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• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 20 January 2016

Roger Evans AM: I am pleased that we are constructing so much new housing, certainly in my constituency in Havering and Redbridge for my residents, but I am getting complaints from residents of one of the new sets of buildings that was constructed recently that the work has not been up to standard and that people are having to come back to do plumbing, electricity, decorating and basic things. I appreciate that this is largely the responsibility of the local authority’s building regulation people to make sure that it is done right, but can you just reassure me that we...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 20 January 2016

Roger Evans AM: I undertake now not to mention the names of any mayoral candidates because, clearly, it will make such a difference to the election result! My colleagues are obviously delighted with the news that you are giving them about extensions to the tram in south London. For those of us who live north of the river, Mr Mayor, can you just reassure us that your predecessor’s expensive and disruptive proposals for a West London Tram and a Cross River Tram will remain in the dustbin of history where they belong?

• Reference: 2015/4364
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

Sussex Police is encouraging members of the public to report crimes via email using its new resolution centre. What plans does the Metropolitan Police Service have to increase the ability of the victims of crime to report their experiences via email?

• Reference: 2015/4365
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

Following the successful trial of GPS tagging, what plans does the Metropolitan Police Service have to expand the use of GPS tags?

• Reference: 2015/4366
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

The Shenfield-bound platform at Harold Wood Station has just two barriers, both of which are wide, luggage barriers. This frequently leads to long queues and long waits for my constituents. Please will you confirm that there will be an increase in the number of barriers well before Crossrail starts in 2019?

• Reference: 2015/4367
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

The Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) brings together city leaders to exchange good practice policy in areas of sustainable city development, cultural diversity, social cohesion and urban resilience. Does the Mayor agree that London should become a member of the CLGF to benefit from its high-level worldwide network and to ensure that London's experiences can be shared with its Commonwealth counterparts?

• Reference: 2015/4368
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

A report by the National Audit Office claims that a counter-terrorism database designed to prevent criminals and extremists from sneaking into Britain breaks down twice a week. What conversations have the Metropolitan Police Service had with the Home Office to ensure that vital information on potentially dangerous people entering Britain is retained in the event of the database crashing?

• Reference: 2015/4369
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

A recent report by the College of Policing and MOPAC revealed that footage obtained through body worn cameras have "no overall impact" on the number of stop and searches conducted. Given the challenges faced by the Metropolitan Police Service in improving its relationship with certain groups in London, what further measures are needed to ensure that the introduction of body worn cameras results in an increase in public confidence in the police?

• Reference: 2015/4370
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

A recent report by the College of Policing and MOPAC found that some officers felt frustrated with the lack of accessible practical and technical support regarding how to use the body worn camera. What measures are the Metropolitan Police Service putting in place to ensure that officers have the support necessary to use the body worn video camera as effectively as possible?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

Roger Evans AM: Boris, if you look around the city there is a lot of wonderful, iconic construction work going on around the place. New buildings are going up everywhere. I am surprised, travelling around the centre of town, how many of those developers seems to have found it necessary to extend beyond the curtilage of the development and appropriate parts of the road and indeed parts of the pavement, if we go on to Val’s [Shawcross CBE AM] later question about walking. All of these add to congestion as well.