At today’s London Assembly plenary session on the London Fire Brigade, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM, deputy chair of the City Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee led the questioning of London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton and Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience, Fiona Twycross AM. Mr Dismore asked the Fire Commissioner and Deputy […]
Read moreThe impact on the Met.’s budget of the Government’s unfunded extra demands due to police pay rises and changes to pensions announced by the, as the Chancellor’s October Budget did not announce any increase in police funding. As a result of Conservative Government policy so far, the Metropolitan Police have been forced to make cuts of £720m over recent years […]
Read moreIn response to the Mayor’s announcement that the Thomas Coram Centre in Camden will receive an air quality audit to monitor indoor and outdoor levels of air pollution, local London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM, said: “It is shocking that due to the dangerous levels of toxic air across the capital, there are children in our community at serious risk […]
Read moreNo. 54: 8th October to 30th November 2018 Introduction This report covers a bit longer than usual, as things have been a bit busier at City Hall (especially due to Brexit) and further afield, a pattern set to continue up to Christmas. May I wish you a Happy Christmas: My thanks to Kassandra, class 1, Woodcroft School, Burnt […]
Read moreCommenting on the Government’s update to fire safety regulations today to give councils the powers to remove ACM cladding from privately owned high-rises, Labour’s London Assembly Fire Spokesperson, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “For nearly eighteen months, Londoners living in privately owned blocks of flats have watched with horror as building owners have delayed replacing flammable cladding. Finally, boroughs have the […]
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