Introduction This report covers a longer time than usual, as I wanted to make sure I was up to date in reporting back to you, up to the Summer break. This period coincided with a number of anniversaries, not least the second anniversary of the Grenfell Tower Fire. I comment on this further in the Fire, Resilience and Emergency […]
Read moreBarnet is the twelfth most expensive place to rent in the country when local average salaries are taken into account, new analysis of the latest figures from the National Valuation Office and the Office of National Statistics has revealed. Local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, is backing the Mayor’s calls for rent controls to be put in place in […]
Read moreBrexit and austerity Question No: 2019/14511 Andrew Dismore Has Brexit intensified austerity in London and led to a decline in living standards for Londoners? Brexit and austerity The Mayor Last updated: 23 July, 2019 Yes. Since the referendum result, a weakened pound has inflated food and energy prices and exacerbated an already challenging cost of living. Economic growth has slowed […]
Read moreElectrical appliance safety (1) Question No: 2019/14520 Andrew Dismore In your response to my question 2019/9239, you said you would expect “all Londoners to heed the advice of London Fire Brigade”. What actions has the GLA, including LFB, taken, to make developers of housing on GLA land aware of LFB advice regarding unsafe electrical appliances and to encourage them to […]
Read moreResponding to the Walthamstow shopping centre fire, Chair of the Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “This morning, a fire broke out in a shopping centre in Walthamstow, East London. Over 125 firefighters bravely tackled the blaze while ensuring residents in the local community were safe. “The London Fire Brigade’s response to the fire was nothing […]
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