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• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 06 February 2015

Jenny Jones AM: On this substantive issue, I am very concerned that you are actually releasing too much industrial land because the vacancy rate on industrial land has actually halved in the past 15 years and is now lower than retail vacancies. I am concerned that you are talking about surplus land when, actually, it is not surplus because small businesses still need to be near centres of population and they still need to be near town centres. I just wonder how much research you have done on this.

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 17 December 2014

Darren Johnson AM: I hear what you say about Wormwood Scrubs and the issue of permeability. I do not at all doubt the need to improve permeability. However, surely, this type of thing can be done through sensible negotiations between boroughs. You do not need to include it in the MDC to ensure pathways and gates to public open space, do you?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 17 December 2014

Jenny Jones AM: I have not been convinced by these arguments about keeping Wormwood Scrubs open space inside the MDC. The council that currently has it in their borough is against it. The Friends of the Open Space are against it. It looks like a mayoral land grab. It does not look like a coherent plan. Sir Edward Lister (Mayor's Chief of Staff): If I may, it is a coherent plan, but they do not agree with it. Jenny Jones AM: Do you not think you should be interested in localism: that decisions for local people for local land should...

• Reference: 2008/0003
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 January 2008

Are you confident that Government will make the necessary changes to deliver its share of the London Climate Change Action Plan's target to cut London's CO2 emissions by 60% by 2025?

• Reference: 2007/0036-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

The Legacy Masterplan Framework for the Olympic Park will underpin the development and regeneration of the area after the Games. Can you update the Assembly on progress in drawing up the Plan?

• Reference: 2007/0083-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

Who is responsible for ensuring that London is properly equipped to cope with the aftermath of flooding? What role does the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority play in this area of emergency planning?

• Reference: 2007/0080-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 24 October 2007

What impact would the draft Housing Strategy have on carbon emissions from new and existing housing in London and how would it achieve this?

• Reference: 2006/2106
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

Do you agree the distribution contracts for free papers on the tube network should take account of the environmental costs, including waste collection and recycling?

• Reference: 2006/0105-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

How many people are currently working on the Olympics sites, including sub-contractors? How many people working on the Olympics sites (including sub-contractors) have lived within Greater London for more than three months? How many people working on the Olympics sites (including sub-contractors) are paid below the Living Wage of £7.05 per hour? Will the ODA publish these figures in a quarterly report?

• Reference: 2006/0837
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 17 April 2006

What pressure are you exerting on Brent Council to ensure that they start including plastic bottles in their recycling collections, like other boroughs?