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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...

  • London LSCs

    • Reference: 2001/0836
    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 19 December 2001
    Will the Mayor lobby central Government to incorporate the London LSCs into the LDA family? .

  • European Year of Disabled People

    • Reference: 2001/0842
    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 19 December 2001
    What will you be doing to encourage support for and promote the European Year of disabled people in 2003? .

  • Thames Safety Inquiry

    • Reference: 2001/0846
    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 19 December 2001
    Do you agree with the government's decision to reject the Thames Safety Inquiry recommendation to have a single authority responsible for search and rescue on the Thames? .

  • Transport in London over Christmas

    • Reference: 2001/0850
    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 19 December 2001
    Are you satisfied that adequate staffing will be available for public transport in London over the Christmas period to cope with the increased passenger demand? .

  • Ecstacy Testing

    • Reference: 2001/0847
    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 19 December 2001
    Do you think ecstasy testing in London nightclubs is a good idea? .

  • Ecstacy Testing (Supplementary) [1]

    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 19 December 2001
    Do you agree with the new policy of the Liberal Democrats to declassify ecstasy from a class A to a class B drug? Estimates vary, but probably 500,000 young people take ecstasy on a Friday or Saturday night. It does not do any harm whatsoever to most of them. The overall number of deaths due to ecstasy is thought to be around 80, although that is obviously slightly imprecise, so many of these clubbers do not see it as something dangerous. It is rather strange that it is in the same class as heroin, which clearly would do them harm...

  • Ecstacy Testing (Supplementary) [4]

    • Question by: Louise Bloom
    • Meeting date: 19 December 2001
    Are you aware of the report by European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addictions, which carried out ecstasy testing schemes in different European countries, and drew the conclusions that testing not only helps consumer awareness but also provides a chance for education and counselling for drugs users who traditionally ignore outreach programmes and fall into the hard-to-reach category; and that regular testing will help scientific research and police information by providing information about consumer trends?

  • 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? .