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• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

Thank you, Chair, and in some ways Richard's (Barnes) question has stolen my thunder, and the exchanges just now, but I just want to really relay as well that I think, actually, an important factor in countering the terrorist threat to London is community relations, and that we will always have to be on top of that, whatever the state of the actual threat itself. I do welcome the fact that we have moved away from Sir John Stevens's (former MPS Commissioner) suggestion that it is almost inevitable, to suggesting that attempts are inevitable, but not necessarily successful ones. What...

• Reference: 2005/0170-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

What measures are you taking to protect women and girls who are forced into the sex trade in this city?

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Another area which could well be a target is the Tube system, and one of the things I have not really picked up is the extent of London Underground Limited's (LUL's) involvement in London Resilience. Could you just inform us, at least, of what kind of discussions you have had on that front?

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

I will direct my comments to Roy Bishop. You can well appreciate the residents of central London are particularly concerned, because the likelihood of a catastrophic incident will be that it is one of the landmarks of central London, so I welcome your response. Do your comments also cover the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea? Also, there is another issue in central London - the closure of Manchester Square. Can you confirm to me that that would not adversely affect the LFB's capability of dealing with a catastrophic incident in central London?

• Reference: 2004/0367-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

How will the London Safety Plan assist in the preparedness of the London Fire Brigade to a catastrophic incident? What response would you give to Westminster Council who have voiced concerns about the removal of fire engines from the area?