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• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

These families are generally led by women; I wondered how significant you thought the gender pay-gap in London was, which is increasing - widening - here, whereas it isn't in the rest of the country. I understand that the most typical job for a woman here is paid at £5.30 an hour, whereas the most typical job for a man is paid at £17.50 an hour.

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

You've just said that the proportion of children living below the poverty line in lone-parent families is high ' I do not know if you have the exact figures?

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 19 July 2006

Scandinavian countries have poverty rates which are close to zero, so it obviously is eminently preventable. Would you like to comment on that?

• Reference: 2003/0369
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

What flexibility do you propose in defining neighbourhoods and allocating officer numbers to communities under the Step Change programme? .

• Reference: 2003/0379
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

What are your comments on recent ACPO proposals for the establishment of some elements of national policing and of a border policing body? .

• Reference: 2003/0383
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

How many officers and civilian staff are allocated to functions which might be incorporated into national police services such as counter terrorism, diplomatic protection, regional crime, missing persons bureau, drugs etc? .

• Reference: 2002/0178-1
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 13 November 2002

Are you satisfied with the performance made by the Met during the last financial year and are you satisfied that they will be able to satisfactorily achieve the performance targets set for this financial year? .

• Reference: 2002/0179-1
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 13 November 2002

What steps do you believe the Met needs to take in order to ensure equality in the way they relate to ethnic minority communities both in the Met and in the communities they serve. Without this assurance do you really believe that the recruitment targets are achievable? .

• Reference: 2002/0180-1
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 13 November 2002

How are the Met supporting local community volunteers in reopening police station counters where there is a demand to do so? In the case where the Met believes that this is not appropriate what other innovative ways of making police access easier are being considered? .

• Reference: 2002/0007-1
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 16 January 2002

Could you explain Toby the circumstances that lead to the package of budget cuts that began in the middle of the year and what are the implications for the long term? .