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• Reference: 2023/1157
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

There are concerns that public service spending under this Government is facing real terms cuts and even Ministers such as the Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace recently admitted that Government policy has “hollowed out and underfunded” frontline services. What impact does Government real terms cuts to public spending have on Londoners? [Reference: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-01-30/debates/12821518-E915-…]

• Reference: 2023/1158
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

The GLA core funding for Mayor’s Academy Programme hubs is £5.65 million in 2023/24. How will this be allocated across the hubs?

• Reference: 2023/1159
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Has allocation strategically considered how to build growth in areas that experience significant deprivation?

• Reference: 2023/1160
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

How does the Mayor’s Academy programme support the aims and objectives of London’s Anchor Institution Network?

• Reference: 2023/1161
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

What evaluation has been made of the success of the Mayor’s Academy Programme and what are next steps for it?

• Reference: 2023/1162
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Around 40 per cent of those claiming Universal Credit are in work but not earning enough to afford the essentials. Free Schools Meals will provide a safety net. What further help does the allocation of your budget offer to Londoners?

• Reference: 2023/1163
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Londoners face multiple pressures in the coming year - the cost of living crisis, inflation, interest rates and mortgage payments, global supply issues and continuing impact of Brexit amongst others. How does your budget help Londoners with these pressures and what additional support has been made available by the Government?

• Reference: 2023/1164
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

The recent Institute for Government and Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) analysis of the Autumn Spending review found that the Review does not provide the level of funding required for major improvements to performance, because spending settlements are front-loaded, with big increases this year (2022/23) but little increase in the following two years. How do you anticipate that this will play out in your budget for London over the financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25?

• Reference: 2023/1165
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

The Institute for Government performance tracker for 2023 found that the Government’s strategy on national strikes “has and will continue to be damaging for the performance of public services and in many cases exacerbate the problems driving staffing crises.” What assessment has been made of the impact of this strategy on the recruitment to public services in London?

• Reference: 2023/1166
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

In the long term, limiting the ability of staff to strike and paying them less than they think they are worth will exacerbate the already serious recruitment and retention problems facing public services. What assessment has been made of staff retention in London’s public services as a result of the Government’s strikes strategy?