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• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

Andrew Boff AM: Professor Fenton, on I think 3 March [2020], the Mayor of London said that there is no risk of people catching coronavirus while travelling on buses or trains in the capital. Did you give him that advice?

• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

David Kurten AM: Thank you, Chair. I would like to ask Dr Fenton. We heard from the Chair and you earlier about admissions to hospitals with COVID being the highest since the start of the declared pandemic in March 2020. How do total hospital admissions now, this January, compare to last January and other winter seasons before this year?

• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

Caroline Russell AM: Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Martin, for that really clear description of what is happening in our hospitals and to the people working in those hospitals. I want to talk about the vaccination of frontline workers. I do realise that vaccination rollout is in early stages and that we will not know for a few months whether vaccination has any effect on reducing transmission, but yesterday the Government released guidance that said phase two of vaccination may include targeted vaccination of those at high risk of exposure and/or those delivering key public services. This week we...

• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

Navin Shah AM: Thank you very much. My question is to Professor Fenton. We saw in the first wave that BAME Londoners were disproportionately affected by COVID-19. In fact, the figures were very damning and not acceptable in any situation. What lessons have we learned since the first wave and what has been implemented as a result to improve the situation, which needs to be done speedily and dramatically?

• Reference: 2004/0410-1
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Have contingencies been made for dealing with secondary terrorist attacks on evacuations areas?

• Reference: 2004/0411-1
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

What are the procedures in place to recall all emergency service personal to active duty in light of a critical incidents? How long is it estimated that this would take?

• Reference: 2004/0374-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Are plans in place to deal with the aftermath of a major incident in any part of London, in particular with regards to the potential need to accommodate and provide for a large number of displaced Londoners?

• Reference: 2004/0380-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Can the communication systems of the various emergency services, and in particular the radios carried by individual staff, interface? Which emergency services have radios that can work underground? When will the new MPS radio system 'Airwave' be operational?

• Reference: 2004/0389-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

In what ways will ID cards help combat terrorism?

• Reference: 2004/0397-1
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Are plans in place to ensure the safe evacuation of London's prison population if necessary?