At today’s Mayor’s Question Time, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, questioned the Mayor Sadiq Khan over the removal of Grenfell type cladding from tall buildings. (Video here) Mr Dismore asked: ‘At an absolute minimum, there are 132 high rise residential buildings in London where dangerous ACM-style cladding has yet to be fixed. That does […]
Read more24 care homes in Barnet were found to be failing to meet fire safety standards through London Fire Brigade (LFB) audits carried out following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Responding to the figures, obtained from a written answer by the Mayor of London, local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, urged care homes to “co-operate fully with the LFB to get […]
Read more549 care homes in London were found to be failing to meet fire safety standards through London Fire Brigade (LFB) audits carried out following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Labour’s London Assembly Fire and Resilience spokesperson, Andrew Dismore AM, who obtained this new data through a written response from the Mayor of London, said that the figures show that “some of […]
Read morePreparing for another heatwave Question No: 2019/6265 Andrew Dismore The exceptionally hot weather in summer 2018 led a higher risk of fire and London Fire Brigade asked boroughs to institute a barbecue ban in parks. What preparations is the Brigade making for a repeat of the hot and dry weather? Answer for Preparing for another heatwave The Mayor Last updated: […]
Read moreRecladding residential buildings over the winter Question No: 2019/0375 Andrew Dismore On 18 November I wrote to Deputy Mayor James Murray asking what was being done to address the following matters on the removal and replacement of flammable cladding: To ensure that costs are met centrally, not from Housing Revenue Account budgets, for replacement of non-ACM but still flammable cladding […]
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