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• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 01 December 2022

Susan Hall AM: Thank you. May I say first of all, Sir Mark, thank you for your robust answers to Assembly Member Russell. There is no doubt that politicians do mean well, but it is absolutely vital that we look at things in the round. I really applaud your robust answers. To be fair, Sir Steve House had started to row back, and I am pleased to see that you are saying what you are because figures on both sides of an argument need to be looked at. Thank you for that; I was thrilled to hear that. Mr Mayor...

• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 01 December 2022

Susan Hall AM: T hank you. Mr Mayor, I do not know what is happening. We have been agreeing an awful lot today, which is somewhat unusual; however, I want to bring your attention to something. All of us agree that our police officers are invaluable, as are firefighters, ambulance drivers and so on. Many of them, because of the cost of housing in London, have to come in from outside. Consequently, quite naturally, the Metropolitan Police Federation is incensed that you are going to expand the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) because it would mean that so many officers, who...

• Reference: 2004/0414-1
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

In the event of it being necessary to carry out a mass decontamination do you envisage encountering difficulties due to lack of co-operation from casualties?

• Reference: 2004/0416-1
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Please could you explain the reasons for locating specialist vehicles, which would be required in the event of a major incident, outside the most likely areas for an attack and do you anticipate there could be problems in reaching the incident in the event of severe traffic congestion?

• Reference: 2004/0417-1
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Are you confident that LFEPA now has all the necessary vehicles, equipment and trained staff that would be required for a resilient response to concurrent attacks?

• Reference: 2004/0418-1
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

LFEPA, along with the police and ambulance services, has set up a multi-agency initial assessment team, on a trial basis, to provide a rapid initial assessment at catastrophic incidents. In the trial proves successful are you confident that Government funding will be forthcoming to allow the team to continue?