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• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 08 June 2023

Zack Polanski AM: Thank you, Chair. If I can turn to Caroline Sheridan from Thames Water, Caroline, the design of homes viz the clever devices that can capture rainwater and use that water, whether it is flushing a loo or watering a garden, and that can really reduce water usage, especially at scale. When we come to an updated London Plan and a new Environment Strategy, can the Mayor do more to reduce the mains water that is used in Londoners’ homes?

• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 08 June 2023

Zack Polanski AM: Thank you very much, Chair. Good morning, panel. My questions are for Charlie Wood of the Environment Agency. As we are speaking, the news is reporting the horrendous wildfires that are happening in Canada and across North America. People are being asked to wear masks because of the air pollution. We have seen our own wildfires and floods in London, including last year the London Fire Brigade had their worst day in terms of callouts since World War II. Around flooding, you brought forward your own plans for a new Thames Barrier. That means you are going...

• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 07 December 2016

David Kurten AM: I do want to ask you about something, maybe a different area, which is about the balance between getting the new housing that London needs and also protecting our culture and our heritage. There are a couple of reports that I have seen over the last couple of months and constituents have written to me of some disturbing issues in London with the drive to build extra houses and one of them concerns the view of St Paul’s Cathedral. Off the top of my head there are 37 protected views of St Paul’s Cathedral and reports recently...