People's Question Time

People's Question Time is a free event for Londoners. It's an opportunity to put your questions to the Mayor of London and the London Assembly about your city.

The Mayor and London Assembly Members will be on the panel to respond to questions from Londoners. 

The London Assembly holds the Mayor and Mayoral advisers to account, examining his decisions, ensuring he delivers on his promises to Londoners. Assembly Members publicly exam policies and programmes through committee meetings, plenary sessions, site visits and investigations.

There are 25 Assembly Members: 9 GLA Conservatives, 3 City Hall Greens, 11 Labour, 2 Liberal Democrats;

• Andrew Boff, GLA Conservatives – Londonwide (Chair of the London Assembly)
• Dr Onkar Sahota, Labour – Ealing and Hillingdon (Deputy Chair of the London Assembly)
• Marina Ahmad, Labour - Lambeth and Southwark
• Lord Bailey of Paddington, GLA Conservatives – Londonwide
• Elly Baker, Labour - Londonwide
• Siân Berry, City Hall Greens – Londonwide
• Emma Best, GLA Conservatives - Londonwide
• Hina Bokhari, Liberal Democrat - Londonwide
• Anne Clarke, Labour - Barnet and Camden
• Léonie Cooper, Labour – Merton and Wandsworth
• Unmesh Desai, Labour – Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Newham, Tower Hamlets
• Tony Devenish, GLA Conservatives – Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, City of Westminster
• Len Duvall OBE, Labour – Greenwich and Lewisham, Leader of the Labour Group  
• Peter Fortune, GLA Conservatives - Bexley and Bromley
• Neil Garratt, GLA Conservatives - Croydon and Sutton
• Susan Hall, GLA Conservatives – Londonwide, Leader of the Conservative Group  
• Krupesh Hirani, Labour Group - Brent and Harrow
• Joanne McCartney, Labour – Enfield and Haringey
• Sem Moema, Labour - Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest
• Caroline Pidgeon MBE, Liberal Democrat – Londonwide
• Zack Polanski, City Hall Greens - Londonwide
• Keith Prince, GLA Conservatives – Havering and Redbridge 
• Nicholas Rogers, GLA Conservatives - Hounslow, Kingston-upon-Thames and Richmond-upon-Thames
• Caroline Russell, City Hall Greens - Londonwide, Leader of the City Hall Greens
• Sakina Sheikh, Labour - Londonwide.

Find out more about the Members of the London Assembly

There will be a series of core topics discussed on the night such as transport, policing and safety, housing and London's economic recovery. Questions that fall outside of these core topics can be asked in the final open section.

You can find out more about the role of the Mayor of London. 

We expect up to 6 questions (approximately) to be asked and answered in each of the main topic sections, but this may be more or less depending on time constraints. There is a chance of less questions being answered should there be any unforeseen issues.

The Chair will direct each question to the Mayor and/or Assembly Members for a response. Questions are intercepted live from the audience, therefore the Mayor nor Assembly Members will have access to the questions in advance.

We cannot guarantee that your question will be asked on the night.

If you are attending in-person the Chair will randomly select members of the audience from the floor to ask their question.

If you are viewing via the livestream and have registered online you can submit your questions via the live chat function on the night. The most popular question as voted for by livestream viewers will then be asked by the Chair to the panel.

For either option, we cannot guarantee that your question will be selected on the night. The Chair will try to get through as many questions as possible in the time available.

If your question doesn't get asked on the night, you can contact the Mayor after the event. We will aim to respond within 20 working days.

Owing to online safeguarding issues you must be 16 or over to take part.

There are a series of topics being discussed on the night including transport, policing and safety, housing, London’s economic recovery. There will be a final section where any other questions within the Mayor’s remit can be asked – for example about culture or education. Prior notice will be given in the lead up to the event, should the topic details change.

Yes. There will be a BSL interpreter live at the venue and also on-screen for those viewing online, including subtitles on the screen via a palantypist throughout the event. A full transcript of the event will be available on request. The City Hall building is also fully accessible. 

If watching online, you will need to have digital access.

To be able to receive a ticket for this event, you must register using the button above. You can use your confirmation either on your device or printed off as your ticket for entry to the venue. Entry to the venue is on a first come, first served basis, and is not guaranteed.

If watching online, you will receive a livestream link to the event. The benefit of registering is the ability to type your question into the live chat forum on the night. These are then put to the Mayor and London Assembly by the Chair. We cannot guarantee that your question will be asked on the night however.

If you choose not to register, you can still watch the livestream on this page, but you won't be able to ask questions live.

The link will be live from 6.45pm for a 7pm start.

Yes, you do not need to register if you just want to watch the event live. If you would like the chance to pose a question, please see details in the 'Do I need to register' section above.

As we want to get through as many questions as possible, from as many people as possible live at the venue, could you:

•    ask only one question
•    stay on topic, such as transport, housing etc
•    keep questions concise and to the point.

On the night: We want to ensure that Londoners get to ask their questions to the PQT panel, but we will not subject them, or viewers of the event, to abuse. Questions will, therefore, be moderated before they are posted to the live chat, and those that contain swearing, defamatory or illegal remarks or engage in ‘trolling’ will not be posted.

Questions that are off-topic, during a specific topic session, will also be discarded. We cannot guarantee that your question will be asked on the night.