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• Reference: 2003/0347
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

What lessons did London's Fire Brigade learn from the Bank tube station? .

• Reference: 2003/0044
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

In what areas do you anticipate that there will be more joint working with the other emergency services as a result of the Bain Review of the fire service? .

• Reference: 2003/0041
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

Do you agree that there should be a no strike agreement for firefighters? .

• Reference: 2003/0046
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

How rigorous has LFEPA's search for efficiency savings been as part of the 2003/04 budget process? .

• Reference: 2003/0047
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

What was your justification for offering LFEPA staff a London Weighting of £4308 and how do you intend to fund this? .

• Reference: 2003/0048
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

Given that as of 30 November 2002, 261 London firefighters could retire with one week's notice and if they exercised this right the outflow would be £20m, what pressure are you putting on Government to resolve the pensions crisis in the fire service? .

• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

Thank you very much indeed. Can I ask both you, Valerie, and Mr Bishop a question in two parts? First of all, Valerie, have you publicly criticised the fire union for going out on these strikes during this period, when everybody knows the Metropolitan Police is on the highest alert in London that it has ever been? And Mr Bishop, have you had further discussions with the other public services, emergency services, in the event, God forbid, that in fact there should be some kind of terrorist incident on a day when the Fire Service is actually on strike? What...

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

You don't think yesterday they were actually sabre rattling and that the Government, perhaps within the month, will have to take positive action to resolve the strike unilaterally?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

Do you support it?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

Wholeheartedly?