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• Reference: 2019/20735
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

A year ago, you stood with the London Assembly and agreed with our motion to declare a climate emergency in London. The London Assembly said we would welcome further ambitious steps and called on you to support the declaration with specific emergency plans with the actions needed to make London carbon neutral by 2030. What progress have you made towards achieving this aim?

• Reference: 2019/20736
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

A constituent has contacted me raising concerns about Southwark Council’s proposals to fell two ancient Oak trees in Sydenham Hill Woods. They ask if you will write to Southwark Council asking them to remove the felling notices against the two trees with immediate effect and engage in a proper period of consultation and dialogue with the local community about the right approach?

• Reference: 2019/20737
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

When will Transport for London (TfL) stop using single-use cups in their buildings?

• Reference: 2019/20738
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

A constituent has contacted me concerned that bus spider maps are not being updated by Transport for London (TfL) after the recent changes to the London bus network. When will bus spider maps be updated to ensure they match recent changes such as those to the C2 and 88?

• Reference: 2019/20739
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

What assessment has Transport for London (TfL) made of the full impacts of opting for concrete sleepers over wooden ones, including particularly the impact on noise and the sustainability including carbon footprint of railway infrastructure?

• Reference: 2019/20740
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

Thank you for your answer to my question 2019/12035, in which you gave me updates on the progress in delivering protected cycle lanes. How many further kilometres of protected cycle lanes have been delivered since you gave this answer in June, 2019? Can you give the length in: a) kilometres, b) route designation, and c) the start and end points for each delivered section of protected cycle route?

• Reference: 2019/20741
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

Thank you for your answer to my question 2019/12035, in which you gave me updates on the progress in delivering protected cycle lanes. How many further km of protected cycle lanes are you expecting to deliver between when you gave this answer in June 2019 and 7 May 2020? Can you give the length in: a) kilometres, b) route designation, and c) the start and end points for each delivered section of protected cycle route?

• Reference: 2019/20742
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

Transport for London (TfL) have been focused on getting the highest timetable services possible from existing train fleets. There have been major issues on the Jubilee and Central lines where a lack of available trains has severely cut the service. What assessment has TfL made of the risks to the reliability of high frequency services when operating with fewer spare trains?

• Reference: 2019/20854
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

Can you provide a table or spreadsheet breaking down shared ownership sales in each of the last five financial years by: London borough, median market value per dwelling, median initial equity stake purchased (both as a percentage and monetary value), median mortgage size and median cash deposit size?

• Reference: 2019/20855
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

It has recently been reported that zero “Starter Homes” have been built since the Government announced the programme in 2015, with the GLA responsible for administering funds within London. How much funding was awarded by the GLA as part of the Government’s “Starter Homes” programme? Could you answer: where this funding was awarded; how many Starter Homes it was due to deliver; how many have been started; if it is expected that any of these will be completed; and if the GLA will be able to recover the funding to be used on genuinely affordable homes instead?