• Reference: 2024/3933
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Do you have any concerns about the use of the powers contained in anti-terror legislation by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), particularly in relation to stifling press freedom?

• Reference: 2024/3932
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Recently, policy and legal mandate documents for live facial recognition (LFR) technology were updated by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). Could you tell me: a) what has prompted these changes to these and other documents regarding LFR, b) who was consulted about these changes, and c) when we can expect to see the first annual report on the use of LFR by the MPS as mentioned in the new policy document?

• Reference: 2024/3931
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Constituents have told me they have had difficulty getting a record of a stop after being stopped by the MPS using live facial recognition (LFR) technology (which is required, for example to explain lateness for work). Will you work with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to ensure that all people stopped as a result of LFR can access a record of their stop?

• Reference: 2024/3930
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Thank you for your answer to question 2024/1207. While there is no time limit on making a complaint to the police, survivors have been told by the Directorate of Legal Services that one of the ways the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is defending itself against the legal complaint is via time limitation. Do you believe it is just or appropriate for the MPS to use time limitation as a defence against legal claims?

• 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?