Category Archives: Press Releases

Dismore questions Deputy Mayor over response to coronavirus

At today’s Mayor’s Question Time, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden and Chair of the Assembly Fire Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee questioned Deputy Mayor for Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Dr Fiona Twycross over the GLA response to the coronavirus pandemic. Mr Dismore raised the impact on the Fire Brigade: ‘What steps has London […]

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Dismore questions Deputy Mayor over response to coronavirus

At today’s Mayor’s Question Time, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden and Chair of the Assembly Fire Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee questioned Deputy Mayor for Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Dr Fiona Twycross over the GLA response to the coronavirus pandemic. Mr Dismore raised the impact on the Fire Brigade: ‘What steps has London […]

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264% increase in the number of ambulances left waiting outside Royal Free A&Es for over an hour

There has been a 264% rise in the number of ambulances that have been left to queue outside Royal Free A&Es for more than an hour, due to overwhelming demand on hospitals. Analysis of the latest NHS figures, undertaken by local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, has shown that in the three months between 2nd December 2019 and 1st […]

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Fire safety failings need to be addressed urgently, says Assembly

Thousands of people are still living in homes with ACM cladding in England. The Government has provided £400m to deal with social sector ACM cladding, but the costs of fire safety remediation works for London boroughs could rise to £1 billion. Today, the London Assembly called on the Mayor to work with London Councils to estimate of the costs to social sector […]

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Dismore raises inadequate Government response to dangerous cladding and fire safety crisis

At today’s Assembly plenary, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden and Chair of the Assembly Fire Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee proposed successfully a motion raising the inadequate Government response to dangerous cladding and the fire safety crisis  (text of motion below). Mr Dismore said: Through no fault of their own, many Londoners have found […]

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