At today’s London Assembly Mayor’s Question Time Labour London Assembly member Andrew Dismore AM challenged the Mayor over the growth of homelessness of families with children in London. Dismore questions Boris on rise in homeless children from Andrew Dismore on Vimeo. Mr Dismore asked the Mayor: ‘How many children were in homeless families in London at Christmas 2015?’ […]
Read moreResponding to the Prime Minister’s announcement of £20m funding to teach Muslim women in the UK to speak English, London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “Whilst of course this funding is welcome, it will support the very people who had this help ripped away from them only last year. Without a good grasp of the English language people […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No.31 14th November 2015 to 16th December 2015 1 Introduction May I firstly wish everyone a Happy Christmas and a Happy Chanukah? Christmas picture by Hinako, year 5 , Tudor School, Woodhouse Much of this month has again been dominated by discussions on cuts to the police, especially after the Paris attacks; and the fire […]
Read moreBoth boroughs are set to lose out dramatically under the schools funding formula being proposed by the Conservative Government. Further to my campaign over cuts in ESOL teaching (English language to non native speakers) I visited Barnet and Southgate College to speak to staff and students This month’s Education Panel meeting was with the deputy Mayor for Schools, Munira Mirza […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has warned the Government they must rethink plans to slash funding for schools and pupils in Barnet and Camden, or risk abandoning the gains made in the last decade. Under the Government’s new ‘fairer funding’ plans, Barnet and Camden could lose £44 million from its schools budgets while cash is […]
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