Brexit 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 […]
Read moreLEAP and Brexit Question No: 2019/12156 Andrew Dismore In the EU Exit Working Group in February, it was stated that the LEAP provides the Government with business intelligence relating to Brexit on a weekly basis. Are the Government taking your intelligence and recommendations on board? Answer for LEAP and Brexit The Mayor Last updated: 25 June, 2019 Officers are drafting […]
Read moreLondonwide Assembly Member Tom Copley has received the endorsement of his colleague Andrew Dismore, who represents the seat of Barnet and Camden on London Assembly. Mr Copley and Mr Dismore were first elected to the London Assembly in 2012 and have worked together on a number of issues affecting London such as affordable homes and exposing waste under Boris Johnson’s […]
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