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• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

My question is to Richard (Brown). I welcome the comments you made about the fact that everything must be done to avoid Thames Gateway being `dull'. I just want to take you a bit further and say, rather than stopping it being dull, would you agree with me that perhaps one of the things that we need to see developing quite quickly, because it has not had much time spent on it, is a cultural and creative strategy for Thames Gateway, including the existing cultural infrastructure, and I would include Havering and the established centres, so that you do not...

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

I will return to the politics of the situation in a moment. Firstly, can I ask Sir John for his professional take on the situation? Previously you were eloquently talking about the national responsibilities of the Met and our specific grant covering those of £200 million or so, is rising by 2.5%, less than the rate of inflation. I would really welcome your insight as to what you think the Government is up to. Given the stress we are under in London because of our national and international responsibilities why does central Government not seem to be recognising that, from...

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Graham Tope (AM): I do not think any of us would want to suggest that this was an issue solely for the Met to deal with; I took that as a given. Toby mentioned earlier the issue of bullying. Quite often bullying of young people whether inside or outside school is regarded as something that is part of growing up. Is that the attitude that the Met takes, and if it is not as I hope, how do you work with local authorities and other agencies to address the issue of bullying amongst young people?

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

• Question by: Diana Johnson
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Diana Johnson (AM): It is about the Cadet Corps. As the link member for Havering, Barking and Dagenham I have been very impressed by their Cadet Corps. What do you think is the future for the Cadet Corps?

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Graham Tope (AM): Perhaps I may direct this at Sir John as well. The LSE and South Bank University study on Policing for London found that dissatisfaction with the police was greatest amongst the young. They said that their `focus groups brought out the intensity with which many young people see police activity as biased against them and based on negative stereotypes of youth'. What is being done to address that perception? More particularly, where do children and young people fit into models of community-based policing that we are hoping to move towards?