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• Reference: 2014/5165
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 17 December 2014

Following the recent statement from the Commissioner of City of London Police Adrian Leppard, that there is a "very strong likelihood" that Islamist terrorists such as ISIS will launch a cyber-attack on London's financial institutions, is London prepared for such an attack?

• Reference: 2014/4963
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Whilst recorded crime continues to decrease, ‘Violence with Injury’ has seen a considerable increase this year. What measures are the Metropolitan Police taking to reduce violent crime?

• Reference: 2014/4952
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 19 November 2014

What is the annual cost of policing the Royal Parks to the Metropolitan Police?

• Reference: 2014/3654
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 22 October 2014

Following the recent correspondence between the Metropolitan Police and the Friends of Richmond Park regarding the future of funding for the Royal Parks Police, will you ensure that the MPS conduct a review, in consultation with those involved in Parks policing, regarding what policing model best matches the requirements of the Royal Parks?

• Reference: 2014/3655
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 22 October 2014

Following the recent concerns raised by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) over the timeliness of the Metropolitan Police's responses to Freedom of Information Requests, stating, "Despite numerous internal changes aimed at improving its performance, the authority is still failing to respond to over 85% of requests in time" what measures are the Metropolitan Police taking to improve their response times to FOI requests?

• Reference: 2014/3541
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 17 September 2014

In my recent investigation I found that in London 100k criminals with at least two previous convictions have returned back to our courts in just the last two years. Does the Mayor agree with me that whether it's basic literacy or vocational programmes, arming people with skills and qualifications will help them into jobs and out of a life of criminality? Given the Mayor's responsibilities in relation to policing and crime in London, would the Mayor lobby government to give courts the powers to impose mandatory training or education, where appropriate, for first-timers going to prison?

• Reference: 2014/2678
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 23 July 2014

What do you think of recent CSJ recommendations for a programme called Swift and Certain Sanctions, which mirrors my recent recommendations on the justice system, and has reduced re-offending by half in Texas? Can you ask the MPS to consider the implications of the report and/or lobby central Government to look at its recommendations?

• Reference: 2014/1906
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 11 June 2014

Will you support a wholesale change to the justice system, after data I uncovered revealed that approximately 350,000 people in England and Wales, sentenced in the 2012 and 2013, already had over 10 convictions?

• Reference: 2014/1907
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 11 June 2014

London has recently been reported by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) as being the "Cocaine Capital of Europe". What measures will the Metropolitan Police take to tackle this emerging undesirable reputation?