• 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?

• Reference: 2019/9236
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

What steps is London Fire Brigade taking to improve fire prevention and response across London’s historic buildings of religious and cultural value?

• Reference: 2019/9235
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

Recent research by Stephanie Peacock MP shows just 15% of schools built since 2011 have sprinklers fitted. How many schools built in London under the Priority School Building Programme and free schools programme have been fitted with sprinklers, and how many were built in total?

• Reference: 2019/9234
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

What was the number, total value and average value of contracts, if any, the Greater London Authority family held with Interserve before it went into administration?

• Reference: 2019/9233
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

What is the role and annual funding of the City Operations Unit and what is its relation to London Resilience?

• Reference: 2019/9232
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

What progress is being made with the removal of dangerous cladding from private blocks?