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

This is a very sensitive issue as well I think, but I think many of us understand that many firefighters have work outside of fire fighting, and that providing they are fit for work and able to do the job properly that should not be a problem in any shape or form. Is that an issue in relation to the shift pattern changes?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

I have to say that I am surprised to see this question here, and it can only have come here because the Chair of the Authority has chosen to brief her colleagues on this. This matter is being debated, I thought, through the Chair's Coordinating Group which is normally a confidential body while options are discussed. Will the Chair confirm that there is no dispute that there are clearly variable natures of work between night and day? The crucial point is to establish that on the night shift there is no question of people being paid to sleep on the...

• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Given the stonewalling, would you support the creation of a cross-party delegation, including the Mayor, to take this issue forward to lobby the Government and to generally raise awareness of the issue in relation to London and Londoners?

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

So that implies it was right for the Authority to refuse to take that directly from the London tax payers if the ODA is going to come up with the money?

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

So, in other words the Government has asked you to take the lead on the matter but not provided any money to do so?

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

I think it is a bit rich coming from my colleague, Mr Hulme Cross, given that he actually voted for the closure of the fire station on LFEPA so there are a bit of crocodile tears going on there I suspect, whereas I, as the local Assembly Member for the constituency, have at all time reflected my concerns about this closure. I recognise what you are saying, that things are not as bad perhaps as they had been predicted, and indeed remain well within your target areas. However, the point that my residents would make is that rather than having...

• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Well I am disappointed then. My concern is that there are as large number of flats, new places being opened in the area; Abbey National, Marks & Spencer and all the rest of them are turning into flats. That is a concern because the Marylebone Association is quite clear that they feel there should be a fire station there, they feel they have the potential support of people like Frank Dobson, MP for Holborn - who I gather has written to you about it - the Duke of Westminster, possible the new West End company, all sorts of people have...

• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

But is it either or?

• Reference: 2006/0267-1
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Can you explain why the Authority is contemplating spending large amounts of public money installing reclining chairs in fire stations when beds are already provided for staff?

• Reference: 2006/0313-1
• Question by: Geoff Pope
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

In 2007/08, LFEPA will experience a £6.9M black hole in additional London Resilience funding as well as significant other London Resilience financial deficits in other years. When will the Government recognise the unique need to protect its capital city from major incidents and fund this shortfall?