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  • The Impact of Money Laundering on Housing in London

    • Reference: 2015/2753
    • Question by: Murad Qureshi
    • Meeting date: 16 September 2015
    Further to my question MQ 2015/0980, are you still in denial regarding the impact of money laundering on housing in London?

  • Counter-Terrorism (Supplementary) [2]

    • Question by: Murad Qureshi
    • Meeting date: 17 September 2014
    Mr Mayor, can I raise the issue of sectarian tensions in London from the Middle East conflicts between Sunni and Shia? I welcome the comments you made to Andrew Boff AM that you do not want to see international disputes come to the streets of London. In the past 15 months I have seen a number of incidents which concern me. The first was raised by Lebanese businesses on the Edgware Road about Anjem Choudary’s [cleric] mob inciting clearly religious hatred aimed at Shias. It was dealt with as a public order offence but an opportunity was missed to deal...

  • Balance of Taxation (Supplementary) [2]

    • Question by: Stephen Knight
    • Meeting date: 24 October 2012
    Stephen Knight (AM): To pick you up on the point you have just made around the high property values in London, compared, I believe with most other developed countries, we have very few property and wealth taxes in this country; we predominantly focus on income and sales taxes. I just wondered to what extent you think the high cost of housing in London is partly driven by the fact that it is a tax free growth area for people, by which I mean it is a tax free investment and therefore that has partly driven the speculation that has driven...

  • Balance of Taxation (Supplementary) [4]

    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 24 October 2012
    Goodness me. I think this is a very worthwhile debate although it may seem a bit arid to some observers and we need to make sure we do not get too academic about it. Would you agree with me that around the world probably the single greatest source of income for city governments tends to be, in one shape or form, from properties? You have said a couple of times now that property taxes are so visible and so potent that virtually all political parties play 'chicken' with each other. Well, the opposite of 'chicken'; they are scared to look...

  • Balance of Taxation (Supplementary) [6]

    • Question by: Nicky Gavron
    • Meeting date: 24 October 2012
    Nicky Gavron (AM): While we are on land and talking about the planning system, currently the Assembly's Planning Committee is looking at the community infrastructure levy (CIL). That is, to a certain extent, a fixed charge, although there are lots of complications because it is set different in different boroughs and there is not necessarily a duty to cooperate and so on. On top of that is the Mayor's own CIL. I was wondering, this CIL is for Crossrail, but is the Commission going to look beyond that to the way CIL might be used by the Mayor in the...

  • Tax Devolution (Supplementary) [1]

    • Question by: Nicky Gavron
    • Meeting date: 24 October 2012
    In the same spirit, how far are you going to frame for the Mayor any of the mechanisms he might be thinking about for the comprehensive spending review for London?

  • Limitations of CCTV

    • Reference: 2007/0109-1
    • Question by: Murad Qureshi
    • Meeting date: 07 November 2007
    A joint report by the Home Office and police found that more than 80% of CCTV pictures are of such poor quality they are no good for police purposes, and most cameras are in the wrong places to help in fighting serious crime or terrorism. * Is the purpose of CCTV cameras, to tackle low-level, high-volume crime and disorder in town centres, being undermined by a lack of quality? * The report also claimed that authorities have no idea how many cameras exist despite claims that Britain is the most watched nation in the world, with more than 4m in...

  • Budget Priorities

    • Reference: 2007/0110-1
    • Question by: Jenny Jones
    • Meeting date: 07 November 2007
    In allocating your police budget between different types of policing activity, what are your priorities and where are you seeking savings?

  • Next Steps for SNTS?

    • Reference: 2007/0111-1
    • Question by: Graham Tope
    • Meeting date: 07 November 2007
    What are the next steps for Safer Neighbourhood Teams in London?

  • Government Targets

    • Reference: 2007/0112-1
    • Question by: Angie Bray
    • Meeting date: 07 November 2007
    Do you share the view of Bob Quick, Chief Constable of Surrey that government targets are making officers and the CPS "skew" their operations towards easy results?