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  • Community and Renewable Energy Investments

    • Reference: 2015/3942
    • Question by: Fiona Twycross
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2015
    How many investments and of what value has the LPFA made into community energy and large scale renewable energy schemes?
  • Coal Losses

    • Reference: 2015/3943
    • Question by: Fiona Twycross
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2015
    A recent study revealed that local government pension funds across the UK have lost hundreds of millions of pounds in the past 18 months due to rapid depreciation in the value of coal. How much have LPFA investments lost due to this?
  • Divestment

    • Reference: 2015/3944
    • Question by: Fiona Twycross
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2015
    The Environment Agency's Pension Fund recently announced its intention to divest 90% of its coal assets and 50% of its oil and gas stocks by 2020, while HRH The Prince of Wales noted that charities investing in fossil fuels "represent a significant conflict to their overall mission". Given your role in appointing the Chair of the LPFA, have you discussed with the Authority the potential for fossil fuel divestment?
  • Solar Jobs

    • Reference: 2015/3948
    • Question by: Fiona Twycross
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2015
    How many jobs do you anticipate London will lose as a consequence of the government's disastrous changes to the FIT regime?
  • Beddington Incinerator

    • Reference: 2015/3960
    • Question by: Fiona Twycross
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2015
    Why did the Deputy Mayor not call in the decision by Sutton Council about the Beddington Incinerator?
  • Air Quality

    • Reference: 2015/3477
    • Question by: Fiona Twycross
    • Meeting date: 21 October 2015
    Due to the poor air quality in London, would you recommend people wear pollution masks when cycling or walking around the city? Would this be suggested when air pollution alerts are issued?
  • Divestment

    • Reference: 2015/3479
    • Question by: Fiona Twycross
    • Meeting date: 21 October 2015
    Do you know how much the London Pension Fund is investing in fossil fuels?
  • Beddington Incinerator (1)

    • Reference: 2015/3481
    • Question by: Fiona Twycross
    • Meeting date: 21 October 2015
    While there is was not a statutory need to complete a Health Impact Assessment as part of the plans for an incinerator at Beddington, the GLA Act 1999 requires Londonwide policies to account for and promote health, and the London Plan also requires consideration of the impact of health and wellbeing on communities to be considered. When you approved the Beddington Incinerator were you satisfied that a Health Impact Assessment had been properly considered?
  • Beddington Incinerator (2)

    • Reference: 2015/3482
    • Question by: Fiona Twycross
    • Meeting date: 21 October 2015
    Why did Sir Edward Lister delegate the planning process to Sutton Council for the Beddington Incinerator?
  • Incinerator Safety

    • Reference: 2015/3483
    • Question by: Fiona Twycross
    • Meeting date: 21 October 2015
    What guidance and research on incinerator safety would your office consider when approving an Incinerator, do you think it would be more appropriate for an independent Health Impact Assessment to be carried out to ensure the independence of this report?