• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

Andrew Boff AM: On the subject of safety, on 25 November 2015 there was a fire at a tyre shop in Walpole Road, N17. This shop has now reopened. Is it standard practice for there to be an investigation or an inspection subsequent to an incident and could you write to me and say whether or not there has been an inspection of these particular premises? The reason I chase this with you is that there have been some concerns from local residents for a considerable period but they do not seem to be getting any joy from Haringey Council...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

Roger Evans AM: Commissioner, the MPS is currently conducting some very positive trials with body‑worn cameras. Would you see any use for that type of technology within the LFB?

• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

Tom Copley AM: As you know, Commissioner, I went down to the operation centre last week to discuss the new mobilising system with staff and there have been a number of issues with the system. I wonder if you could provide us with an update on the Vision system.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

Roger Evans AM: I just wanted to add my support to Jenny’s suggestion that fire prevention people might look at flood prevention as well. I wondered if there was also a role for them to do some joint working with the MPS on crime prevention because at the moment we have fire prevention people who go out and tell people largely to provide more means of exit and entrance from their properties and then crime prevention people who go around and tell them to lock them up. Might it not be better if the two services worked together and more...

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

Richard Tracey AM: Chairman, probably this is one for you as the politician of the two of you. The fact is, surely, that government, particularly local government, has been changing very considerably over recent years. That is accepted. The straight point to you: is it not correct that perhaps LFEPA in its current form is out of date and past its sell‑by date, really?

• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

Fiona Twycross AM: I wanted to correct the impression that was given that the way it has been operating at the moment has been simply about opposition Members [on LFEPA] getting at the Mayor. The fact is that the Mayor has insisted on managing by Direction even when there has not been an impasse, including on issues over which there has been cross‑party agreement by LFEPA Members. I just wondered if you could focus a little bit on what impact the Mayor’s insistence on management by Direction has had. To be honest, we have had Directions on all sorts of...

• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

Andrew Dismore AM: Just to build on Val’s point, it is also important that we really promote first aid training in schools. I remember doing it when I was in the Sea Scouts and then, 20 years later, actually having to do it for real. It did take the ambulance some time to get there. Unfortunately, the chap died, but I did bring him back twice. The point I wanted to make is for Ron, really, and it is what Gareth said about the police doing co-responding, which they are. I was discussing this with a senior police officer the...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

Valerie Shawcross CBE AM: You mentioned earlier, Commissioner, collaboration with other emergency services and so I just wanted to ask both of you about the co-responding model. I have seen it operate successfully in rural areas with retained firefighters, but of course the dynamics of serving a very sparse rural community are very different from London. What is your view on whether or not co-responding is an appropriate model for London at all, both of you?

• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

Navin Shah AM: I have a couple of questions to the Commissioner. Given the safety risks from the scale and nature of the changes and cuts that will be faced by the LFB over the next years, how can you meaningfully get the views of London’s firefighters and their representatives?

• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

Dr Onkar Sahota AM: This is a question about LSP5 seeing one appliance go away in Hayes and now the risk of another appliance going away in Ealing. Can you tell me what the impact has been across my constituency, West London, of losing the appliance from Hayes and what the impact will be of losing one in Ealing?