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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: 2023/4355
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

The GLA and London Estates Delivery Unit have commissioned a partner to assess the carbon emissions of general practice estates across London. Can you outline what the objectives and expected outcomes are of this work?

• 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: 2022/3802
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

UNISON supports the campaign against public sector purchasing of products made with Uyghur forced labour, including in the solar industry and solar supply chains. Over 45% of the global supply of polysilicon, the primary material for solar panels, is manufactured in the Uyghur region. Taking this into account, what progress have you made in developing an ethical procurement policy?

• Reference: 2022/1552
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

Ealing Council is introducing new automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) camera technology as part of its enforcement against fly-tipping in the borough. The first is in Southall, with one in Northolt next in line. More than 1,000 reports of fly-tipped rubbish are reported every month in Ealing – about 35 a day. This costs more than a quarter of a million pounds a year to clean up. Whilst I recognise that you do not have any legal powers in the area, do you agree that this approach could usefully be replicated by other councils?

• Reference: 2022/0699
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 24 February 2022

What have the average levels of pollution been around Ealing Broadway in 2019, 2020 and 2021?

• Reference: 2022/0700
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 24 February 2022

What have the average levels of pollution been around Station Road in Hillingdon in 2019, 2020 and 2021?