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• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 08 February 2018

Navin Shah AM: Thank you, Chair. Commissioner and Chair, both of you, a very good morning and congratulations. Commissioner, thank you for seeing me last week on the subject of sprinklers and that is the issue I want to talk to you about today as well. I have a couple of questions. Can you tell me please what the Fire Authority’s stance is on the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in residential buildings, care homes and similar buildings where people live in particular? Thank you.

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 08 February 2018

Joanne McCartney AM: Yes, I want to ask about something you touched on in your opening and that was the Total Recalls campaign and white goods fires. From my figures, you had 329 fires last year caused by faulty white goods. You have done some work on the cost to the public purse and it looks like it is around £19 million to £20 million per year that these fires cost London taxpayers. Do you think that the Government’s working group on product safety is strong enough? I know you have talked about a register now being put in place...