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• Reference: 2015/2180
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 15 July 2015

Following the announcement that the Metropolitan Police Service will be purchasing 20,000 body-worn video cameras, what steps will be taken to ensure that any footage captured and stored is done so securely?

• Reference: 2015/1968
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 June 2015

Following the statement from Metropolitan Police Service Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, that businesses hide 88% of fraud to protect share prices, what steps are the Metropolitan Police Service taking to encourage businesses to report fraud?

• Reference: 2015/1969
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 June 2015

Research from the British Association for Women in Policing highlighted that more needs to be done to support women on maternity leave. What measures have the Metropolitan Police Service taken to ensure that it's female staff are offered appropriate maternity support?

• Reference: 2015/1482
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 May 2015

Recent anti-democratic protests in central London resulted in four police officers and a member of police staff being injured, and a war memorial being vandalized. Research has shown that the use of body-worn video cameras often calms difficult situations and provides valuable evidence. Would you therefore support calls for all Metropolitan police officers engaged in public order policing to be issued with body-worn video cameras?

• Reference: 2015/1477
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 May 2015

Following an outage on the Emergency Service Network for 40 minutes in April, what steps have been taken by the Metropolitan Police Service to ensure that the network remains operational at all times?

• Reference: 2015/1478
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 May 2015

Police forces around the world, such as in Australia, regularly make use of computerised tomography (CT) scanners as part of forensic pathology investigations. Has the Metropolitan Police Service used CT scanners as part of any investigations, and what provisions are in place for them to use such a service should they require it?

• Reference: 2015/1479
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 May 2015

The College of Policing is examining what services officers might pay for should it decide to offer anything above and beyond its current free basic membership. Have any Metropolitan Police Service officers been involved in these discussions, and what services do you feel it would be valuable for the College of Policing to offer?

• Reference: 2015/1480
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 May 2015

BT has recently asked the 999 Liaison Committee for advice on how the protocol for handling silent calls to the emergency services could be improved. What provisions do the Metropolitan Police Service have in place for handling such calls, and do you believe there are ways in which the system can be improved?

• Reference: 2015/1481
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 May 2015

The reliability of the Heckler and Koch G36 assault rifle used by London's counter-terrorism police officers has been questioned after Germany's Defence Ministry claimed that the rifle "did not fulfill" requirements as in high temperatures it sometimes fires wide. What steps are the Metropolitan Police Service and you taking to ensure that the range of weapons used by London's police officers are fit for purpose and entirely reliable?

• Reference: 2015/1483
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 May 2015

There have been wide reports of individuals financially backing terrorist organisations. What support has been made available to the Metropolitan Police Service to enable them to tackle the threat of cyber-related terrorism?