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• Reference: 2023/2583
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 22 June 2023

The Met Office has updated its Heat-health Alert Service to bring it more in line with its weather warning system. What measures will you and partner agencies take to better communicate the dangers of extreme heat?

• Reference: 2023/1847
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 18 May 2023

The Infrastructure Progress Review 2023 published by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) says that, without long-term targets for flood resilience from the Government, policies and investment are unlikely to fully address flood risks. What submissions did the GLA make to the NIC for this Review and other related work, and can you share them or a summary of the relevant environmental risks that GLA group officers are considering?

• Reference: 2023/1848
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 18 May 2023

What assessment of light pollution was made for the delivery of the new City Hall, and what measurements and assessments have you taken since delivery to check on light pollution from the building?

• Reference: 2023/1851
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 18 May 2023

In 2021 the Mayor’s Resilience Fund awarded £40,000 to Renewable Connections to develop a floating solar project in the Royal Docks. What progress has this project made, and what reports have you published on the outcomes of all the projects awarded money by this fund?

• Reference: 2023/1852
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 18 May 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2023/0292, where you said any update of the Environment Strategy would take place after the 2024 Mayoral election. Given that you have targets up to 2030 for Net Zero, how are you tracking progress on those targets when you have no implementation plan?

• Reference: 2023/1853
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 18 May 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2023/0292, where you said any update of the Environment Strategy would take place after the 2024 Mayoral election. Other strategies, such as Housing and Transport, take a longer-term view. Will you ensure the next Environment Strategy for London has a similarly longer planning horizon?

• Reference: 2023/1227
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

What is your response to the Spring 2023 report, Local Edge: an enquiry into climate politics and the economics of recovery, from the Green New Deal All Party Parliamentary Group chaired by Caroline Lucas MP and Clive Lewis MP, with regard to London?

• Reference: 2023/1220
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Campaigners for the retention of the full Warren Farm nature reserve have said that proposed development threatens a breeding ground that supports a quarter of London’s breeding skylark population. Skylark populations are in long-term decline, and they need wild space to protect their numbers. What protections do you offer to London’s skylark population in your planning and environment policies?

• Reference: 2023/1221
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Parks for London produced guidance on Integrated Weed Management with support from the GLA. However, the guidance does not aim to end all use of pesticides, and campaigners are concerned that it has been influenced by the chemicals industry. Will you promote guidance that aims to eliminate rather than just reduce the use of pesticides in all green spaces in London?

• Reference: 2023/1225
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

What activities are you undertaking to increase awareness of smoke pollution, particularly that from wood burning?