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• Reference: 2003/0032
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

Should fireworks be banned? .

• Reference: 2003/0010
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

Over a year after the September 11th incident in NY, what changes has the fire service gone through to prepare for a similar terrorist incident in London? .

• Reference: 2003/0015
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

What Community Fire Safety initiatives are happening in Brent? .

• Reference: 2003/0016
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

What Community Fire Safety initiatives are happening in Harrow? .

• 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? .

• 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: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

I know that there a number of community festivals, where fireworks are part of the festival. What dialogue has there been with different community groups about these fireworks in those festivals, and need for those events to be properly organised and managed?

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

I spent about two hours yesterday with the London Ambulance Service, and yes, the Fire Service is keeping their progress back, because they have moved on tremendously. They have got a four-year programme. They're in the third year of that, and they are looking to all sorts of pilots. And the Fire Service should be coming in with them, because the most important thing, as we're saying, is to get there quickly, and save more lives.