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• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Just in case Londoners watching this think that London Fire Service is always locked in disputes about things, I think other answers and briefings we have seen show that there has been massive development of work practices and cooperation, for example, community fire safety work, which I think all Londoners would welcome. This does look like an impending dispute and I am wondering how you see it evolving and being managed and, without carrying your negotiations on in public, what you see as being the bottom line, the problems, the challenges that we face in addressing those?

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Thank you. Have you done any costings of this? What it would actually cost to start this programme? I want to check the cost of taking out beds to replace them when those beds may be perfectly good ones, plus any ancillary costs on building work that may be necessary.

• Reference: 2006/0266-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Has LFEPA consulted fire fighters on the proposed changes to the shift patterns and why do you think that the changes will bring benefits to the workforce and Londoners?

• Reference: 2005/0402-1
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 09 November 2005

How is the fire brigade in Lewisham working with partners to reduce arson in unoccupied properties?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Would you agree that the BTP, CCTV systems, and communications systems on the Underground are actually an important part of protection, as well as evacuation plans?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Do you, therefore, think it is a problem that we are undersupplied with all of those resources on the over-ground system in London?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

I appreciate, Mr Messenger, you cannot answer for BTP, and BTP are not here today, and indeed, BTP do not have full control of their own resources, and that is an issue. Are you aware of any timetable for the conclusion of those discussions?

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Commander Mick Messinger added:

• Reference: 2004/0368-1
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

The London Safety Plan notes the existence of a new entity called the multi-agency initial assessment team. What benefits will this team bring to Londoners?

• Reference: 2004/0075-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

Will TfL work with the boroughs and follow the advice of the Department for Transport to define and establish a 'road hierarchy' so that the character of each road can be developed to best suit the functions it has to fulfill - providing safer walking and cycling routes, and keeping cars from 'rat-running'? .