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• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 07 September 2017

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: Thank you. I have three specific questions I would like to ask you. To fulfil your vision, your modelling shows you are going to need a nursery in place by 2020 and another two years later. I am pleased you have made progress on this in your work. We are rapidly approaching 2018 now. Are you confident the funding is going to be in place and that they will be completed on time?

• Reference: 2017/2836
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 13 July 2017

Why does your draft Transport Strategy contain no proposals to change the Congestion Charge or bring in road pricing to tackle congestion?

• Reference: 2015/2494
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 08 September 2015

Given the extensive political opposition to a third runway at Heathrow and the inevitable legal and planning challenges that will arise it is almost certain expansion is unlikely to happen in the foreseeable future at Heathrow. In light of these realities do you believe sufficient attention has been given to improving surface transport to ensure that the significant spare air capacity at existing airports in the south east is fully utilised.

• Reference: 2015/1238
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 21 May 2015

What discussions have you had with the Department for Transport on the further devolution of suburban rail services to Transport for London?

• Reference: 2011/0099-1
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 07 September 2011

Given the £1m funding of the LIFE courses, how much money is LFEPA receiving from other partners to run the courses, and can you give a commitment that if there are issues in receiving funding from partners the LIFE courses will continue without any cut-backs?

• Reference: 2011/0101-1
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 07 September 2011

What action is being taken by the London Fire Brigade against those with a high level of shut in lifts incidents?

• Reference: 2011/0102-1
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 07 September 2011

Given that vulnerable elderly people account for over half of fire deaths in the capital, what additional inspection work will be undertaken with Directors of Adult Services and Adult Safeguarding Boards in local authorities to reverse this trend?

• Reference: 2011/0104-1
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 07 September 2011

How will you ensure that fire safety messages reach those young, educated London professionals whose lifestyle traits are the cause of 25% of accidental house fires, as reported recently?

• Reference: 2011/0105-1
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 07 September 2011

What are the implications for the London Fire Brigade on the reported increase in fatal fires occurring in converted garages occupied as homes and not supported by the appropriate planning and building regulations? What action is the Authority taking on this and the proliferation of 'out-buildings' built in back gardens and posing significant fire risks.

• Reference: 2011/0106-1
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 07 September 2011

After the recent spate of house fires, including the high profile fire in Bermondsey, caused by a faulty defroster timer switch on an appliance, how will the excellent partnership-working by the London Fire Brigade's fire investigation team be promoted to alert Londoners and manufacturers to the potential danger?