• Reference: 2011/3374
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

Can you provide a list of those planning applications that you have considered since the 22nd July 2011 where your officers have expressed in writing a concern that the development may infringe Policy 7.14 titled Improving Air Quality?

• Reference: 2011/3373
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

What progress have you made with your aspiration to sign up a further 250,000 participants to airTEXT in the next five years? How many people had signed up to airTEXT by the end of its first year?

• Reference: 2011/3372
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

Thank you for your answer to my question 3067/2011. Will you write to the Defra and ask them if the site at North Circular (Ikea), Brent, would meet their criteria for a monitoring site which could be reported to the European Commission under Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air or Europe?

• Reference: 2011/3371
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

Dust suppressant technology is being used in close proximity to air pollution monitoring sites, so it will impact on monitoring results that are meant to be indicative of a much wider area than the roads being treated. Have your officers in the GLA or Transport for London explored this issue and can you make this research available?

• Reference: 2011/3370
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

What was the cost of the initial dust suppressant trial? Can you please outline the extent of the current dust suppressant activity in terms of the kilometres of road treated and the monthly cost of this activity?

• Reference: 2011/3369
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

A Low Emission Taxi fund of a £1m featured in your press release of October 2009. Your press release of the 10th December 2010 stated that "The Mayor and TfL have also announced a £1 million fund to encourage taxi owners to upgrade to low emission vehicles such as electric black cabs." You also told the Guardian in December 2010 that "we are also offering a juicy carrot, with the establishment of a fund to help speed up the introduction of electric black cabs". Can you please draw my attention to the press release and public statements which make clear...

• Reference: 2011/3368
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

How much of the Low Emission Taxi Fund is committed to producing a taxi with a 60 per cent improvement in fuel economy by 2015 (based on current levels)? Can you update me on delivery of this proposal from your Air Quality Strategy?

• Reference: 2011/3367
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

How much of the Low Emission Taxi Fund is committed to delivering 20 fuel cell taxis on London's streets by 2012? Can you update me on delivery of this proposal from your Air Quality Strategy?

• Reference: 2011/3366
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

How much funding is currently committed from the Low Emission Taxi Fund, or other sources, for the creation of an affordable zero-emission black cab by 2020?

• Reference: 2011/3365
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

What action has been taken since May 2008 to reduce emissions from Private Hire Vehicles?