Waltham Forest has one of the lowest numbers of fires in London and has fire engines arriving at the scene quicker than any other London borough. Are you surprised that almost half of its fires result in injury or damage to property? .
How many times during the current year (2003/04) have London Underground stations been closed due to unplanned safety checks by LFB personnel? Has there been an increase in emergency (unplanned) fire safety checks compared with 2001/2 and 2002/3? .
Can I ask also about other environmental measures that you have in other fire stations? I understand that you have got lots of little projects and I was wondering whether there was any thought about pulling them all together and having a real drive on this issue.