• Reference: 2019/9247
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

The River Action Plan aims to double the number of people using river services from six million in 2013 to 12million by 2020. Please provide details on the number of river passengers for 2017/18 and 2018/19 and estimates for 2019/20 to 2023/24, which covers your current Transport for London business plan. Please breakdown the figures into River Bus, River Tours & Woolwich Ferry.

• Reference: 2019/9245
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

How many joint inspections between London Fire Brigade and local authority housing officers of tall residential buildings with flammable cladding have been carried out in each quarter in the last two years? Please provide this data by borough

• Reference: 2019/9244
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

Which boroughs have requested London Fire Brigade advice on the risk posed by tall buildings with flammable cladding in the last 24 months?

• Reference: 2019/9243
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

How many privately-owned tall buildings with ACM-type cladding have been identified in London, how many have plans in place for remediation, how many have started remediation, and how many have completed remediation, since the launch of the Government’s building safety programme? Please provide this figure on a quarterly basis from the earliest suitable date.

• Reference: 2019/9242
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

What was the total amount of cladding remediation funding awarded to the Greater London Authority to deal with public and social housing in London, and how much of it has been a) spent and b) committed, covering how many buildings?

• Reference: 2019/9241
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

Has the Greater London Authority considered establishing or procuring a loans facility to provide reasonable credit to leaseholders affected by interim fire safety and remediation costs in blocks with flammable cladding?

• Reference: 2019/9240
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

Surveys by the UK Cladding Action Group of residents in private tower blocks with flammable cladding showed that a quarter (25.5%) have sought medical help due to mental health issues, while 15.3% said they were receiving medical attention. A total of 38.3% of residents said they had turned to alcohol to help cope with the stress while 8.7% said they were experiencing suicidal feelings as a result. Will you consider writing to the relevant building owners in London and NHS organisations asking them to provide support for these individuals?

• Reference: 2019/9239
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

London Fire Brigade have recommended consumers do not buy plastic-backed appliances. What steps have you taken to ensure the fit-out on homes built using Greater London Authority money or on GLA land does not use these unsafe appliances?

• Reference: 2019/9238
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

You stated that the London Fire Commissioner had a meeting scheduled in April with the Housing minister to discuss fitting and retrofitting of sprinklers. What was the outcome of that meeting?

• Reference: 2019/9237
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

During the operation to save Notre Dame cathedral, the Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris used a robot, “colossus” and drones to aid firefighters. What assessment has London Fire Brigade made of the help a similar robot would give to operations in London?