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• Reference: 2003/0353
• Question by: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

In a recent survey of older people, Age Concern found that nearly half of over 75s are afraid to leave their home at night. What kind of out reach programmes does the Met have for helping to tackle this fear, bearing in mind that the chance of being a victim of crime decreases as one gets older? .

• Reference: 2003/0352
• Question by: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

A recent survey by Age Concern showed that 66% of older people report crime while 60% would like more information about crime prevention schemes. What programmes do the Met have to get older people involved in crime prevention? .

• Reference: 2003/0357
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Do you believe that having the Mayor direct the work of borough commanders would: 1) Improve local accountability or 2) Improve local policing? .

• Reference: 2003/0377
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Which issue raised in the Green paper on policing do you believe have already been addressed by the MPS and MPA? .

• Reference: 2003/0382
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

How many MPS officers and civilian staff are deployed at airports and ports .

• Question by: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Noel Lynch (AM): In your opening remarks you mentioned the TV images and the predominance of attacks on older people, when in actual fact it is most towards young people. Of course, the problem now is that over 50% of over 75s are afraid to leave their houses because they are afraid of getting attacked. What can you do to allay their fears?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

I wanted to give either the Commissioner or the Chair an opportunity perhaps to amend a false impression that has been created in the media recently that the police are in some way opposed to traffic calming. Certainly my post-bag tells me that this is an issue that people are very anxious about in the community; I think Jenny is absolutely right about that. Secondly, where boroughs seem in my view to be ill-advisedly removing traffic calming, might the police take a view as to whether those boroughs are being unhelpful in their role of protecting public safety.

• Reference: 2002/0170-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 13 November 2002

Has the MPA made any progress on the issues raised at the special meeting of the authority held in January to discuss deaths in custody? What if any discussions have been held since then? .

• Reference: 2002/0171-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 13 November 2002

Can you provide figures for each of the following for the last financial year: 1.The number of Metropolitan police officers assaulted while on duty? 2.The number of MPS traffic wardens assaulted on duty? 3.The number of Metropolitan police officers accidentally injured on duty? 4.The number of accidents involving police cars and where these occur? .

• Reference: 2002/0172-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 13 November 2002

Is Barking and Dagenham likely to get a new police station sometime in the near future? .