MQT late answers for November 18 to Jan 19
Question No: 2018/3212
Andrew Dismore
What action are you taking to reduce the disability pay gap in London?
Answer for Disability pay gap
The Mayor
Last updated: 28 November, 2018
Officers are drafting a response
Disability pay gap
The Mayor
Last updated: 11 March, 2019
The Mayor’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy highlights that disabled people, along with women and BAME men, experience pay gaps in London.
Lack of flexible working opportunities, inaccessible recruitment practices, and lack of information for employers can all contribute to disabled people not participating or progressing in the workplace.
The GLA will work with employers and their organisations, unions and the voluntary sector to help ensure London’s employers have fair and inclusive practices to retain and help their employees progress.
The Good Work Standard will support employers to monitor disability pay gaps, adopt best practice in employment and achieve high standards in areas such as working conditions, diversity and inclusion, and flexible working.
The new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group will offer insight to developing policy and programmes which address disability pay gaps and champion inclusive work practices.
17/1/19
Recladding residential buildings over the winter
Question No: 2019/0375
Andrew Dismore
On 18 November I wrote to Deputy Mayor James Murray asking what was being done to address the following matters on the removal and replacement of flammable cladding:
- To ensure that costs are met centrally, not from Housing Revenue Account budgets, for replacement of non-ACM but still flammable cladding
- To ascertain the number of residential blocks with non-ACM but still flammable cladding
- To provide residents with a subsidy or other settlement to protect them from high winter fuel bills
Please provide an update on these matters.
Answer for Recladding residential buildings over the winter
The Mayor
Last updated: 22 January, 2019
Officers are drafting a response
Recladding residential buildings over the winter
The Mayor
Last updated: 11 March, 2019
Deputy Mayor James Murray responded to this letter on 21 December 2018. He set out our view that the Government should provide funding for the remediation of buildings with unsafe materials on their external walls, including those that are not ACM. His response also explained that the number of residential blocks with unsafe non-ACM cladding is unknown – the Government are at the very earliest stages of collecting data about this problem despite many across the sector, including my team, having raised this issue for some time. Finally, the letter set out how we share your concern for the fuel bills of residents living in unclad towers, and believe the Government or relevant landlord should provide support urgently for these additional costs.