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• Reference: 2003/0108
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 12 March 2003

What representations has the Mayor made to the government to push the need for the Crossrail 2 project? .

• Reference: 2003/0109
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 12 March 2003

What contingency plans have been put in place to ensure that there are alternative, deliverable transport projects in place should the Crossrail bid fail? .

• Reference: 2003/0110
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 12 March 2003

If Crossrail 1 does not go ahead, will you be willing to support a plan to extend the Docklands Light Railway to Ilford in order to improve local transport links? .

• Reference: 2003/0050
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

How prepared is London Fire Brigade to deal with a major terrorist incident? .

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

: With the recent ricin incident in Wood Green, my understanding is that - I'm not sure about the local authority - but the police commander and the Chair of primary health trust, both had a delay of something like 24 hours after the incident before they were even informed of what was happening. My question is at what point in that was the Fire Service aware?

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

Well, was that 24 hours after it was first announced?

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

I understand, okay. Because I understood there was a confusion with an intervention from Downing Street. I just want to be assured that there was no confusion over this, because the people in Haringey were obviously anxious when they heard about it. But that was after this confusion had been solved.

• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

How many incidents are there in a year, which are fireworks-related, and what proportion of the total number of incidents dealt with by the Fire Service is that? Is it possible to divide those incidents between those that are related to official or organised displays, and those which are, if you like, private individuals playing with fire?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

Wouldn't a case to look at be some kind of arrangement with the River Police and the Fire Boat Service? This was a matter I raised at the first ordinary business meeting of the Assembly, and at that time the Mayor said that he thought it was a jolly good idea; indeed it is his longest standing commitment which he hasn't actually fulfilled. He said he would investigate it. This now seems an opportune moment for revisiting this. Will you do that?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

: Are you able to say when the fire boat was last used in anger?