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• Reference: 2004/0372-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Are you satisfied that businesses in London have adequate plans in place to cope with a major incident; what steps are being taken to spread best practice advice on planning for an emergency amongst the private sector, and how much co-operation has there been from business to date?

• Reference: 2004/0378-1
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Who is ultimately in charge in the event of a terrorist attack or a major incident in London, including managing the immediate aftermath and longer-term recovery?

• Reference: 2004/0379-1
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

When was the last training exercise involving all the emergency services in London held? How are boroughs included in such exercises? For what range of scenarios has planning and training taken place, and have these included scenarios in outer London?

• Reference: 2004/0383-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

How many emergency services staff will be available at short notice to respond to a major incident, including from the armed services? How many of these will have been trained to respond to a CBRN incident, and is it compulsory for emergency services staff to respond to a CBRN incident?

• Reference: 2004/0384-1
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

What resources for resilience did each of the following organisations receive for each year since 1999/2000: (i) London NHS (ii) London Ambulance Service (iii) London Fire Brigade (iv) Metropolitan Police Service (v) London Local Authorities

• Reference: 2004/0385-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

What plans are in place to protect Londoners from, and respond to, any decontamination of the city's water supply?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 13 October 2004

.... I would just draw your attention, if you have not already seen it, to the evidence we received from the London Sustainable Development Commission. That is in a letter dated 20 September, where they basically draw attention to the very positive work that is going on, but they do make the point that in relation to legacy aspects, where the full sustainability, as it were, comes to be seen, that further work needs to be done on that. It particularly says, `Should the bid be successful, there needs to be a greater understanding of the sustainability aspects of the...

• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 October 2004

Well, they may choose to take their holidays at home, indeed. I think that it is something that, supporting the Games as we do, we would like to keep an eye on the calculations for. Can I also ask about the Paralympics? We are also enthusiastic about those, and I was glad to hear you mention them earlier, but they have problems with attendance, as well. Presumably this is marketing that needs to go on from now about what a good event the Paralympics is. Is there anything you can say about that?

• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 13 October 2004

My question is whether marketing the parallel Olympics is something that goes into the bid as starting very early indeed.

• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 13 October 2004

Thank you. Can I first of all say that we are very enthusiastic supporters of the bid. I think it will be absolutely brilliant, not just for London, but for the UK, and we will do everything we can to help secure the bid. You mentioned quite a few issues there. You have covered transport, legacy, security, and finance. Could I ask you about access? One of the things that are very important is that the Games are accessible for all sections of the community, and we know from the Mayor's recent report that one in five households in London...