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• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

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• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

I am trying to get my head round this, and I have written down 'complementary specialisms, information flow, early advice, and then the crunch, which is marshalling resources to the scene.' Can you just tell me, what difference will it make, if you actually have this? What difference will it make, if there is a catastrophic event?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

I just want to follow up the work about working together in this MAIAT. I am confident when you are all in a room, yes, you are all working together, but it has been reported to me that none of your communication systems actually connect with each other. Therefore, what happens at the operational level, if you are all running on different communications systems? Is that high up on the agenda? I am thinking about the command, really. I am not talking about people putting out fires. I am talking about the connection between the fire service, the police, the...

• Reference: 2003/0176
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Are you ready to take over London Underground ? .

• Reference: 2003/0177
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

I notice that 'Tube lines' programme of station rebuilds and major refurbishments is heavily biased away from South London stations. Did you discuss the priority order of these schemes with Tube Lines and if so can you justify only working on 3 south London stations in the next 5 years? Do you think there is scope for reviewing these priorities when TfL takes over LUL? .

• Reference: 2003/0178
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

What priority will you give to raising tube stations to the Secure Stations standard? .

• Reference: 2003/0180
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

What potential does Mr O'Toole see for improved integration of single-journey ticketing between London Underground and the overland suburban rail network? Does he see this as a priority? What will he be doing to move this forward? .

• Reference: 2003/0182
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Is the Underground under or overstaffed? .

• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Moving on from that, it is the perception and how that relates to your indicators. You have already indicated there is a little bit of a discrepancy there. For example, the public is not very comfortable in terms of the perceived safety of Underground stations. If you look at the statistics, it does not look so bad. Where are you with that? How do you think we can make the perception of safety on the Underground work?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Thank you for that answer. I have a couple of points related to my question. Firstly, I am glad you recognise this is an issue that is not going to go away and that it absolutely should be high on the agenda now, primarily because 17% of the working age population in London " your customers " have registered themselves as long?term disabled. It is not like we are talking about a minority issue here. You talked about the PPP envelope, which is something that was put to me recently by someone born with cerebral palsy. He got over that...