• Reference: 2024/3929
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

London has a large number of former industrial and waste sites. Constituents have contacted me raising concerns about the fire at the former Arnolds Field rubbish dump, in Launder’s Lane in Havering. Are you concerned about the risks posed to Londoners by these sites, and what arrangements does the GLA Group, including the London Fire Brigade have in place to handle these risks?

• Reference: 2024/3928
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

What guidance on options for free school meals is the GLA providing, and what would a typical menu need to include?

• Reference: 2024/3927
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Local authorities in London are now using a range of different service providers and networks to monitor air quality using small sensors. What coordination of monitoring of air pollution is the GLA currently providing, including via the Breathe network, and what can be done to ensure that all monitors operating in London have data accessible by Londoners to enable them to avoid heavy air pollution, and enable authorities to tackle sources of it?

• Reference: 2024/3926
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

What was the outcome of the retrofit coordinator funding approved in decision ADD2678, and what is your current estimate of the numbers of retrofit coordinators that are: a) working in London, b) trained by GLA supported funding, c) trained by other funding, and d) in training?

• Reference: 2024/3925
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

The Government has published a report which concludes that: “real-world performance of bus retrofit SCR technology is highly variable, achieving 80 to 90% NOX reductions in some cases, but having a minimal effect in others.” How many buses with retrofit technology does Transport for London (TfL) have in operation, and what assessment of the impact of the technology on emissions have you made in light of this new report?

• Reference: 2024/3924
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Concerns from people serviced by district heat networks in Southwark have been raised in local press and media. High gas costs due to commercial contracts are leading to residents paying bills far in excess of those for a typical home. What work is the GLA doing, as the body promoting and planning heat networks in London-wide planning, to ensure that existing heat networks work efficiently, and what changes are needed in future networks to avoid these high charges?

• Reference: 2024/3923
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

When Heathrow comes forward with a proposal for a third runway after their current internal review, what assessment will you and Transport for London (TfL) publish of the environmental and transport impacts of further expansion on London?

• Reference: 2024/3922
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

In the Transport for London (TfL) press release on their tender for purpose-build solar farms to connect with private wire into the TfL network, it says that: “In the longer term, private wire schemes could generate financial savings, bypassing some of the costs associated with delivery of power through the National Grid.” What benefit would stable energy costs from a larger supply of energy from renewable energy provide to TfL, and what longer term changes would be necessary to generate financial savings from private wire?

• Reference: 2024/3921
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

What are the current electricity contracts in place across the GLA Group estate, and for each financial year from 2019-20 to 2023-24 inclusive can you provide data in the same form as for question 2019/8862 giving : a) Year, b) Natural Gas usage (MwH), c) Solar electricity from panels (MWh), d) Electricity from Grid (MWh), e) Sources of electricity from grid, f) per cent of non-fossil fuel sources, g) per cent of renewable sources, h) total power used, and i) renewable power used?

• Reference: 2024/3920
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

What are the current renewable energy schemes in place across the GLA Group estate, what is their rated capacity, and estimated annual generation?