• Reference: 2019/12023
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

What specific actions have been taken by Transport for London (TfL) in response to the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution (COMEAP) report, Particulate air pollution on London Underground: health effects, published on 9 January 2019?

• Reference: 2019/12022
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

Thank you for your answer to my question 2019/8862 in which you confirmed that City Hall has switched to: “100 per cent green energy with renewable electricity supplied by Ecotricity and green gas by Corona.” What proportion of Transport for London (TfL), Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), London Fire Brigade and Mayoral Development Corporations energy use is from non-fossil fuel renewable sources? Will you provide this data for each financial year from 2014-15 to 2018-19 showing total energy use along with the proportion from renewables?

• Reference: 2019/12021
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

In answer to question 2018/3249 you said that you will continue: “to push” the Government and London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to ensure that an accurate assessment of the harmful soil contamination around Grenfell Tower is taking place and that: “any mitigation measures that may be required are put in place.” Have you made any further representations following the new study published by University of Central Lancashire, published in March 2019 ( https://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/research-finds-contamination-in-soil-surro…), which showed considerable concentrations of cancer-causing chemicals to which local residents and businesses could be exposed?

• Reference: 2019/12020
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

In my priority question 2019/8850 I drew your attention to a gap in research on the heatwave risks to London businesses and their employees. This was identified in my report, Climate Change Risks for London, and the Mott McDonald report, Technical Assistance to Deliver London’s Climate Action Plan, that was commissioned for the GLA. Will you reconsider your response by undertaking work to address this gap or ensure that a relevant body does this, so that London’s businesses, particularly small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are better informed and able to prepare for heatwaves and severe droughts?

• Reference: 2019/12019
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

According to the Transport for London (TfL) study on non-exhaust vehicular emissions, Auxiliary temperature reduction units in the Greater London area, published in March 2018, 3,500 refrigerated delivery trucks on London roads have secondary engines that use red diesel, which emit 4.5 times more NOx and 30 times more PM than tailpipe diesel emissions. What specific actions have you taken to address this?

• Reference: 2019/12018
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

Has the London Waste and Recycling Board carried out a carbon footprint analysis of reusable nappies compared to single-use disposable nappies? If not, will you?

• Reference: 2019/12017
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

In response to recommendation two of the London Assembly Environment Committee report, Single-use plastic: Unflushables you said: “LWARB’s Resource London programme already encourages boroughs to promote and introduce local reusable nappy schemes.” Can you list any specific actions that you have taken to support real reusable nappies, or ones planned for future programmes?

• Reference: 2019/12016
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

In answer to question 2019/8934 you said that through the Advance London programme, the London Waste and Recycling Board have supported Nappy Zap, an on-demand waste collection service for households and Gcycle, a company producing free nappies that are then recycled or used for power and fuel. Do you intend to extend the same level of promotion to companies supplying reusable nappies?

• Reference: 2019/12015
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

The London Assembly Environment Committee report, Single-use plastic: Unflushables, published in August 2018, showed that the number of single-use adult incontinence products has grown by over 50 per cent in the last five years. Does the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWRB) specifically encourage boroughs to promote reusable incontinence products? If not, will you consider this?

• Reference: 2019/12012
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

To address the shortage of taxis that are affordable for rental hire by taxi drivers will you consider TfL directly bulk purchasing electric taxis and then directly hiring them to taxi drivers to address the current shortage?