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• Reference: 2023/3956
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

As Phase 3 of the Warmer Homes programme has completed, could you provide a full breakdown of: a) how many households were considered fully eligible for works to take place, b) how many individual measures of each type were installed, and c) how many homes were upgraded throughout Phase 3?

• Reference: 2023/3957
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2023/3550, in which you said: “Further rounds of engagement are planned.” How will you engage with climate advocacy groups, fuel poverty charities and green thinktanks to ensure their expertise features in these discussions?

• Reference: 2023/3958
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

In September 2023, step-free access became unavailable at several Transport for London (TfL) stations due to flooding. Could you provide information for each year since 2019 when step-free access became unavailable at a TfL station due to flooding, covering: a) which station lost step-free access, b) the date it lost access, c) how long access was unavailable, and d) whether the station remained operational?

• Reference: 2023/3959
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 12 October 2023

Do you share the same concerns as the Fire Brigade Union that trainee apprentice firefighters are paid £10,000 less per year than qualified firefighters during their 18-month qualification period, despite doing identical or very similar work?

• Reference: 2023/3541
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

What discussions have you had with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) about the raid on Ridley Road Market in July 2023 attended by 50 police officers? [ref https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/23696143.anger-traumatising-polic… ]

• Reference: 2023/3542
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

In response to the Fair Tax motion moved unanimously by the London Assembly on 16 March 2023, you said: “my officers will carry out further research into the Fair Tax Declaration.” Are you content with the research of your officers, and will you commit to the key principles of the Fair Tax Declaration, as called for in the motion?

• Reference: 2023/3543
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

Who is undertaking the independent impact evaluation for your Skills Academies, and when is it due to be published?

• Reference: 2023/3544
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

In July 2023, this Government announced plans to almost double the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) to £1,035 per person, increase work and visit visa fees by 15 per cent, and increase other visas, extensions, settlement and citizenship fees by 20 per cent. These large additional costs could push asylum seekers and refugees, who are already in vulnerable and precarious financial situations, into destitution and lead to more of them becoming homeless. What research have you done into the impact of these increased charges and what assessment has been conducted into the implications for local authorities in London?

• Reference: 2023/3545
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

What positive impact do you think the Government legislating for a right to work for all migrants would have on London?

• Reference: 2023/3546
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 14 September 2023

In your answer to my question 2023/3079, you said: “the Green Finance Fund will initially be financed with (as opposed to funded by) GLA’s working capital and reserve cash balances that it holds from time to time.” What specific cash reserves will the Green Finance Fund be financed with?