyones interest to reduce this further, and with outdoor space now at a premium in the post-covid world, isn't it time that smoking / vaping be banned from all outdoor space the Mayor of London office has jurisdiction over? 

- Outside all public transport stations and stops (proper signage where some regulation does exist)

- Outside pubs including beer gardens - connected to licences to operate 

- Outside all cafes  - connected to licences to operate 

The argument that smoke dissipates outdoors before affecting others is nonsense as any non-smoker will tell you. 

The argument that protecting smokers in order to protect business is also a nonsense. The majority of people are non-smokers and will relish the opportunity to enjoy smoke-free outdoor space with their friends and family at a pub or cafe or during a commute. 

Thanks,

Michael 

When are going to resign? You're obviously not up to the job.

Is there a London-wide plan that looks at all aspects of the environment? I'm thinking of things like vehicle emissions, on which the mayor has done a good job so far, but also the upkeep and improvement of our parks and all green spaces for wildlife, planting of more trees (not just ornamental varieties but ones that benefit wildlife) in parks and in streets to give shade and fresher air. So much of this seems to be left to local authorities, some of whom take it seriously, but others don't. The paving over of more and more gardens, so that rainwater is not absorbed, needs to be addressed.

We've seen an extraordinary community response to Covid-19 in terms of social capital and innovation. There's some evidence of a revival of local town centres, as people 'think local'. How do you plan to grasp this opportunity and build on the potential for 'good growth' in London's communities? How will you ensure local needs and wishes help drive the crucial decisions about the city's recovery and future? 

Can you as Mayor of London tell me when you are going to deal with the two wheel electric scooters that are flourishing on London's roads. Most of the users fail to have any safety gear and use the roads and pavements at speed with no care and attention and they are often ignored by local law enforcement even though it is illegal to ride them on a public road. 

The current administrative boundary of Greater London was drawn nearly 60 years ago, long before (for example) the M25 was constructed.  There have been major changes in the social and economic geography of south east England since then, as evidenced by current commuting patterns.  When the GLA was created, the boundary issue was ducked by the Blair government (the relevant ministers were Raynsford and Jackson) because of its calculations of partisan electoral advantage.  Is it now time to visit it afresh?  I decare an interest : I live only 12 miles from Charing Cross, much closer to it than (say) Heathrow or Romford, yet am marooned in a shire county (Hertfordshire) whose adminstration is remote and wholly indifferent to the needs of those who live on London's fringe.    

Every two years, London hosts DSEI at Excel. DSEI stands for Defence & Security Equipment International. This is the world’s biggest arms fair.

War is not green. So, will you stop DSEI?

If a lockdown is imposed will it be London wide, within the M25 or South/North Circular or just Borough by Borough. Living on the border with Kent what happens if there is a lockdown in Kent close to my home. 

Whenever there is a demonstration in Westminster, so most weekends, a police helicopter hovers for many hours over our homes.  They are so noisy they can drown a conversation, the environmental damage is disproportionate and they must cost the taxpayer a small fortune.  For the same cost as a few hours hovering, the police could buy a fleet of drones and a control centre. What can the mayor do to encourage the Metropolitan Police to switch to drones and improve quality of life for all residents?

will the mayor commit to enforcing all councils to return to having environmental enforcement officers for noise pollution on duty every evening in every borough, or a central team covering all of London with officers in local areas similar to the 12 policing areas. This role was passed to councils years ago with monies reduced from police budgets. the majority of councils have now stopped enforcement when an issue is reported and only operate Mon-Friday during office hours so do not offer any help with noise abatement when it is actually needed leading to violence and conflict, and numerous calls to the police who cannot help until it has escalated to violence. 

Will the Mayor push for fair pay rises for all local government authority staff (i.e. police, nhs, fire, civil service, councils etc) who have seen realistic dramatic loss of pay over the past 12+ years as their pay has failed to keep pace with inflation forcing them into debt and becoming eligible for Benefits due to low wages, or having to quit their jobs for the private sector who pay more for the same roles sometimes more than double, or move out of the city sacrificing their work life balance just to survive on less money whilst being expected to perform more tasks etc due to cuts, especially during this pandemic. 

The mayors office and TFL constantly impose restrictions on motorists in London making personal transport impossible. A vehicle scrappage scheme has been introduced but only for people on benefits. Low income families who are not on benefits are doubly injured by this. Does the mayor have any plans to help these people?