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• 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...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

I suspect you may not be able to answer this question but I think I should ask it, has there been an occasion when BAA or another airport authority has said, `You are over-egging the pudding, you are providing us with an excessive level of protection given the risks that we perceive that we have'?

• Reference: 2006/0287-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

As London City Airport is not designated for policing (unlike Heathrow Airport), how will you recover policing costs from the owners?

• Reference: 2006/0288-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

I understand that there is a proposal that 375 Police Community Support Officers are deployed to work alongside existing Safer Neighbourhoods Teams in a joint initiative, with shared costs between Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police. These Transport Safer Neighbourhoods Teams will work to similar principles and methodology as the existing 630 Safer Neighbourhoods teams across London except they will focus on transport links and communities as opposed to local residents. What would be the benefits of this?