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• Reference: 2008/0051-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

How extensively does the London Fire Brigade consult with communities across London? Are you satisfied that consultation on the new London Safety Plan will be fully inclusive of all communities in London? What pportunities do communities have to influence the initial content in the London Safety Plan?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 10 November 2007

Hopefully by Christmas there will not be people living within the Olympic Park who will be subject to such immediate environmental challenges and problems. However, for the wider community, including people I represent across East London and including Jennette's [Arnold] constituency in Hackney and beyond, I think people would be a lot more reassured if we go back to the point that was made earlier about transparency; if there was a clear transparency about environmental information about dust levels and about pollution issues. I know I have been intimately involved in the issue about radioactive waste, for example, and I...

• Reference: 2007/0095-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

What action is the London Fire Brigade taking to reduce the number of call outs to free people shut in lifts?

• Reference: 2007/0098-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

When will LFEPA complete its move to its new Lambeth HQ? What is the total cost of this move and what improvements can Londoners expect as a result?

• Reference: 2007/0101-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

What is the latest information on the building of new fire stations and refurbishment of existing stations under the Private Finance Initiative?

• Reference: 2007/0103-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

What action has the London Fire Brigade taken to reduce the hazards and disruption that can be caused by fires where acetylene cylinders are present?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 November 2006

The Mayor of London has expressed the argument in this way; that you could effectively deliver a no frills Olympic Games within the £2.375 billion envelope that was originally posited, but that in order to enhance the regeneration benefit additional sums of money are available. Now obviously he is a politician so perhaps he would put it that way. You are project people. Would you fundamentally agree with that analysis or do you think there are areas where even to deliver a no frills Olympics the pressures on the £2.375 billion are such that it would be difficult to provide...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

John Biggs (AM): I agree absolutely with what you as Chair have said, and I am somewhat satisfied by the responses from the Fire Authority, but I am wondering whether, rather than resting on a sort of annual flurry of sound bites about this, we should develop a strategy across the whole Authority - Borough Authority, Mayor, lobbying for legislation which actually helps to take this forward - without denying people the opportunity for pleasure and innocent fun.

• Reference: 2006/0270-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

The recent incident at Paddington involving cylinders was the fourth in the past month and again caused massive disruption to the surrounding area. Is the Brigade doing enough to raise awareness of the dangers involved with the use, storage and disposal of cylinders to reduce the risk?

• Reference: 2006/0274-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

What opportunities will there be to work with other brigades nationally to achieve economies of scale when purchasing new uniforms and equipment?