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• Reference: 2014/4083
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 22 October 2014

In an open letter to the chief medical officer for England, the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health, the Royal College of General Practitioners and a coalition of other health professionals said "an entire generation is being destroyed by a diet of junk food and sugary drinks". In light of this comment and your recent deals with Coca Cola and McDonald's to sponsor two of your programmes FreeSport and Capital Clean Up (which targets, amongst others, youth groups and takes their branding into the school environment) are you making a mockery of your health responsibilities by giving your Mayoral...

• Reference: 2014/4084
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 22 October 2014

As part of Walkers Crisps marketing stunt 'Do us a Flavour', TfL allowed a number of its bus stops to be converted into temporary vending machines that dispensed free packets of crisps. Concerns have been expressed about this type of direct marketing of processed junk snacks, particularly as children congregate at bus stops and can be disproportionately influenced by such marketing. Given your health responsibilities, will you instruct TfL to reject any future advertising bids from a) companies associated with high sugar, fat and processed foods and drinks linked to childhood obesity and b) companies whose products are perceived to...

• Reference: 2014/4087
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 22 October 2014

In answer to my question 2014/1798, you stated that you are developing a new air pollution forecast and alert service to ensure that schools, hospitals and the emergency services have access to this information and integrating it into your 'Breathe Better Together' campaign. Can you explain the means by which your new alert system will inform these groups and other vulnerable Londoners to harmful pollution episodes?

• Reference: 2014/4088
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 22 October 2014

With reference to your appearance in front of the House of Commons Environment Audit Committee on the 10th September, in your written evidence you stated that that your Breathe Better Together campaign was due to be launched in September. Why has it been delayed?

• Reference: 2014/3185
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 17 September 2014

Given your public health responsibilities, will ask all London schools to stock emergency inhalers for children, as the law has now changed to allow this to happen?

• Reference: 2014/2285
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 June 2014

You recently conducted a poll which found education about health lifestyles was the most popular priority. Should the public sector therefore rule out cross-promotion and partnerships with food and drink companies strongly associated with high calorie products linked to childhood obesity?

• Reference: 2014/1798
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 June 2014

Will your new 'Breathe Better Together' early warning system include a specific warning issued to London schools, so that they know when there is bad air pollution, and will it discourage parents from driving their children to school by car on those days?

• Reference: 2014/1799
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 June 2014

In terms of communicating public health risks, what lessons did you learn during the recent smog episode in April when London was hit with high pollution levels?

• Reference: 2014/1873
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 June 2014

In the middle of an obesity crisis, how can you justify allowing McDonald's, an organisation associated with highly processed, high fat, high sugar and unhealthy foods, to host their 40th year anniversary at City Hall?

• Reference: 2013/4676
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 18 December 2013

Given the increase in cases of malnutrition in London during the last five years and the increasing reliance upon food banks, will you ask your public health board to examine the impacts of food poverty in London?