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• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 10 November 2010

Harvey, given your opening remarks and the role that you attribute to the Economic Development Agency and the remark Simon made about the historic role - and I think it is true now - that the Agency can play in economic recovery and leading economic recovery of this country, what role has the London Business Board, which I believe meets regularly with the Mayor, played in lobbying Government? I would have expected the businesses of London, through London First, the Chamber of Commerce, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and London media to have really played a strong role in...

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 10 November 2010

You talked earlier about the LDA's success in developing funding models for programmes that can outlive the LDA. While that is true for a number of programmes where either they are commercially viable or that they can expect continued Government support or, maybe, support through LEPs or whatever, there are clearly some programmes that have depended on a recoverable public subsidy, such as rolling out the home energy efficiency measures in the renew programme, supporting the low carbon zones, the trees in the parks programmes. Surely these are dead ducks now are they not?

• Reference: 2010/0005
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 January 2010

How many households have had cavity wall insulation and/or loft insulation fitted following a referral to an insulation provider from a HEEP advisor during the three pilots in Croydon, Hillingdon and Southwark this summer?

• Reference: 2010/0006
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 January 2010

When can we expect further details of this scheme to be published?

• Reference: 2010/0007
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 January 2010

Has delivery of the LDA's climate change initiatives shown up any shortage of the skills needed to move to a low carbon economy? If so, please give details of skills that are in short supply.

• Reference: 2010/0008
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 January 2010

Whom has the LDA commissioned to complete the follow up report to 'Prospectus for London, the Low Carbon Economy', on the roles and responsibilities that will be required to support London to make the transition to a low carbon economy? When do you expect this second report to be published?

• Reference: 2010/0009
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 January 2010

Has the carbon footprint ever been calculated for major LDA projects, as it was recently for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games?

• Reference: 2010/0010
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 January 2010

Will the LDA require the carbon footprint of major infrastructure projects to be calculated as a matter of course in the commissioning process?

• Reference: 2010/0011
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 January 2010

Will the LDA incorporate the Government's shadow price of carbon into its cost-benefit analyses and impact assessments?

• Reference: 2010/0012
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 January 2010

Do the LDA or the Mayor's Academy Trust use criteria additional to those used by the DCSF when seeking potential Academies to sponsor? If so, what are they?