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• Reference: 2018/3580
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 06 December 2018

In relation to those 10 Fire Stations closed by the previous Mayor and now sold, on what date did each close; on what date were they disposed of; what was the cost of a) security and b) repairs pre disposal; what was the capital receipt; and for what alternative use have the buildings now received planning permission or are subject to a planning application?

• Reference: 2018/3581
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 06 December 2018

In relation to those 10 Fire Stations closed by the previous Mayor and still unsold, on what date did each close; what has been the cost of a) security and b) repairs so far; what is the continuing cost of security per month; when is sale anticipated; what is the anticipated capital receipt now; and what was the anticipated capital receipt when the station was closed; and what is the expectation for the future use of the building?

• Reference: 2018/3582
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 06 December 2018

What is the present position and anticipated timescales re the future of the Albert Embankment site and its redevelopment?

• Reference: 2018/3583
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 06 December 2018

What is the present position and anticipated timescales re development of the Southwark site?

• Reference: 2018/3579
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 06 December 2018

What are the London Fire Brigade’s future priorities, and does it have a sufficient budget to meet them?

• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 06 December 2018

Tom Copley AM: The London Fire Brigade has carried out over 1,100 audits of buildings with potentially flammable cladding since the Grenfell disaster. How are you coping with this workload?

• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 06 December 2018

Navin Shah AM: Commissioner, you described the effectiveness of sprinklers in residential buildings as a no-brainer. What progress has the London Fire Brigade made in promoting sprinklers and progressing the recommendations made in the London Assembly’s report [ Never Again: Sprinklers as the next step in fire safety ] on sprinklers published in March this year [2018]?

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 06 December 2018

Len Duvall AM: Can you just explain to us about some of the issues of risk and managing the capital projects? You have done a bit of reprofiling and it is being phased. Of course, some are in your control and some are not in your control. It is important for the Assembly to understand how you are managing the risk around that and what you are profiling and when you say, “Sorry, we just have to go and do this”?

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

Florence Eshalomi AM: We know that under the former Mayor, 10 stations across London were closed and that was supposed to generate savings of about £28 million. As of July 2016, eight had been sold but there are two still that are on the books, Clerkenwell and Southwark. Clerkenwell was due to generate at least £10 million but this sale has been delayed again. We see from the finance update in July [2018] that this has been delayed again. Do you feel that you have an efficient and steady redevelopment programme in terms of making sure that these sales are...

• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 06 December 2018

Unmesh Desai AM: Commissioner, you touched on aspects of safety such as electrical safety, but I want to ask you very specifically about safety visits to high-risk people and places, which have declined by some 6,000 since December 2015. Are you satisfied that the Brigade is doing all it can to help vulnerable people, such as residents in care homes, to stay safe?