• Reference: 2020/3959
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

The London Fire Commissioner had previously indicated that the new duties undertaken by LFB officers during the first wave of the pandemic could only be continued if resourcing was in place for this. Is this resourcing in place in case of a second wave?

• Reference: 2020/3958
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

With cases rising across London, have the Pandemic Multi-Agency Response Teams now been reconvened?

• Reference: 2020/3957
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

The numbers of buildings with waking watches in London is currently estimated to be 420 rising. How much has monitoring interim measures like this increased the workload of LFB post-Grenfell?

• Reference: 2020/3956
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

At the recent FREP meeting Ritu Saha stated that she would like to see more consistency in the advice given by LFB to building managers regarding interim measures. What work has your office been doing to ensure there is consistency in the measures imposed to keep buildings and residents safe?

• Reference: 2020/3955
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

How are you working with and lobbying Government in order to address the risks in London’s built environment? Has this been fruitful?

• Reference: 2020/3954
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

How much is the Government’s failure to address the issues of cladding and work with building owners to ensure where necessary remediation takes place impacting on the workload of LFB? What do you estimate the cost implication of this to be for LFB?

• Reference: 2020/3953
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

What work is your team undertaking to support London Fire Brigade in understanding the scale of the current dangers in London’s built environment due to issues of dangerous cladding?

• Reference: 2020/3952
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

MHCLG has shared data with London Fire Brigade that states there in excess of 72,000 premises in London which will fall into higher risk categories, including care homes, sheltered housing blocks and hospitals. How are you working with the Government to address the risks in London’s built environment?

• Reference: 2020/3951
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

At the recent FREP committee meeting leaseholders expressed that anxiety and stress which living in an unsafe building in need of remediation work causes them. What additional help can you offer to support the mental health and wellbeing needs of these leaseholders?

• Reference: 2020/3950
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 19 November 2020

The EWS1 process is causing significant issues for many of London’s leaseholders. How are you working to support London’s leaseholders who are struggling with different aspects of the EWS1 process?