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• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 04 March 2021

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: My first question is for the Deputy Mayor for Culture. London has over 200 museums and 850 galleries and hosts three of the world’s top 10 galleries and museums. This rich offering is a huge draw to London for tourists from both here in the UK and abroad. I was concerned that the Government’s roadmap has museums and galleries in tier 3, meaning they will not be able to open until 17 May [2021] at the earliest. This is because they are being considered as indoor entertainment venues despite having more in common with public buildings...

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

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: My questions are about your future priorities and whether your budget will impact on your fire safety work, especially relating to tackling dangerous household electrical goods. I know the London Fire Brigade has a really good record here, but the challenges you are facing are soaring with internet sales particularly. I have read that in London every day a dangerous electrical good counts for one fire, which is a really significant figure, and we know from the Grenfell [Tower] inquiry that that almost certainly started from a fridge-freezer. Electrical Safety First highlights that the key problem...