• Reference: 2019/19961
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

The Urban Transport Group is made up of the UK’s seven largest urban transport authorities, including TfL, and has called on ( https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/fleet-industry-news/2019/07/31/urban-t…) the Government to give them the power to impose penalties on vehicles to reduce the idling and stop-start conditions that cause congestion and air pollution. Are you able to explain what effect getting these powers will have in London?

• Reference: 2019/19960
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

How do you respond to the Freight Transport Association’s call ( https://www.ukhaulier.co.uk/news/road-transport/haulage/three-months-un…) that you should, “realise that other strategies would deliver a far greater outcome. Technological development, along with internationally-agreed design standards and the retiming of deliveries to quieter periods, would provide a more robust and long-term safety solution than DVS alone; visibility from the cab should be viewed as just one aspect of holistic approach to road safety?

• Reference: 2019/19958
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

What details has the government provided about their promised extra 20,000 police officers across the country, and in particular what will be provided to the Met?

• Reference: 2019/19957
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

Are you aware that to access the private sector remediation fund for ACM cladding removal, every flat owner in a block has to give the Government a ‘state aid‘ declaration; and that with so many properties in blocks owned by non-resident leaseholders, including people living overseas, this is very difficult to achieve. Will you lobby the Government to remove this requirement to enable access to the fund more easily?

• Reference: 2019/19956
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

What have been the benefits of freedom of movement between the EU and London?

• Reference: 2019/19955
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

How many London Fire Brigade firefighters are currently signed off work where the absence is related to cancer, and what was the figure in each year from 2010 to the present?

• Reference: 2019/19954
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

The National Fire Chiefs Council lead for health and safety stated that “firefighters are contracting certain types of cancer above the population norm, I accept that and that is a concern”. However, he also stated that there is no proven connection. Do you agree that recent evidence by Professor Stec and others warrants further urgent research on this matter?

• Reference: 2019/19953
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

Will representatives from London Fire Brigade raise results of studies showing increased incidence of cancer among firefighters with relevant individuals on the National Fire Chiefs Council and in the Government?

• Reference: 2019/19952
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

What work is London Fire Brigade carrying out in light of recent research showing an increased risk of cancer among UK firefighters?

• Reference: 2019/19951
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

What is your appraisal of the Stec et al study published in February 2018, demonstrating for the first time a higher incidence of cancer among UK firefighters?