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• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

OK. I want to go back, Commissioner, to the point about fire safety and fires in London, which you mentioned there. The latest performance figures clearly show that the number of serious fires have been rising over the last year across the capital; we have seen an increase in fires in dwellings by around 7% and an increase in non-domestic fires around 17% which is concerning, given the trends previously. We are now seeing it reversed. What changes are you going to make to respond to this worrying trend?

• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

I have a question for the Commissioner, if you can, in a minute, briefly respond. The proposal of what the final shape is, is due to go to consultation. During consultation, if there were requests or requirements to reconsider the start and finish time that you have suggested, would the Authority be prepared to look at it? Obviously in other areas other fire brigades have implemented modernisation programmes and have got different shifts. Would you be prepared to look at those?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Thank you, Commissioner. That sounds like a very reasonable proposal from Londoners' point of view. Why do you think the Fire Brigades Union has objected to it?

• Question by: James Cleverly
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Councillor Coleman, the line of questioning that we have had from certain parts of this Chamber, is that reflective of the questions that are asked in LFEPA meetings?

• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Again, it is relating to the London Plan and forward planning across London. In my own borough and council of Barking and Dagenham there is the intention of between 15,000 and 25,000 new houses going up. This, in a sense, with the further request for more housing, both social and council, in the Ford area, in the marshes, would almost constitute a new ward being developed. Is there a possibility of future plans to upgrade the Dagenham Fire Station there on the grounds that, with this new development going forward between the next three and ten years, that there will...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Occasionally we have a lively exchange but let us keep to matters of professional interest here. What insights did the report give you when it described you as being too confrontational? What did you take away from that?

• Reference: 2008/0046-1
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

Why have you offered up more savings for the financial year 2009/10 than the Mayor was seeking in his budget guidance issued earlier this Autumn?

• Reference: 2008/0047-1
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

What plans are there for modernising London fire stations to ensure they are fit for purpose?

• Reference: 2008/0048-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

What concerns do you have about London Fire Brigade's health and safety performance?

• Reference: 2008/0049-1
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

What impact will there be on LFEPA's services and its effectiveness if it is to follow the Mayor's budget guidelines?