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• Reference: 2004/0372-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Are you satisfied that businesses in London have adequate plans in place to cope with a major incident; what steps are being taken to spread best practice advice on planning for an emergency amongst the private sector, and how much co-operation has there been from business to date?

• Reference: 2004/0378-1
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Who is ultimately in charge in the event of a terrorist attack or a major incident in London, including managing the immediate aftermath and longer-term recovery?

• Reference: 2004/0379-1
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

When was the last training exercise involving all the emergency services in London held? How are boroughs included in such exercises? For what range of scenarios has planning and training taken place, and have these included scenarios in outer London?

• Reference: 2004/0383-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

How many emergency services staff will be available at short notice to respond to a major incident, including from the armed services? How many of these will have been trained to respond to a CBRN incident, and is it compulsory for emergency services staff to respond to a CBRN incident?

• Reference: 2004/0384-1
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

What resources for resilience did each of the following organisations receive for each year since 1999/2000: (i) London NHS (ii) London Ambulance Service (iii) London Fire Brigade (iv) Metropolitan Police Service (v) London Local Authorities

• Reference: 2004/0385-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

What plans are in place to protect Londoners from, and respond to, any decontamination of the city's water supply?

• Reference: 2003/0300
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

How can we ensure that the Games leave a lasting legacy, not just in facilities and infrastructure but also in the lives of ordinary Londoners, for example their enthusiasm for and participation in grass roots sports? Are there any plans to secure lasting sporting initiatives for Londoners such as free swimming for the under 18s for example? .

• Reference: 2003/0304
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

How will local communities across the capital be involved in developing the bid and delivering the Games? .

• Reference: 2003/0306
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

The Transport package for the bid gives the impression of gathering together existing transport projects (some of them highly speculative and with no guarantee of funding or necessary legislative time) and giving them a rather spurious "Olympic" gloss. Why would IOC take this package seriously? .

• Reference: 2003/0313
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

Are you all satisfied with the proposed financing arrangements for the Games themselves? In particular, should a way be found to ensure London's business community contributes to the cost of staging the Games, beyond TV rights and sponsorship, as it is the business sector that gains most from successful Games, according to financial projections? .