• Reference: 2023/1229
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

A constituent has raised with me concerns that there is not adequate public information about trees on the Transport for London (TfL) transport network. The GLA publishes a detailed map of trees in London’s parks and streets, but this appears to only have a small amount of data from TfL. What public information does TfL provide on its tree strategy and what data on trees on its land is available?

• Reference: 2023/1228
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Which roles on the Transport for London (TfL) transport network are most at risk from tube dust and what personal protective equipment are people in those roles provided with?

• 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: 2023/1226
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

Were you concerned by the pollution that was seen when foam escaped from HS2 works in Ruislip through a pre-existing borehole, and are you satisfied that any Transport for London (TfL) boreholes have been adequately mapped and sealed?

• 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?

• Reference: 2023/1224
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

What are the main achievements of the London Schools Pollution Helpdesk?

• Reference: 2023/1223
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

The London Schools Pollution Helpdesk was launched in February 2021. Could you provide data on the number of enquiries including: a) year, b) borough, c) schools making enquiries, d) schools supported on clean air action plans, e) schools supported on campaigns, and f) schools supported on funding applications? Could you provide this data in table format?

• Reference: 2023/1222
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 March 2023

The Silvertown Road Tunnel construction site has been blanketed in floodlights, which have altered the night sky in the surrounding area. What assessment is Transport for London (TfL) and its contractors carrying out to assess light pollution on this site and other sites, and what actions is it taking to reduce the pollution that their activities cause?

• 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: 2023/1220
• 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?