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A healthy start to life

  • Reference: 2021/4420
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
What are your top priorities in 2022 for helping to ensure that every child born in London has the best chance of a healthy start to life?

Access to gyms and swimming pools

  • Reference: 2021/4419
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
A constituent has raised with me an issue with changes brought in at their local borough gym, which restrict swimming slots to 45 minutes, without an equivalent reduction in price. Given the need to keep Londoners healthy after multiple lockdowns, do you support exercise facilities safely removing these expensive restrictions?

Risk assessment for disabled people affected by surface water flooding

  • Reference: 2021/4418
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
You have stated that over 200,000 properties are at risk of surface water flooding in London. What assessment have you made of the proportion of people in these properties who would be more vulnerable, such as disabled people or older people, and how are you addressing their risks in your resilience planning?

Households at risk of surface water flooding by borough

  • Reference: 2021/4417
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
You have stated that over 200,000 properties are at risk of surface water flooding in London. Can you break down this figure by borough, and whether such properties are residential or commercial?

Encouraging businesses to reduce employee domestic flights

  • Reference: 2021/4416
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
The Government has announced that it will require large businesses and financial institutions to publish plans in line with their 2050 net-zero target. Would you encourage businesses in London to follow your and the GLA’s lead in putting in place policies to reduce any domestic flights to a minimum and encourage alternative approaches, such as using trains and using video conferencing?

No new incinerators after new WHO guidelines

  • Reference: 2021/4415
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued updated guidelines on air pollution, which take the guideline limit for the smallest particulate matter down to 5 µg/m3. Do you agree that this further reinforces the case against incineration within urban areas, and the need to stop any increase in London’s incineration capacity and use?

Reviewing TfL and GLA power plans

  • Reference: 2021/4414
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
What review has Transport for London (TfL) and the wider GLA undertaken of planned Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) in light of increased wholesale energy prices, and are you reconsidering the role of private wire supply or renewable asset funding?

London Power support for Londoners

  • Reference: 2021/4413
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
What has London Power done to support Londoners affected by rising energy prices this winter?

Recycling and reuse of City Hall furniture and fixings

  • Reference: 2021/4412
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
What volume of potential waste, by type, from the City Hall relocation has been redirected from landfill to recycling and reuse?

Progress towards targets for waste (2)

  • Reference: 2021/4411
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/2258. What impact on waste do you expect the Food Flagship Initiative to have over the three years it is funded to last for?
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