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

It is entertaining how the Labour side has attacked us and indeed the Tories today on things such as what Simon Hughes is saying and so forth, all because they do not actually know who their own candidate is and where they are going in terms of the Mayoral elections. When they get themselves sorted out they might have something more intelligent to say. Toby claims to be making the case for London, but the evidence suggests otherwise. As I understand it we are not clear what is the actual amount we will get on both the Airwave grant that...

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

Graham Tope (AM): I did want to concentrate today on young people as victims of crime. Every London borough has amongst its top three priorities dealing with anti-social behaviour and whilst that is a priority in every borough it does tend to reinforce the stereotype, the image of young people as the perpetrators and as the problem and does not adequately recognise that more often they are the victims. In terms of talking and working with young people, one of the objectives in the MPS youth strategy is to provide an environment for young people who are victims or witnesses...

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Going back to the increased need for funding and the question of who pays if services are expanded. I think we have noticed here at the Assembly that if we put something in our budget like resilience the Government then does not fund it; the same with the income from Congestion Charging and local grants. Of course, now London funds many of the extra police officers and the Government has rewarded us with a £56 million deduction in our grant. Would Toby Harris agree that the Government cannot have it both ways as we discussed yesterday? They cannot claim credit...

• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

The question was about the structural model.

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

No, that is not exactly what I am asking you to do.

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Will he agree therefore to write to the Home Secretary and ask him to deduct from the Government's claim for credit the numbers of police that London's paying for?

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

So you can discuss it in private and not report it?

• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

My question is around the assessment that you referred to of the effectiveness of this regime and the task force. When is it due to report and how will you begin to get a feel for the effectiveness? T

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

If Step Change is as successful as we all hope it is, then obviously it will create that sort of public demand and the demand to have it spread. Whilst I might share the aspirations of the Chair that this will persuade whoever is in Government to provide additional resources, if they do not " and I have to say there is no indication that they will at this stage " how can we go ahead to meet those public expectations that we helped to create?

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

There have been similar initiatives to Step Change in the past which I know the Met acknowledged to have failed. Why do you think they failed in the past? What will be different this time?