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• Reference: 2011/4099
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Have the commercial sponsorship targets for London 2012 been met and if not will any shortfall need to be met by London taxpayers?

• Reference: 2011/4100
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Are you concerned by the booklet 'Lessons from the front line' where officers via survey, voiced concerns following the summer riots in respect of their well being, equipment and catering? Will you be taking any specific action on behalf of police officers following publication of the booklet Lessons from the front line?

• Reference: 2011/4101
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Could you give a breakdown of trips taken and the reason behind the £2,518,916 for business air travel in the last financial year as I'm of the opinion this appears excessive?

• Reference: 2011/4102
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

You stated that until someone is brought to justice for the murder of Stephen Lawrence, there is a stain on London. Why have you highlighted this murder above other unsolved murders in London and are you implying the other unsolved murders do not leave a stain?

• Reference: 2011/4103
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

There have been newspaper reports that black cab fares during the Olympics will be 20% higher, can you confirm whether these reports are accurate?

• Reference: 2011/4104
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

London witnessed a 1% increase in winter deaths last year? Already this year gas prices have risen 18% and Electricity prices 16%, these are staggering increases in light of the economic hardship people in London are facing. Taking into account these huge rises together with the big 6 energy companies warning of further increases in energy costs, do you foresee the number of winter deaths continuing to rise in London?

• Reference: 2011/4105
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

What are the current and future borrowing requirements for all the GLA functional bodies and are the interest charges fixed or variable? Where applicable will any increase in borrowing costs to any GLA functional body affect their credit rating?

• Reference: 2011/4106
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

The London Evening Standard carried a report from the black and ethnic minority women's organisation Imkaan that 3,500 young girls in London are at risk of suffering the 'indignity and pain of FGM. They further stated 'this practice can detrimentally affect women for their entire lives. Bearing in mind this report comes during the very week we have events scheduled for 'end violence against women day', would you agree that this practice is contrary to the strong Mayoral ethic of women's rights and equality and should you launch a Mayoral initiative against its detrimental effects?

• Reference: 2011/4107
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

In the London Councils booklet 'Engaging London Communities' Tony Travers who was commissioned to write the report asserts that in London, Parishes may not be the vehicle for delivering Localism because of its 'heterogeneous make up'. Do you agree with his assertion and do you think London will find it difficult to engage at parish level because there are too many varied cultures with differing priorities?

• Reference: 2011/0256-1
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

Is the commissioner concerned by some of the findings in the Metropolitan Police Federation survey "Lessons from the front line" and will they be acting on officers concerns?