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• Reference: 2009/3140
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 14 October 2009

Could you advise us, Mayor, as Chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority why the horrific rape and robbery of a woman 7 months pregnant in her home by 3 youths was kept from the public for 18 months, when it is surely imperative that the public should be made aware that a very dangerous gang are on the loose on the streets of London and the public especially in the Finsbury Park/north London area can maintain a heightened vigilance?

• Reference: 2009/2281
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 09 September 2009

According to the Purchasing Managers Indices (PMI) across all regions, London saw the steepest rate of job cuts in July. The unemployment rate generally is becoming alarming. With this in mind will the Mayor now agree that to give amnesty to illegal immigrants would exacerbate London's growing unemployment problem by potentially bringing thousands more people onto a job market of diminishing opportunities?

• Reference: 2009/2282
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 09 September 2009

The Government's future energy strategy is patchy at best, and some energy companies (including those that serve London) fear Britain (including London) could face possible power outages as early as 2012. Does the Mayor share the concerns of the energy companies and can he allay the fears of Londoners that this will not be the case?

• Reference: 2009/2283
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 09 September 2009

The Mayor has very bullish ideas on increasing bicycle usage amongst Londoners. However, bicycle theft in central London has risen 75% in four months as criminals exploit the growing popularity of cycling. Has the Mayor any provision to tackle this, bearing in mind if cyclists can expect their bike's to be stolen on a regular basis cycling popularity will soon be in reverse due to the cost of buying replacement cycles!

• Reference: 2009/2284
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 09 September 2009

It is reported that more and more young teenagers are being maimed by guns in the capital city, whilst we have seen initiatives on knife crime, is the Mayor aware of this growing nasty trend in gun crime and what action is being taken?

• Reference: 2009/1833
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 15 July 2009

Following the article in the Daily Mail naming 85 Sharia Courts in the UK, will the Mayor call on the Government to investigate the activities of Sharia Courts in London to assess whether their procedures would conflict with UK anti-discrimination law?

• Reference: 2009/1743
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 17 June 2009

Following two recent brutal murders in the Barking & Dagenham area, will the Mayor finally agree that the new Home Secretary should impose a mandatory prison sentence of three years for being caught in possession of a knife?

• Reference: 2009/0002
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 14 June 2009

Earlier in the year the Mayor indicated his awareness of the Peak Oil phenomena. As such is he familiar with any current or planned study or report into how the potentially catastrophic implications could be offset in London? If one does not exist will he consider, as a matter of urgency, the commissioning of a detailed survey?

• Reference: 2009/0003
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 14 June 2009

What measures will the Mayor take to ensure public safety and protect the livelihoods of legitimate taxi drivers in the light of the worryingly high levels of rogue taxi drivers still operating in London more than six months after his election?

• Reference: 2009/0004
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 14 June 2009

Is it final that the DLR extension will not be extended from Beckton via Barking and Dagenham to Rainham or is this something that may change in the future?