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• Reference: 2004/0371-1
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Are there any plans to produce emergency preparedness information tailored for Londoners; which individual will advise Londoners in the event of a major incident and by what means?

• Reference: 2004/0372-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Are you satisfied that businesses in London have adequate plans in place to cope with a major incident; what steps are being taken to spread best practice advice on planning for an emergency amongst the private sector, and how much co-operation has there been from business to date?

• Reference: 2004/0374-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Are plans in place to deal with the aftermath of a major incident in any part of London, in particular with regards to the potential need to accommodate and provide for a large number of displaced Londoners?

• Reference: 2004/0375-1
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Are you confident that all your funding needs for the purposes of emergency preparedness have been met?

• Reference: 2004/0377-1
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

How many hospitals are equipped to treat victims of a CBRN attack, and what is your estimate of how many such victims can be accommodated? What is the capacity of the London Fire Brigade's Incident Response Units to decontaminate people who are exposed to a CBRN attack?

• Reference: 2004/0378-1
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Who is ultimately in charge in the event of a terrorist attack or a major incident in London, including managing the immediate aftermath and longer-term recovery?

• Reference: 2004/0379-1
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

When was the last training exercise involving all the emergency services in London held? How are boroughs included in such exercises? For what range of scenarios has planning and training taken place, and have these included scenarios in outer London?

• Reference: 2004/0380-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Can the communication systems of the various emergency services, and in particular the radios carried by individual staff, interface? Which emergency services have radios that can work underground? When will the new MPS radio system 'Airwave' be operational?

• Reference: 2004/0382-1
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Are you satisfied that London's transport network, including the overground rail and underground networks, has sufficient plans in place to respond to a major incident? What training has been provided to staff, and have all staff been trained in responding to a major incident?

• Reference: 2004/0383-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

How many emergency services staff will be available at short notice to respond to a major incident, including from the armed services? How many of these will have been trained to respond to a CBRN incident, and is it compulsory for emergency services staff to respond to a CBRN incident?