• Reference: 2022/2328
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

What specific outreach work is being done to make digitally excluded Londoners, who are more disproportionately affected by fuel poverty, aware of the Warmer Homes Scheme?

• Reference: 2022/2327
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

In addition to writing to 45,000 basement properties to urgently raise awareness and help them prepare in the event of a flood, how are you making use of the wide-ranging variety of communication channels available to you as Mayor to reach as many potentially vulnerable and at risk Londoners as possible?

• Reference: 2022/2326
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

In June 2022 you announced that you were writing to 45,000 basement properties to urgently raise awareness and provide advice to prepare occupants in the event of a flood. Other than the London Fire Brigade what other organisations have you sought advice from?

• Reference: 2022/2325
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

A recent article uncovered that air pollution from wood burning in homes is responsible for £0.9bn a year in health-related damages in the UK. Will you undertake research to understand the same value for London?

• Reference: 2022/2324
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

Recent research uncovered that at least 40,000 early deaths across Europe can be attributed to wood burning. These shocking figures shine a light on the urgent need for a public educational awareness campaign on the dangers of domestic wood burning before more lives are lost. Will you bring forward the research element of the project so that behaviour change and awareness can happen as soon as possible?

• Reference: 2022/2323
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

Will you commit to conducting a Londonwide survey to explore the reasons why Londoners buy wood burning stoves and the costs of running them to better understand how to tackle the associated effects on air quality as a result of emissions?

• Reference: 2022/2322
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

Will London take part in Car Free Day this year? If not, what will you do instead to mark this important day with reference to your answer to question 2022/1432?

• Reference: 2022/2321
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

Are you confident that all London boroughs are currently on target to meet 50% recycling rate by 2025?

• Reference: 2022/2320
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

According to Claddag, a group representing disabled and older leaseholders who are trapped in unsafe homes, the government Equality Impact Assessments (EIA) for both the Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan consultation and the Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing consultation were not fit for purpose. Will you commit to doing your own EIA to understand the impact on Londoners with protected characteristics?

• Reference: 2022/2319
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

Will you do a more detailed study on disabled Londoners being sensitively described for data purposes based not just on mobility issues but sensory needs, learning difficulties, and mental health issues?