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• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 12 January 2005

Do any of you recall an occasion?

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 12 January 2005

Are you delegating? Is this going to be something with which you agree?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Thinking about evacuation, I am sure you will agree it is important that the extent to which people are educated in advance of the crisis about what is expected of them will help in the management at the time. Looking at the Preparing for Emergencies booklet, which has been mentioned, that has three generic bullet points on this issue, and if you compare that with what is available to New Yorkers, in terms of a very detailed guide, with evacuation there absolutely, all sorts of things, down to what to do with your pets, which I am sure is a...

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Let me share your optimism and your confidence ' which I think I do, really ' for what would happen in, say, the first 48 hours, when we deal with the immediate crisis. What I would like to probe is what happens after the first, say, 48 hours, when we really are getting into the recovery period, when it is, perhaps, less of a crisis and more of an emergency. Who is going to be taking charge then? What is the role of the Mayor and the GLA, and what are the roles of the individual London boroughs? Who is...

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

I will actually follow the theme to where we have got to. I know that in the event of a major incident, a catastrophic incident, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner is in overall charge of the coordination of the emergency services - at least I believe that is the case. What I would like to know is who is actually in charge after the first few days? Who is going to be in charge giving the message to Londoners in the days and weeks that follow such an emergency? I have to say, what Mr Pilgrim was saying, which is not...

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Can I press you a bit further on this, then, Mr Mayer. I paraphrase what you were saying, of course, but the first that happens is that we have a discussion on how major an incident it is, and therefore who takes the lead for it. Then we have, what I am sure will be an interesting discussion between the Minister for London and the Mayor of London as to who gets on the television first, and if it is not a sufficiently important incident, then the director of GOL takes charge of us all. That is not quite what...

• Reference: 2004/0381-1
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

What recovery plans of London's critical infrastructure e.g. transport, food and water supply, commerce and finance, health services, power supply, are in place in the event of a major incident?

• Reference: 2003/0084
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 12 March 2003

Why do you think it has taken so long to get government support for Crossrail? .

• Reference: 2003/0085
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 March 2003

The Mayor says that he is confident that the government fully supports a London Olympic bid. Do you share his confidence? .

• Reference: 2003/0086
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 12 March 2003

Who from central government do you meet with on a regular basis and what is discussed? .