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  • Liberal Democrat questions to Chair of MPA on 2002/03 budget (Supplementary) [1]

    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 16 January 2002
    I wanted to ask you about the role of consultants at the MPA. We see that there is a budget reduction on external consultants. We also know that there are many hundreds of consultants at the MPA, many of whom we're not quite sure what they're doing; consulting on each other, reviewing each other's reviews and all the rest of these wonderful things consultants get to do. Perhaps you can tell us how the savings are going to be made and are we going to get value for money on their work in the next year?

  • Liberal Democrat questions to Chair of MPA on 2002/03 budget (Supplementary) [4]

    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 16 January 2002
    Yes I meant MPS sorry, a slight slip of the tongue. That sounds great, but then are we going to have more consultants to manage the review of consultants? Exactly how is it going to happen and who is it going to be lead by? Where will we end up with the actual results, figures, performance indicators and all the rest of it, so we actually know that we have got the right level of consultants? Obviously I accept there is a need for what they do, but equally I share a concern you have already expressed about what they...

  • Accomodating over 2000 extra officers

    • Reference: 2001/0249-1
    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2001
    What is the knock on effects of trying to accommodate over 2,000 extra officers over two years without suffering severe operational difficulties? .

  • Overtime facilities

    • Reference: 2001/0251-1
    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2001
    Have measures been taken to ensure that those police officers working overtime to provide extra patrols are provided with adequate facilities to eat, rest, recuperate, etc? .

  • CCTV

    • Reference: 2001/0255-1
    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2001
    Has the ever-increasing use of CCTV in London led to a reduction in crime in the areas covered and an increase in convictions? .

  • Immigration arrests

    • Reference: 2001/0259-1
    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2001
    Are you satisfied that appropriate working practices are in place for joint arrests by police officers and immigration service officers? .

  • MPS Local Accountability (Supplementary) [4]

    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2001
    You touched on your visits around the boroughs, Toby. Perhaps you could tell us how many borough visits you've now actually completed and how do you intend to both use and share this knowledge that you've gained on your visits round the boroughs with both us and perhaps even, dare I say, the wider public?

  • Effective Working Partnerships

    • Reference: 2001/0232-1
    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 14 November 2001
    How do you propose to set up effective working partnerships for the implementation of the Mayor's environmental policies? .

  • Consistency of Strategies

    • Reference: 2001/0195-1
    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 10 October 2001
    Towards a London Plan is a notoriously central London-centric strategy. The economic development strategy, on the other hand, has the foresight to look to develop London's subregions and town centres. Does this mean that the two strategies will be working against each other? .

  • Raising Awareness about Fire Safety

    • Reference: 2001/0172-1
    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 10 October 2001
    How effective has LFEPA been in raising awareness about fire safety and how does the organisation ensure that campaigns get through to hard to reach groups? .