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• Reference: 2013/4603
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

The Investment and Performance Board's latest performance report for the LB Barnet Cricklewood project is poor, due to the fact that seven out of ten apprenticeship placements may not be delivered due to the inability to match apprentices with opportunities. Can you comprehensively explain why this is the case and how you plan to improve on this?

• Reference: 2013/4604
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

In light of the government's announcement to spend £38 million on modernising and expanding the credit union industry, how much of that money will be coming to London-based credit unions and how many London-based credit unions will benefit?

• Reference: 2013/5304
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

How will you reduce the risk of air pollution to London's children?

• Reference: 2013/4588
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

You have a manifesto commitment to create 20,000 part-time jobs, including 7,500 across the GLA Group, by 2015. In your answer to my question 2013/3936 on how many part time jobs you have created so far, you told me how many jobs were created in 2012/13 and informed me that 23% of total employment in London is made up of part-time workers. That did not answer my question. Do you not know how many of the jobs created by GLA Group projects are part-time? If not, how will Londoners know whether or not their Mayor has fulfilled his manifesto commitment?

• Reference: 2013/4589
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

According to the Investment and Performance Board's 'measuring jobs - progress report' from 6 August 2013, of the 200,000 jobs you pledged to create, 20,000 will be part time. However the Investment and Performance Board's 'measuring jobs - methodology' paper from 19 July 2012 states that "all jobs (regardless of whether they are full or part time)" will count against your manifesto commitment to create 200,000 jobs. Therefore, how many of the remaining 180,000 jobs will also be part time?

• Reference: 2013/4590
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

Your manifesto pledge to create 20,000 part time jobs was intended to help get parents back into work. How can you make sure these jobs are in a range of sectors and require a range of skills, to reflect the diversity of qualifications and experiences parents will have had before temporarily coming out of the workforce?

• Reference: 2013/4591
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

Your manifesto pledged to create a further 250,000 apprenticeships if re-elected. Your answer to my question 2013/3942 said 131,310 apprenticeships were created between 2010/11 and July 2013. How many have you created since your re-election?

• Reference: 2013/4592
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

The Investment and Performance Board's 'measuring jobs - methodology' paper from 19 July 2012 states that "the number of apprentices will be counted against the Mayor's manifesto commitment where it can be shown that the apprenticeship position constitutes a new job." How can it be shown that an apprenticeship position constitutes a new job? What is the criteria?

• Reference: 2013/4593
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

In your answer to my question 2013/3943 you said you "will continue to promote free debt advice services and sources of affordable finance such as credit unions." Can you tell me how you have promoted free debt advice services and credit unions, and on which occasions?

• Reference: 2013/4594
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

How are you making sure your efforts, such as your recent trip to China, encourage overseas investment in the capital's infrastructure and businesses, which generates jobs for Londoners, as opposed to investment in London's property market which is only of benefit to the investor themselves?