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• Reference: 2015/3680
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

With reference to my question 2015/1672 you stated your intention of making solar PV one of the priories for schools in the new phase of your public sector retrofit programme RE:FIT. Should the Government enact their Feed in Tariff proposals, what is the likelihood of any school going ahead and fitting solar PV panels?

• Reference: 2015/3681
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Following on from your response to the Feed in Tariff consultation in which you warned the Government about the detrimental implications on London's solar PV jobs, deployment and on community energy, will you again lobby the Government and reflect the serious concerns expressed by a coalition of over 100 organisation regarding the Government's latest decision to deny community energy investors access to both Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) tax relief and Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR)? Many in this sector see this as the "final nail in the coffin" for future community energy projects.

• Reference: 2015/3212
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

According to your 2011 'Managing risks and increasing resilience' Climate Change Adaptation Strategy the Mayor made a commitment to 'increase tree cover across London by 5 per cent (from 20 to 25 per cent) by 2025. This according to your former environment advisor equated to an extra 2 million trees to combat the predicted rises in summer temperatures. However, according to your GLA's business plan 2014/15 your revised target is to 'increase street tree cover by five per cent by 2025'. Approximately how many street trees does your new target equate to?

• Reference: 2015/3213
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

According to your RE:LEAF webpage, your partnership programme planted 73,500 trees since 2011. Can you confirm that this is a correct figure or supply an accurate figure?

• Reference: 2015/3214
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

According to your answer to my question 2013/4678 you have a target to drive forward 25km of river restoration by 2020. What progress have you made?

• Reference: 2015/3215
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Will you review London's 600 kilometers of rivers, across its 13 major river catchment areas to identify priority river restoration projects that will significantly reduce the risks residents face in areas that are at high risk of local river flooding?

• Reference: 2015/3216
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Do you have any plans to update your 2009 'London Rivers Action Plan'?

• Reference: 2015/3218
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England in his recent speech on the risks of climate change to Lloyds of London said "The far-sighted amongst you are anticipating broader global impacts on property, migration and political stability, as well as food and water security." Are you updating the evidence base for your climate change adaptation and economic policies to adequately reflect these risks?

• Reference: 2015/3219
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Do you still stand by your view that climate 'sceptics' might be right as you indicated in response to my question 2014/4203?

• Reference: 2015/3201
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

It has become apparent that VW and possibly other car manufacturers have deliberately and cynically deceived the public and regulators about the levels of emissions from their vehicles, irrespective of the public health implications. Bearing in mind your responsibilities to meet legal limit values for local air pollutants, what specific actions are you taking as Mayor?