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• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

That is very encouraging. Clearly, we are keen that there is not only business engagement but community engagement. This needs to be genuinely a people's Olympics as well as everything else we have talked about. Could you say what your plans are in terms of once the technical bid has been submitted and how you intend to involve Londoners of all backgrounds in the planning of the Olympics and how they will be receiving information about it apart from via website?

• Reference: 2003/0032
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

Should fireworks be banned? .

• Reference: 2003/0010
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

Over a year after the September 11th incident in NY, what changes has the fire service gone through to prepare for a similar terrorist incident in London? .

• Reference: 2003/0015
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

What Community Fire Safety initiatives are happening in Brent? .

• Reference: 2003/0016
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

What Community Fire Safety initiatives are happening in Harrow? .

• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

I know that there a number of community festivals, where fireworks are part of the festival. What dialogue has there been with different community groups about these fireworks in those festivals, and need for those events to be properly organised and managed?

• Reference: 2001/0197-1
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 10 October 2001

How do you balance working with local communities while running an effective London wide emergency service? .

• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 10 October 2001

I'm sure we all welcome that proactive involvement. I would be interested in learning, perhaps on your next visit, whether or not the resource indications of the number of partnership meetings that your Borough Commanders now have to attend is impacting on everything else. But could I move on? You talked about schools briefly and we've all read the shocking figures that 60% of fires in London are caused by arson and I would be interested to know what work you're doing with other local agencies to prevent this?