• Reference: 2022/1837
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/0992, in which you stated that all young people in need will have access to a personal mentor by 2024, and that this: “includes those young people such as Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.” What reporting will you and your office do on the progress of your promise to provide a mentor for every young Londoner, and will any data provided include a breakdown of the diversity of young people supported, including the number from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups?

• Reference: 2022/1836
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

According to the latest UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data, 86 per cent of monkeypox cases identified in England (132 of 153 cases) are in London residents. Given that the current NHS guidance is to isolate if you are infected with monkeypox, what support is being given to people in London who are advised to isolate?

• Reference: 2022/1835
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

What weather extremes are you preparing for this summer, and what lessons have you learnt from previous years that are being factored into your planning?

• Reference: 2022/1834
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

What support will you be providing in future to help organisations who applied for, but missed out on, funding under your Rewild London Fund in February 2022?

• Reference: 2022/1833
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Thank you for your answer to question 2022/0525, in which you stated that you: “fail to see how any airport expansion can be justified, being incompatible with achieving the UK’s net zero target.” Will you be submitting an objection to the consultation by Gatwick Airport Limited on bringing its northern runway into use, which closes on 27 July 2022?

• Reference: 2022/1832
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

The London Wildlife Trust said, at an Environment Committee meeting on 26 May 2022, it is working on a project with your team to review criteria for Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) and provide training for boroughs. Where are the key gaps in knowledge of SINCs, and what are you doing to improve knowledge of their importance in boroughs?

• Reference: 2022/1831
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

I have been contacted by volunteer groups who manage a range of green spaces in Hackney, and who have discovered that allegedly Hackney Council successfully applied for the GLA’s Grow Back Greener Fund in their name but without their knowledge. These applications require councils to demonstrate that they are working with community groups, so can you provide me with the evidence you received of this?

• Reference: 2022/1830
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

What investments have been made since May 2021 to achieve accelerated climate action in each part of the GLA Group?

• Reference: 2022/1829
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

What policy changes have been made since May 2021 to achieve accelerated climate action in each part of the GLA Group?

• Reference: 2022/1828
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

What steps are taken to determine community support before announcing funding awards for investment in green spaces, such as those awarded from the Grow Back Greener Fund?