Key information
Request reference number: MGLA190423-5335
Date of response:
Summary of request
Your request
- Please can you tell me how much was paid to Imperial College for the " NEW " review report ( Gary Fuller ) the one which was press released 17 April 23 on the GLA website
- Can you also tell me the instructions given to Imperial College in order for them to prepare the report
Our response
The GLA has been invoiced £9,990 by Imperial College Projects Limited for the rapid review of health and air pollution evidence across the life course. Please note that we do publish all expenditure over £250.00 here: Our spending | London City Hall. (This transaction will appear in the 2023-24 Period 2 report).
The written scope of the work was as follows:
“Topic: impacts of air pollution through your life, synthesising what is known about impacts across the life course to provide an accessible overall view.
Concept / output: a short written piece along the lines of a Parliament POST note, so around 6 pages expected.
Areas the piece will cover:
- Pregnancy / pre-term outcomes, where the latest evidence now shows particulate air pollution in unborn babies
- outcomes at birth, including birth weight, size for gestational age etc.
- early development and impacts in children, including GLA-commissioned health impacts for air pollution and asthma
- some data would be included here from studies measuring concentrations using back packs. Those studies show the concentrations that children are exposed on main roads when walking to school or when being driven to school vs the lower concentrations for children that travel on quieter roads. This will help with wider narrative in the piece on the importance of taking action to potentially reduce future health impacts, referencing existing measures.
- adolescence, including last week’s story on air pollution and blood pressure in teenagers
- outcomes in adults and the elderly, such as the latest evidence on dementia, lung cancer in non-smokers
- historical adverse health effects captured in UK cohort studies
Naturally, the material will distinguish between well-established evidence and less certain evidence.”