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• Reference: 2009/0162-1
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

What one improvement do you expect to see in London's Fire and Emergency Planning Service by May 1st 2010?

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

I wanted to pick up on the issue of the budget and ask the Chairman, will you be proposing to the Mayor another rise in LFEPA's take on the precept this year?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Can I just go back to Commissioner Dobson and can I add my congratulations to you for your years of service to London. It is the hymn sheet that your borough commanders are speaking from that concerns me. Like Joanne [McCartney] said, I was at a partnership meeting and we welcomed the presentation and it was a thorough presentation, but the presentation gave the view that this was within the context of some sort of policy framework and that, if you like, there had been political decisions made in terms of, yes, we are looking for efficiencies and, yes, you...

• 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?

• 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: 2008/0108-1
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

Let us go onto the second part of this session and let us welcome our colleague, Mr Coleman, who is here in his role as Chairman of London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA). Let us also welcome the Commissioner of the Fire Service, Mr Dobson. It is usual to take a statement either from the Chair or from the Commissioner.