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• Reference: 2004/0376-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

In the event of one or more major terrorist incidents, what is the capacity of the health and ambulance service in London to cope with mass casualties? How many hospital beds can be made available in a short space of time?

• Reference: 2004/0377-1
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

How many hospitals are equipped to treat victims of a CBRN attack, and what is your estimate of how many such victims can be accommodated? What is the capacity of the London Fire Brigade's Incident Response Units to decontaminate people who are exposed to a CBRN attack?