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• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

On the Thames Gateway development issues, you said you have not specifically commented on the flood risk issue. Could I ask that LFEPA does look at the recommendations from the Assembly's Environment Committee that the plans be rigorously tested?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Even if that is not going to be a statutory function, obviously there is a direct pressure that flood risk places on LFEPA's activities. Should you not be pressing for stronger planning policies to limit new development in high-risk flood areas, and actually really take a key part in this debate about Thames Gateway?

• Reference: 2003/0347
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

What lessons did London's Fire Brigade learn from the Bank tube station? .

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

I would really like to welcome the emphasis on prevention and the work that you are doing in this area. You could not give Diana the exact details of the budget. Given that this is a growing area in terms of emphasis, is the overall percentage budget in terms of this prevention work growing?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

But if you are actually providing equipment to vulnerable people - smoke alarms, etc. " there are budget implications to that. How are you going to overcome some of the political and institutional pressures in terms of this being vital work, but is not particularly glamorous or high-profile? There is always the danger that softer budget issues like this get trimmed.

• Reference: 2003/0044
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

In what areas do you anticipate that there will be more joint working with the other emergency services as a result of the Bain Review of the fire service? .

• Reference: 2003/0048
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

Given that as of 30 November 2002, 261 London firefighters could retire with one week's notice and if they exercised this right the outflow would be £20m, what pressure are you putting on Government to resolve the pensions crisis in the fire service? .

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

Will you continue to try and push for a negotiated settlement?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

You don't think yesterday they were actually sabre rattling and that the Government, perhaps within the month, will have to take positive action to resolve the strike unilaterally?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 29 January 2003

There is a lot of talk about modernisation, but do you think it's very modern for the Deputy Prime Minister to be invoking emergency legislation from the 1940s to impose a pay deal on firefighters?