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• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Prior to the election, I was a member of that Gold group, and I know how I was going to be ferried in to whichever point was possible. It is not always possible to get in to Scotland Yard, but there will be that gap when the international media are absolutely, totally hungry for news, as will be Londoners and the rest of the UK. Someone has to fill that gap, and I am asking, 'who?'

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

One of the issues is, obviously, what would happen in a chemical attack or other form of attack which involves pollution of the air or water. One of the concerns then is that widespread panic could take place, so what would be the position of and what plans are there to physically constrain people within specific areas where those areas have been subject to the chemical attack?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Thank you for the answer, sir, to the relationship with the trial. Can we be clear? Have we got agreed performance and assessment criteria or other success criteria that are being applied to this, so that at the end of it, we can say this has been a successful trial, and therefore, we want the Government money to flow, or alternatively, that maybe this is not the right way forward?

• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

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• Reference: 2004/0415-1
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

LFEPA, along with the police and ambulance services, has set up a multi-agency initial assessment team, on a trial basis, to provide a rapid initial assessment at catastrophic incidents. If the trial proves successful are you confident that Government funding will be forthcoming to allow the team to continue?