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• Reference: 2014/4105
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 05 November 2014

The final version of the 5th London Safety Plan (LSP5) was approved by LFEPA on 12 September 2013. Since its implementation, what impact has this integrated risk management plan had on the Authority’s delivery of its three key strategic aims of Prevention, Protection and Response?

• Reference: 2014/4960
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 05 November 2014

Can I invite you make a short opening statement before we move on to the questions which have been tabled?

• Reference: 2013/4407
• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 04 December 2013

A recent review conducted by the Government's former Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor, Sir Ken Knight, identified nearly £200 million worth of potential savings across England and Wales' 46 Fire Authorities. Given the size and complexity of the London Fire Brigade, in comparison to the brigades on which the review focused, how many of the areas highlighted in the report offer a real opportunity for cost savings in the provision of fire and rescue cover to the Capital?

• Reference: 2012/0212-1
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 12 September 2012

The London Fire Brigade faces the same spending constraints as other public service organisations. More than £50 million of savings from support services have already been achieved but further savings must be considered in the development of the 2012 -2015 London Safety Plan 5. What are you doing to ensure that the Plan benefits from the views of firefighters and their representatives?

• Reference: 2012/0198-1
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 12 September 2012

Are any reductions in personnel at Redbridge Fire Stations on your draft list for cuts?

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 12 September 2012

In the past two years it is correct, is it not, that you have been extremely helpful to the Police Service, because you have such fine reserves that you are able to give them financial contribution.

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 12 September 2012

So there is no particular reason that he will have changed his view. Can I ask you, can you give us some idea of how many meetings there have been over the last 12 months between finance officers of the GLA and finance officers at LFEPA? Do you happen to know how many there have been?

• Question by: Gareth Bacon MP
• Meeting date: 12 September 2012

I completely understand the passion and intensity that Mr Shah wants to bring to the question around budget savings and where that may fall. However, I must draw your attention to the fact that the very first question was asked around engagement within the group by Andrew Boff. Mr Shah has a question; it is the fourth question on the order paper where he can bring all of this in, and he seems to be reordering the meeting without any permission from anybody. I just wonder if that is in order, Madam Chairman?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 12 September 2012

Fortuitously, Madam Chairman, my question is about response times, so it may be that the Chairman is able to clarify his position here, because we would not want him to be misreported in the electronic media emanating from this meeting, would we. We recall the production of the very first London Safety Plan, which I think was overseen by Valerie Shawcross when she was Chair of the Brigade. That demonstrated that response times were poor in some parts of London, including Havering, and actually led to an improvement in the resources in those boroughs. The question that I have for...

• Question by: Gareth Bacon MP
• Meeting date: 12 September 2012

I want to return to the question of Babcocks and the contract with them. Jenny Jones' original question asked whether or not it was wise to privatise core parts of the Fire Brigade, with the implication that there have been problems with various contracts and that might suggest that it is not. This can be answered either by the Commissioner or the Chairman. I have a few factual questions, so whoever has got the detail will be fine. Firstly, can you advise when the contract was actually signed with Babcocks?