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• Reference: 2023/4815
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

The London Assembly Environment Committee 2019 report, Keeping out the chill: fixing London’s cold, damp and mouldy homes, recommended that your Warmer Homes programme evaluation include an assessment of how many children, older or disabled people were reached through the programme. Expanding upon your answer to my question 2019/20728, could you share in the second and third rounds how many children, older or disabled people were helped through the Warmer Homes programme?

• Reference: 2023/4405
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

A constituent has contacted me about the Transport for London (TfL) requirement that all taxis must have a tighter turning circle than standard cars, and has asked if you could produce evidence-based analysis of the tyre pollution created by taxis completing tight U-turns in comparison to standard cars performing U-turns?

• Reference: 2023/3960
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Thank you for your answer to question 2023/3079, in which you said the loans made by the Green Finance Fund will be financed with “GLA’s working capital and reserve cash balances that it holds from time to time”. Were these reserve cash balances and working capital available in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and would such internal borrowing have been permitted in those years?

• Reference: 2023/3622
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

In December 2016, the GLA recommended that Fairlop Waters and Fairlop Plain Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) be upgraded to a Site of Metropolitan Importance (SMI). Can you confirm whether there has been any progress in taking this forward, and will you be making any representations to Redbridge Council about this?

• Reference: 2023/3623
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Do you share my concerns that Fairlop Waters and Fairlop Plan Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) has not been surveyed or reviewed since 1997, despite a requirement to do so every 5-10 years? Will you be making any representations to Redbridge Council about this?

• Reference: 2023/3624
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Will you be making any representations to Redbridge Council regarding its draft Fairlop Waters Masterplan, especially its lack of reference to the Fairlop Waters and Fairlop Plan Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC), its recommended upgrade to a Site of Metropolitan Importance (SMI), nor any provision for a review or survey?

• Reference: 2023/3625
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

In December 2016, the GLA also recommended upgrades and/or further surveys at the following Sites of Nature Conservation (SINCs) in Redbridge: Claybury Park Grassland, Hainault Lodge LNR, and Roding Valley Park. Could you please confirm the status of these recommendations, and what GLA involvement there has been?

• Reference: 2023/3626
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Redbridge Council has indicated that they are waiting for further GLA guidance and data before undertaking a review of their Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs), which have not been reviewed since 1997. Can you please confirm whether this in fact the case, and whether there are any barriers from the GLA to starting this process immediately?

• Reference: 2023/3095
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

The 30 June 2023 report, Greater London Authority air quality exposure and inequalities study, from Aether, highlights that the most deprived communities and that Black, Mixed Multiple and Other populations are more likely to live in the most polluted areas. Could you tell me what action you are taking to improve the monitoring and reporting of air pollution for these communities and populations?

• Reference: 2023/3096
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

The 30 June 2023 report, Greater London Authority air quality exposure and inequalities study, from Aether, highlights that the most deprived communities and that Black, Mixed Multiple and Other populations are more likely to live in the most polluted areas, yet: “Despite progress towards meeting the WHO targets, the disparity in exposure by ethnicity is not expected to change over time without further significant action.” Could you tell me what action over air pollution you are taking to reduce these disparities with regard to income and ethnicity, and what targets, if any, you are working towards?