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• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 06 September 2018

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: Thank you. Mr Mayor, just ten weeks ago, in answer to a Mayoral question (MQ), you stated, “The Elizabeth line remains on course to open as planned in December 2018”. The Commissioner, in the TfL Board report of 25 July [2018] stated, “Crossrail remains on course to open as planned in December”. Sir Terry, on 6 June, when the Transport Committee visited Tottenham Court Road with you, you gave me an absolute assurance that the opening of Crossrail would be in December. You even confirmed the date, Sunday, 9 December when the Queen would be opening...

• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 06 September 2018

Florence Eshalomi AM: Thank you. To come back to Crossrail, on this side [of the table] we definitely recognise the scale of this project but once completed it will be a big success for London. I am definitely looking forward to when it opens. You may be aware of Rob Holden’s [CBE, Chairman, High Speed 1] letter last week in The Times where he stated, “The problems with Crossrail arose from the decision taken in 2011 to delay the procurement of new rolling stock, a decision that has affected the commissioning of those new trains ... signalling was always going...

• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 06 September 2018

Caroline Russell AM: Thank you, Chairman. I want to ask about the experience of the passengers who are waiting to use this line but before I get on to those questions I want to pick up on something that Sir Terry said at the very beginning. You said, “We mitigated one risk and others materialised”. I wonder if you could expand on that a bit more, whether that is what has caused this decision about the delay.

• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 06 September 2018

Keith Prince AM: Thank you, Chairman. Good morning, Sir Terry. I am trying to get some dates straight in my head. You mentioned a Board meeting in July [2018] where it was raised that there could be problems. Could you tell me the date of that meeting in July, please?

• Reference: 2011/0099-1
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 07 September 2011

Given the £1m funding of the LIFE courses, how much money is LFEPA receiving from other partners to run the courses, and can you give a commitment that if there are issues in receiving funding from partners the LIFE courses will continue without any cut-backs?

• Reference: 2011/0101-1
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 07 September 2011

What action is being taken by the London Fire Brigade against those with a high level of shut in lifts incidents?

• Reference: 2011/0102-1
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 07 September 2011

Given that vulnerable elderly people account for over half of fire deaths in the capital, what additional inspection work will be undertaken with Directors of Adult Services and Adult Safeguarding Boards in local authorities to reverse this trend?

• Reference: 2011/0104-1
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 07 September 2011

How will you ensure that fire safety messages reach those young, educated London professionals whose lifestyle traits are the cause of 25% of accidental house fires, as reported recently?

• Reference: 2011/0105-1
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 07 September 2011

What are the implications for the London Fire Brigade on the reported increase in fatal fires occurring in converted garages occupied as homes and not supported by the appropriate planning and building regulations? What action is the Authority taking on this and the proliferation of 'out-buildings' built in back gardens and posing significant fire risks.

• Reference: 2011/0106-1
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 07 September 2011

After the recent spate of house fires, including the high profile fire in Bermondsey, caused by a faulty defroster timer switch on an appliance, how will the excellent partnership-working by the London Fire Brigade's fire investigation team be promoted to alert Londoners and manufacturers to the potential danger?