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• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

Andrew Boff AM: Professor Fenton, on I think 3 March [2020], the Mayor of London said that there is no risk of people catching coronavirus while travelling on buses or trains in the capital. Did you give him that advice?

• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

David Kurten AM: Thank you, Chair. I would like to ask Dr Fenton. We heard from the Chair and you earlier about admissions to hospitals with COVID being the highest since the start of the declared pandemic in March 2020. How do total hospital admissions now, this January, compare to last January and other winter seasons before this year?

• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

Caroline Russell AM: Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Martin, for that really clear description of what is happening in our hospitals and to the people working in those hospitals. I want to talk about the vaccination of frontline workers. I do realise that vaccination rollout is in early stages and that we will not know for a few months whether vaccination has any effect on reducing transmission, but yesterday the Government released guidance that said phase two of vaccination may include targeted vaccination of those at high risk of exposure and/or those delivering key public services. This week we...

• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 12 January 2021

Navin Shah AM: Thank you very much. My question is to Professor Fenton. We saw in the first wave that BAME Londoners were disproportionately affected by COVID-19. In fact, the figures were very damning and not acceptable in any situation. What lessons have we learned since the first wave and what has been implemented as a result to improve the situation, which needs to be done speedily and dramatically?

• Reference: 2003/0354
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Is more effective policing, including the expansion of neighbourhood policing, dependent on increased spending? .

• Reference: 2003/0387
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

How is the Met working with British Transport Police, transport providers and local councils to tackle ticket touting and to avoid stations becoming no go areas? .

• Reference: 2003/0394
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

What can be done to a) prevent the recruitment of overt racists into the police service and b) Change the culture amongst some junior officers which it is still alleged to be negative towards women and BME colleagues? .

• Reference: 2003/0357
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Do you believe that having the Mayor direct the work of borough commanders would: 1) Improve local accountability or 2) Improve local policing? .

• Reference: 2003/0358
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Is setting a minimum Borough policing strength compatible with decentralising resource management to borough commanders? .

• Reference: 2003/0359
• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Is tackling low level and street crime a priority for the Met? .