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• Reference: 2020/4029
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

What is your strategy to promote local high-street shops and businesses? What initiatives have you put in place to help to help SME sector and regenerate local shopping areas to encourage people to shop safely. Have you lobbied government for help to London Boroughs?

• Reference: 2020/4030
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Concessionary travel for 60+ has hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. I want the ‘freedom to travel’ for older people. However, my constituent has written to me, stating that he, and others, would be more than happy to contribute towards the cost of their freedom passes. This would be entirely voluntary and not compulsory for anyone. Is this an idea that could be considered as an element of funding?

• Reference: 2020/4031
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

I was pleased to see your call on the Government to provide funding to help accommodate homeless Londoners in a Covid secure way during the harsh winter. Can I ask that you continue to call on the Government to provide more clarity, and crucially, more funding to local authorities, to help keep homeless people safe from the cold, and the virus this winter?

• Reference: 2020/4032
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

The IOPC’s review of Stop and Search brought up a number of concerning issues. I was glad to see the Met Police accept all recommendations made by this review. However, will you continue to use your voice to encourage the police to do all they can to establish trust with the Black community in London, who are disproportionately affected by Stop and Search?

• Reference: 2020/4033
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

A leaked report revealed that the Met decided not to routinely release Body Worn Video footage, due to examples of “poor communication, a lack of patience, [and] a lack of de-escalation before use of force is introduced”. Further on in this leaked report, a senior police officer states that releasing footage of this kind could “exacerbate not prevent ‘trial by social media’ and increase media interest in an incident.” Do you think this is appropriate, or do you think the Met has a responsibility to release this footage?

• Reference: 2020/4034
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

There has been a 41% increase in police being called out to help with mental health emergencies. Police involvement in these kinds of incidents can be harrowing on the person in need of help and specialist mental health care is what is needed. Will you call on the Government to provide more funding for frontline mental health services, which will no doubt be under more pressure due to Covid-19?

• Reference: 2020/4246
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

Navin Shah AM (Chair): The Mayor will now provide an oral update of up to five minutes on matters occurring since the publication of his report. Mr Mayor, welcome. Over to you.

• Reference: 2020/3783
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

Navin Shah AM (Chair): The Mayor will now provide an oral update of up to five minutes in length on matters occurring since the publication of his report. Mr Mayor, over to you.

• Reference: 2020/3592
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

8 stations were announced to become step free as part of phase 2 of your accessibility programme. Given the funding crisis I am told that the implementation of these schemes will depend on third party funding. How confident are you of finding third party funding for these stations in order to meet the revised completion date of 2024?

• Reference: 2020/3593
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 15 October 2020

A recent Travelwatch survey suggests Londoners expecting to work from home in future has gone up for the 3 rd week running and is now at 69%. During the pandemic and the recovery period, it’s most critical that the large number of Londoners working from home, have reliable and enhanced digital connectivity. What is being done to improve rapidly the connectivity, how is this monitored and what role operators are playing to maintain consistent coverage and attend to faults. Can you also advise the support you’re getting from government to provide an adequate level of guidance and resources?