• Reference: 2022/2903
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

The November 2021 report, the Toilet Paper, from the London Assembly Health Committee, raised an urgent issue about the lack of data on available toilets in London, as well as their quality, accessibility and opening times. What work will you and your office do to address this urgent data gap?

• Reference: 2022/2902
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

As recommended in the November 2021 report, the Toilet Paper, from the London Assembly Health Committee, will you lobby alongside London Councils for the provision of public toilets to become a statutory duty for local councils, alongside ring-fenced funding to achieve this?

• Reference: 2022/2901
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

In your response to the November 2021 report, the Toilet Paper from the London Assembly Health Committee, you told me your officers would raise the issue of each borough producing a toilet strategy based on population and need with London Councils. What work has progressed from these meetings and discussions?

• Reference: 2022/2900
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

What ongoing analysis will there be of the Transport for London (TfL) ban on advertising food deemed to be high in fat, sugar or salt (HFSS) and its impacts on the health of Londoners?

• Reference: 2022/2899
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

A constituent has raised an issue with the lack of toilet provision for drivers on the 206 bus route. While there is a toilet near the beginning of the route at Kilburn Park Station, this is not constantly accessible as it requires station staff to open it for drivers. At the route terminus (The Paddocks, Wembley Park) there are no toilets. Will Transport for London (TfL) look into urgently providing a toilet at the terminus of this route?

• Reference: 2022/2898
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

A bus driver has raised with me that some bus routes still do not have adequate toilet facilities, with more than 25 per cent of routes not having a toilet at either the beginning of the route or the terminus. There are also inconsistencies in provision of toilets, where facilities are either not open during drivers working hours, toilets are not free or access to them relies on security personal or other staff to access certain buildings. This is a particularly acute issue for drivers who are menstruating, and some very distressing cases have been reported to me that have...

• Reference: 2022/2897
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

It has been reported by The Guardian, on 9 August 2022, that the reasonable worst-case scenario in Government planning of prolonged cold weather and gas shortages could lead to power cuts and energy rationing this winter. What preparations have you made for resilience against this within the GLA group of organisations, and what steps should Londoners take to be prepared for this potential disruption?

• Reference: 2022/2896
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

London is now facing a long-term drought. What actions have you taken within the GLA group of organisations to use less water, and what strategic actions are you taking to reduce London’s water use?

• Reference: 2022/2895
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

The independent London Flood Review has now been completed and published (https://londonfloodreview.co.uk/). What response do you have to the review, and what actions are you taking and calling on others to take?

• Reference: 2022/2894
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

London this summer saw wildfires on an unprecedented scale and could have seen a damaging chain of events if either the 40 degree heat had lasted longer or if it had immediately been followed by heavy rain. Given that London is now seeing dangers that may not have been expected at this stage of climate change, what review of climate risks to London are you undertaking?