• Reference: 2021/0877
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Recent reports state that RICS is consulting on the use of EWS1 forms, particularly where there is no cladding visible on a high-rise building. Is this a reasonable action, given what we are learning from Grenfell Tower Inquiry phase 2 around flammable insulation and poor compartmentalisation?

• Reference: 2021/0876
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

How does the size of LFB’s budget (£43.36 per head of London’s population per year) compared to Toronto’s (£105.43 per head per year) impact on the work it is able to undertake? What limitations does it put on the work of LFB?

• Reference: 2021/0875
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

In London the average area covered by each fire station is 15km 2. In New York it is 3km 2 and in Toronto it is 8km 2. What assessment has been made of the impact on response times as a result of the large areas LFB stations are expected to cover?

• Reference: 2021/0874
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

How important is it that the NFCC is included in negotiations between the National Employers and FBU? How does the involvement of NFCC in negotiations help the work of the Brigade?

• Reference: 2021/0873
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Do you think that there is a case for renegotiating and implementing a new tripartite agreement for the second wave?

• Reference: 2021/0872
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Has the tripartite agreement between the National Employers, Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) been helpful for blue light collaboration during the pandemic?

• Reference: 2021/0871
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

The Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning (FREP) Committee has highlighted repeatedly the challenges of London’s built environment post-Grenfell. The truth is that we don’t know the extent of the danger, but most recent estimates from MHCLG suggest there are 62,000 buildings in London that pose a high risk of fire. How does your budget support the work by LFB which monitors fire safety issues in London’s built environment in order to protect those whose buildings have been identified as having some form of dangerous cladding?

• Reference: 2021/0870
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

The Transformation plan is key to the Brigade addressing the issues identified by the GTI and HMICFRS reports. Whilst progress is being made on meeting these recommendations, how does your budget protect the Transformation Plan and ensure that LFB is better placed to meet complex and tragic fire safety and emergency planning incidents like Grenfell Tower or the London Bridge attack?

• Reference: 2021/0869
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

The collaboration between LAS and LFB has been one of the positives of the pandemic, highlighting the ability of emergency services to work together to support the public. However this has come at a price to LFB. How are you working with the LFC to ensure these issues will not be repeated in any further collaboration between other blue-light services and the LFB?

• Reference: 2021/0868
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

When do you expect the refurbishment of the cottages behind West Hampstead Fire Station to be completed?