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• Reference: 2014/5165
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 17 December 2014

Following the recent statement from the Commissioner of City of London Police Adrian Leppard, that there is a "very strong likelihood" that Islamist terrorists such as ISIS will launch a cyber-attack on London's financial institutions, is London prepared for such an attack?

• Reference: 2014/5163
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 17 December 2014

The Chancellor recently announced the funding of a National College for Shale gas in Lancashire. Given that my research indicates that the shale oil in the South could be worth up to £94bn, is it not high time you lobby the Chancellor for something similar in London?

• Reference: 2014/5164
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 17 December 2014

Do you support the view of Metropolitan Police Chief Inspector Nick Aldworth, who stated that the government needs to develop legislation concerning the criminal use of drones?

• Reference: 2014/4963
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Whilst recorded crime continues to decrease, ‘Violence with Injury’ has seen a considerable increase this year. What measures are the Metropolitan Police taking to reduce violent crime?

• Reference: 2014/4954
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 19 November 2014

Research by my office has found that making the London Living Wage compulsory, as some have suggested, would cost the London economy £612m per annum and thousands of jobs. Some councils are assessing business rate relief as a means of incentivising take-up, does the Mayor support this and would he consider introducing a similar scheme for the GLA?

• Reference: 2014/4952
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 19 November 2014

What is the annual cost of policing the Royal Parks to the Metropolitan Police?

• Reference: 2014/4953
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 19 November 2014

Following the success of the Metropolitan Police's "Operation Safeway" scheme aimed at improving cycling safety in London, will the Metropolitan Police consider extending the scheme all year round?

• Reference: 2014/3653
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 22 October 2014

Given that prospectors have recently struck oil in Surrey, and that the well in question could alone be worth £2bn, is the Mayor receptive to the idea of further and increased oil and shale gas exploration in the London region? Does he think such a development could well make London the Aberdeen of the South?

• Reference: 2014/3652
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 22 October 2014

Has the Secretary of State for Transport given you a satisfactory explanation as to why the recent flight path trials at Heathrow took place with no warning to you or to local residents?

• Reference: 2014/3651
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 22 October 2014

Sensible opponents of Heathrow expansion recognise the need to make the case for an alternative. With this is mind, do you agree with the Deputy Prime Minister when he says "I just don't think it makes sense to say you're never going to have a single metre of extra concrete anywhere, in any runway anywhere in the United Kingdom"?