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• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 06 February 2015

Jenny Jones AM: On this substantive issue, I am very concerned that you are actually releasing too much industrial land because the vacancy rate on industrial land has actually halved in the past 15 years and is now lower than retail vacancies. I am concerned that you are talking about surplus land when, actually, it is not surplus because small businesses still need to be near centres of population and they still need to be near town centres. I just wonder how much research you have done on this.

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 17 December 2014

Darren Johnson AM: I hear what you say about Wormwood Scrubs and the issue of permeability. I do not at all doubt the need to improve permeability. However, surely, this type of thing can be done through sensible negotiations between boroughs. You do not need to include it in the MDC to ensure pathways and gates to public open space, do you?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 17 December 2014

Jenny Jones AM: I have not been convinced by these arguments about keeping Wormwood Scrubs open space inside the MDC. The council that currently has it in their borough is against it. The Friends of the Open Space are against it. It looks like a mayoral land grab. It does not look like a coherent plan. Sir Edward Lister (Mayor's Chief of Staff): If I may, it is a coherent plan, but they do not agree with it. Jenny Jones AM: Do you not think you should be interested in localism: that decisions for local people for local land should...

• 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?

• 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?