100 days Question No: 2099 / 2012 Andrew Dismore As part of your drive to get 1,000 businesses to commit to taking on apprentices can you confirm when you will be writing to business asking them to take part? Written response from the Mayor The National Apprenticeships Service will be doing two direct mail drops to London SMEs. One letter […]
Read moreApprentiships Question No: 2098 / 2012 Andrew Dismore In July 2011 you announced 28,000 apprentiships had been created. In February 2012 you announced the figure was now 54,000. At June MQT you said, “All information relating to publicly available apprenticeships statistics can be found at www.thedataservice.org.uk.” Why are you being so coy about the number of apprenticeships created in your […]
Read moreGrowing Places Fund Question No: 2097 / 2012 Andrew Dismore When will you make a decision on how to spend the £70m Government grant from the Growing Places Fund that was announced in the budget? Written response from the Mayor My London Enterprise Panel and GLA officers are currently reviewing how to best allocate the additional £70 million London Growth […]
Read moreLondon Growth Fund Question No: 2096 / 2012 Andrew Dismore In your manifesto you said, “I will also use £25 million from the new London Growth Fund, to invest in job and skill creation programmes through the London Enterprise Panel” and “Launch a new £35 million revolving fund, through the London Growth Fund, to provide low-cost loans to small and […]
Read morePedestrian Crossing Timings Question No: 2095 / 2012 Andrew Dismore Will you review pedestrian crossing timings on Transport forLondonroads, to enable people with disabilities and older Londoners to be able to cross those roads safely? Written response from the Mayor All traffic signal locations in London, including those on the TLRN, comply with DfT standards for crossing timings and therefore […]
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