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• Reference: 2023/4815
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

The London Assembly Environment Committee 2019 report, Keeping out the chill: fixing London’s cold, damp and mouldy homes, recommended that your Warmer Homes programme evaluation include an assessment of how many children, older or disabled people were reached through the programme. Expanding upon your answer to my question 2019/20728, could you share in the second and third rounds how many children, older or disabled people were helped through the Warmer Homes programme?

• Reference: 2023/4405
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

A constituent has contacted me about the Transport for London (TfL) requirement that all taxis must have a tighter turning circle than standard cars, and has asked if you could produce evidence-based analysis of the tyre pollution created by taxis completing tight U-turns in comparison to standard cars performing U-turns?

• Reference: 2023/3960
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Thank you for your answer to question 2023/3079, in which you said the loans made by the Green Finance Fund will be financed with “GLA’s working capital and reserve cash balances that it holds from time to time”. Were these reserve cash balances and working capital available in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and would such internal borrowing have been permitted in those years?

• Reference: 2023/3095
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

The 30 June 2023 report, Greater London Authority air quality exposure and inequalities study, from Aether, highlights that the most deprived communities and that Black, Mixed Multiple and Other populations are more likely to live in the most polluted areas. Could you tell me what action you are taking to improve the monitoring and reporting of air pollution for these communities and populations?

• Reference: 2023/3096
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

The 30 June 2023 report, Greater London Authority air quality exposure and inequalities study, from Aether, highlights that the most deprived communities and that Black, Mixed Multiple and Other populations are more likely to live in the most polluted areas, yet: “Despite progress towards meeting the WHO targets, the disparity in exposure by ethnicity is not expected to change over time without further significant action.” Could you tell me what action over air pollution you are taking to reduce these disparities with regard to income and ethnicity, and what targets, if any, you are working towards?

• Reference: 2021/4434
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 November 2021

What progress has been made by Transport for London (TfL) on the feasibility and design work for the installation of permanent hostile vehicle mitigation on the pavements away from existing gullies on Tower Bridge? Is TfL working with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on this?

• Reference: 2021/0968
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Will your Green New Deal invest in new projects that can cut waste creation in London?

• Reference: 2021/0973
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Who are the members of your Green New Deal expert advisory panel?

• Reference: 2021/0978
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Concerns have been raised that air pollution is returning to pre-pandemic levels. What proportion of pre-pandemic motor traffic has now returned to London streets?

• Reference: 2021/0979
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

During the past year there have been reports on the change in air pollution due to reduced motor traffic. Are you producing any similar studies to analyse the impact on noise pollution from changes to motor traffic and flights over communities in London?