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• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 07 September 2017

Tony Devenish AM: Good morning. This is of course the biggest regeneration project in Western Europe. To quote somebody you know in the property industry, you are trying to build a spacecraft with a budget that my residents, some of them, spend on their children’s wedding. That was one that I heard recently. You are trying to do three things, Liz. I am trying to step back. (1) You are trying to build tens of thousands of homes and mixed developments within the six years that perhaps the man you report to is particularly focused on, so the industry and...

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

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• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Is all the alternative supply through the mains, or are you looking at making mobile supplies available or bottled water available?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

I was just looking back at Mr Wechsler's answer to the question on water supplies. He talks about a utilities sub-committee for London that was looking at dealing with this problem. Does that committee include representation from suppliers other than Thames Water, because certainly those of us in outer London often have our supplies from other organisations? I live in Romford. I get my supply from Anglian Water.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

If we were to, for whatever reason, lose a large amount of Thames Water supply, would they be called on to fill that gap, and would they have the capacity to be able to do that?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

I notice that the surrounding county councils, of course, are the responsible authority for civil defence and emergency planning. Do you think perhaps it is an advantage that they are able to plan at a county, as opposed to a borough, level? Is that something you should learn from London's point of view? Secondly, I also note that the very helpful plans, which you have detailed, Mr Wechsler, are made available to the public, both on, for example, Oxfordshire County Council's website and Surrey County Council's website, and that Surrey, indeed, has a dedicated SurreyAlert website. Do we propose to...

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

I just wondered if people might more logically think we would go to a London alert website, rather than a Bexley alert or a Hammersmith alert.

• Reference: 2004/0401-1
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

What preparations have been made to ensure London's water supply is maintained and remains uncontaminated?

• Reference: 2004/0407-1
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

What level joint operational planning occurs with the local authorities bordering London given their critical role in supporting any evacuation in light of an incident?