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• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

Whilst there is great rejoicing in my constituency over the TOCU PCSOs, some areas of my constituency, I am thinking for example of the Kentish Town ward, an area of significant crime, there are currently no PCSOs at all, for all sorts of reasons to do with vacancies, sickness and everything else. I suspect this is not the only ward in London in this position. Have we got a problem with PCSO recruitment, or is this a problem reserved for the Camden Town ward of Camden?

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

A question for the Chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority: Many of my constituents were delighted to see the departure of the former Commissioner. You are now engaged in recruitment of the new one. Those same constituents have been horrified to see the scenes on television of Metropolitan Police officers acting in a way that would not go amiss in Mugabe's Zimbabwe. Will you ensure that candidates for the top job at the Metropolitan Police are those who are not going to carry on this system of working and that those candidates who are busy running to the media -...

• Reference: 2003/0449-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Could you tell me what you believe is the proper role and function of the MPA Link Members, and could you tell me if you believe the link member for Barnet is adequately fulfilling this role? .

• Reference: 2003/0450-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Could you tell me how many police officers were on duty in (a) the Borough of Barnet and (b) the Borough of Camden during the recent State Visit of President Bush, and how many were reassigned to duties connected to the visit? Is it not the case that street crime in Outer London Boroughs increased by 20% during the visit? .

• Reference: 2003/0451-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Can you reassure me that officer strength in my constituency will not be compromised in the coming weeks as officers take the leave they were unable to take during the recent State Visit? .

• Reference: 2003/0452-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

How does the Commissioner plan to tackle reported rises in activity by anti-semitic groups in London, an issue of great concern to the Jewish community in my constituency? .

• Reference: 2003/0453-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Will the Commissioner give his full backing to alcohol-free zones in Barnet when they are introduced? .

• Reference: 2003/0454-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Are you concerned by the level of violent crime in Kentish Town, which has given rise to the nicknaming of an area as "murder mile", and how is this to be tackled? .

• Reference: 2003/0455-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

At what stage are consultations on the introduction of Stepchange in the Boroughs of Barnet and Camden? What form of consultation do you believe should be instigated with regard to which wards are to be used as pilots? .

• Reference: 2003/0456-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Is it correct that officers who had been patrolling on scooters to tackle offenders on scooters have been withdrawn? .