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• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

I do have another quick question, which is around the pay settlement. At what point do we review the terms and conditions on a particular issue that comes up every year, a recycled issue, which is on station cooks. I have a concern around the sickness and health levels of our firefighters and in fact the whole team. Where would that fit with the abolition of cooks?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

I wonder if you could tell me on how many of those occasions the boats were called out to fires? On how many occasions was there a fire they had to put out and perhaps you could also give me some idea of the other kinds of things the fireboats were called upon to do?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

I agree. Who pays?

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

Can I just ask, on London resilience, is the FBU co-operating fully with the training for this?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

What about the money?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

That does because it was the £2 million against the £11 million, which is the crucial number. Then you say that there is absolutely no dispute between us about the importance of this work and I would indeed pay tribute to what our officers have been doing in terms of pushing it forwards and contributing to the national discussion. But the issue is money. Can I take you back to where we were at budget-making time, where the original figure being talked about was £15 million and it was later reduced to £11 million. Your position, the current Mayor's position...

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

We are agreed on the modernisation and the importance of driving that forwards and getting flexibility so we can integrate these sorts of new equipment. The problem is today there is a very real, not just capital cost, but revenue cost and I am concerned. I look back to when you were last here in January and I again asked about resilience and what you then said was rather more aggressive, if I can put it that way, about the Government. You were saying that `it is clearly unsatisfactory that we have not had an indication about whether or not...

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

They have come forward with some resources; something like £2 million out of the agreed £11 million. That is not picking up the costs.

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

That was not the question.

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 November 2003

I checked what Nick Raynsford said because we were all exercised about this last year and he said in a letter to the Mayor dated 20 January, `I reiterate the Government's commitment. Our determination to find the resources needed. This commitment stands. I note your concern about the lack of firm announcement, but I do not consider it necessary. We are taking all steps necessary to ensure that all the funding streams needed are put in place." Well that has not happened. As an Assembly, if you recall, we agreed an all-party motion calling on the Government to come up...