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• Reference: 2016/1013
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

In your response to 2016/0061 you made clear the 'high level commitment' Barratt Homes has made to connect to the district heating network. Can you confirm whether Barratt's has formally signed this agreement? If not, when do you expect completion and can you explain the reason for the delay?

• Reference: 2016/1014
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

With regard to your air quality responsibilities and your decision to approve the Viridor energy from waste incinerator in Beddington, what assurances can you give constituents that effective monitoring and measures will be in place to prevent a) any further air quality deterioration and b) keep emissions within legal limits?

• Reference: 2016/1015
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

Given your air quality responsibilities, what air pollution modelling and assessment have you carried out with regard to the impacts of the Viridor energy from waste incinerator in Beddington?

• Reference: 2016/1016
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

Did any GLA assessments or modelling of the air quality implications of the Viridor energy for waste incinerator in Beddington indicate a deterioration of air pollution? Please can you supply any relevant findings?

• Reference: 2016/1021
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

The DECC report 'An Assessment of the Costs, Performance, and Characteristics of UK Heat Networks' published last year carried out a review of the prices charged to customer by a representative sample of heat networks. The average heat price was found to be 6.43p/kWh but with a wide range of 4.64 to 9.88 p/kWh, which was still on average less than a typical average gas central heating system. Given your involvement in the roll out of district heat networks, does this price range accord with your expectations of district heat network suppliers in London and how much they charge customers?

• Reference: 2016/1012
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

'Entrust' has confirmed that under the Landfill Communities Fund regulations landfill operators such as 'Viridor Waste Management' can directly fund Environment Bodies (EBs) without the need of a separate legal entity such as 'Viridor Environment Credits' which as I had previously highlighted in my question 2016/0058 had distributed most funds to organisations that were not local or affected by the proposed Viridor incinerator in Sutton. Do you agree with me that the current regulations are open to abuse and can be potentially used to further the interest of the landfill operator, rather than the local communities directly affected?

• Reference: 2016/0981
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

Are you at all concerned about your record of under delivery of your climate change programmes?

• Reference: 2016/0688
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 02 March 2016

In 2010, your predecessors told my colleague, in answer to 2010/0056, about work to convert the CCHP from natural gas to renewable fuels. Can you update me on this work?

• Reference: 2016/0689
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 02 March 2016

In answer to question 2014/0006, last year, you set out energy performance targets for developers, following a commitment from the OPLC in 2010. But you didn't mention any targets relating to embodied energy, which was part of the OPLC's commitments, following exemplary work on embodied energy by the ODA. Can you set out how developer partners are being challenged to address embodied energy?

• Reference: 2016/0691
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 02 March 2016

Can you provide an update to your answer to question 2014/0008 on food growing provision being planned for residential neighbourhoods?