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• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Let me share your optimism and your confidence ' which I think I do, really ' for what would happen in, say, the first 48 hours, when we deal with the immediate crisis. What I would like to probe is what happens after the first, say, 48 hours, when we really are getting into the recovery period, when it is, perhaps, less of a crisis and more of an emergency. Who is going to be taking charge then? What is the role of the Mayor and the GLA, and what are the roles of the individual London boroughs? Who is...

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

I will actually follow the theme to where we have got to. I know that in the event of a major incident, a catastrophic incident, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner is in overall charge of the coordination of the emergency services - at least I believe that is the case. What I would like to know is who is actually in charge after the first few days? Who is going to be in charge giving the message to Londoners in the days and weeks that follow such an emergency? I have to say, what Mr Pilgrim was saying, which is not...

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Can I press you a bit further on this, then, Mr Mayer. I paraphrase what you were saying, of course, but the first that happens is that we have a discussion on how major an incident it is, and therefore who takes the lead for it. Then we have, what I am sure will be an interesting discussion between the Minister for London and the Mayor of London as to who gets on the television first, and if it is not a sufficiently important incident, then the director of GOL takes charge of us all. That is not quite what...

• Reference: 2004/0381-1
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

What recovery plans of London's critical infrastructure e.g. transport, food and water supply, commerce and finance, health services, power supply, are in place in the event of a major incident?