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• Reference: 2003/0467-1
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

What is being done to address the particular concerns that children and young people have in relation to crime in the capital .

• Reference: 2003/0432
• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

What strategy has the MPA developed for working with schools to reduce crime committed by young people on young people? .

• Reference: 2003/0435
• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Does the MPS have a media strategy, and if it does, what is it? .

• Reference: 2003/0436
• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

What press and/or public affairs officer provision is available for Borough Commanders to utilise? .

• Reference: 2003/0437
• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

How many press & public affairs officers are currently employed by the MPS? What proportion of them are sworn MPS officers? .

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Eric Ollerenshaw (AM): Well I do not think he has about 12 quangos to attend Lord Harris, so perhaps he would have the time.

• 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: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Eric Ollerenshaw (AM): It is a pity I cannot ask you to comment on Nicky Gavron's or Simon Hughes' proposals for youth, because obviously we do not know them and they do not exist yet. But at least we might be prepared to admit that Steve Norris, the Conservative candidate who now seems to be fascinating the Labour benches, has some positive proposals in terms of a key issue, which you have acknowledged and indeed Sir John has acknowledged. Even though I think it is a bit unwise for him to comment on what the Mayoral candidates are saying to...

• 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?