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• Reference: 2007/0129-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

Do you have clear environmental guidelines that have to be considered when authorising travel, and in what ways do they encourage rail and telephone conferencing as preferred options to short haul flights?

• Reference: 2007/0130-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

The Greater London Authority Group Budget and Sustainable Development report (September 2007) concluded that 'the proposed cuts (to the Wildlife Crime Unit) could result in the loss of extremely valuable partnership and preventative initiatives as well as losing an essential central resource'. Do you agree that cuts to the Wildlife Crime Unit would undermine the environmental performance of the Metropolitan Police? Will you now agree to reverse the proposed cuts even if sponsorship funding does not materialize?

• Reference: 2007/0131-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

How many times have Metropolitan Police officers made use of Tasar stun guns each year since their introduction? How do you expect this to change following the trial of issuing Tasars to non-firearms trained officers?

• Reference: 2007/0132-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

Can you list the types of police work that receive sponsorship funding and give the sums raised for each type of work over the last three years?

• Reference: 2007/0133-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

Following the Metropolitan Police Service's review of the handling of rape investigations, can you outline the changes that have been made in the approach to rape cases? To what extent have these changes led to improved outcomes, especially in terms of the proportion of cases resulting in successful prosecutions?

• Reference: 2007/0134-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

What is the role of Safer Neighbourhood Teams in carrying out enforcement action against illegal drivers? What support and encouragement are they given by the Traffic Operational Command Unit or other specialist officers? Do local public consultation exercises by Safer Neighbourhood Teams routinely include road traffic policing as an option for priority work?

• Reference: 2007/0135-1
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

Would you say that the MPS is struggling to recruit from BME communities? If so, what do you see as the biggest hurdle in tackling the problem?

• Reference: 2007/0136-1
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

Can you outline the function of the Investment Board Fund?

• Reference: 2007/0137-1
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

Can you outline the function of Operational Services?

• Reference: 2007/0138-1
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

What does the Operational Services business group do that is different from the Commissioner's Private Office and Strategy Modernisation and Performance directorate?