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• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

Roger Evans AM: If you consider the 13 appliances that you are considering taking away plus the ones that were removed before, I believe the saving is around £25 million. If by some miracle you were to have £25 million returned to your budget, Commissioner, would you ideally spend it on putting those appliances back or would you have other priorities that you think would keep London safer?

• Question by: James Cleverly
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

James Cleverly AM MP: I am happy for either the Commissioner or the Chairman to answer this. When the traditional disposition of London’s fire stations was brought about, I suppose, with the early 20th century expansion, is it fair to say that fire and fire risk was the single biggest driving factor in the equipment disposition of fire stations and fire appliances?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

Roger Evans AM: I just wanted to add my support to Jenny’s suggestion that fire prevention people might look at flood prevention as well. I wondered if there was also a role for them to do some joint working with the MPS on crime prevention because at the moment we have fire prevention people who go out and tell people largely to provide more means of exit and entrance from their properties and then crime prevention people who go around and tell them to lock them up. Might it not be better if the two services worked together and more...

• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 02 December 2015

Andrew Boff AM: On the subject of safety, on 25 November 2015 there was a fire at a tyre shop in Walpole Road, N17. This shop has now reopened. Is it standard practice for there to be an investigation or an inspection subsequent to an incident and could you write to me and say whether or not there has been an inspection of these particular premises? The reason I chase this with you is that there have been some concerns from local residents for a considerable period but they do not seem to be getting any joy from Haringey Council...

• Reference: 2011/0201-1
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

What are your priorities for London policing in the next three years?

• Reference: 2011/0202-1
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

The Merseyside Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) scheme is promoted in the Home Office's Review of Effective Practice in Responding to Prostitution and resulted in: a 400% increase the number of women willing to give full details when reporting criminals to the police; 83% of those charged with offences against prostitutes being convicted; and 95% of the women involved, exiting prostitution. Will you look into the options for implementing the Merseyside ISVA scheme throughout London?

• Reference: 2011/0203-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

Were there more or less crimes (total notifiable offences) for the 3 years before May 2008 in Barnet and Camden compared to the three years after May 2008? By what percentage has this changed in these boroughs?

• Reference: 2011/0204-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

How many more warranted police (i.e. Police Officers and Special Constables) are there in Barnet and Camden since May 2008?

• Reference: 2011/0205-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

Will you ensure that the Met Police continues to put anti-Semitic crime high on its agenda in Barnet and other boroughs with significant Jewish communities?

• Reference: 2011/0206-1
• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

i) Were there more or less crimes (total notifiable offences) for the 3 years before May 2008 in Merton and Wandsworth compared to the three years after May 2008? By what percentage has this changed in these boroughs? ii) Has there been an increase or decrease in youth violence in 2010/11 compared with 2007/8 in Merton and Wandsworth? By what percentage has this changed in these boroughs?