Assembly Member urges Government to rethink scrapping free Under-18s travel as young people and parents speak out

Local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, is backing calls by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) against Government plans to scrap free travel for 11-17 year olds in London. The Government’s proposed suspension of the concession is one of the terms of its recent bailout of Transport for London (TfL), amidst the Covid-19 outbreak. But London Assembly Members and […]

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Dismore raises safety concerns over high rise firefighting

At today’s London Assembly Mayor’s Question Time, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden raised safety concerns over high rise firefighting techniques, about to be brought in by the London Fire Brigade, known as PN633 (Video here) Mr Dismore asked the Mayor for an update on the design and implementation of LFB’s PN633. This policy introduces […]

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Dismore raises concerns over Government decision to abolish Public Health England

At today’s London Assembly Mayor’s Question Time, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden raised concerns over the Government decision to abolish Public Health England. (Video here) Mr Dismore said: ‘The Government has decided to scrap Public Health England. You may be aware that PHE is based in Colindale in my constituency, and is a major […]

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BRIEFING: Public Accounts Committee Report- Progress in Remediating Dangerous Cladding

Recommendations:   The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (‘The Department’) should, within six months: a) be working with the new Building Safety Regulator, begin vigorous enforcement action against any building owners whose remediation projects are not on track to complete by the end of 2021; and b) begin publishing monthly updates of projected completion dates for all remaining high-rise buildings with […]

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