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• Reference: 2007/0109-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

A joint report by the Home Office and police found that more than 80% of CCTV pictures are of such poor quality they are no good for police purposes, and most cameras are in the wrong places to help in fighting serious crime or terrorism. * Is the purpose of CCTV cameras, to tackle low-level, high-volume crime and disorder in town centres, being undermined by a lack of quality? * The report also claimed that authorities have no idea how many cameras exist despite claims that Britain is the most watched nation in the world, with more than 4m in...

• Reference: 2007/0116-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

Lambeth and Southwark are unique in South London during 2006/7 for both showing an increase in violent crime in the statistics for the two Borough Police Commands. Why is the case? Do you believe that these units need additional police resources?

• Reference: 2007/0117-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

Streatham Police station is substandard as both a workplace for our police officers and staff and as a facility that is visited and used by the public. What plans are there for replacing and improving this station?

• Reference: 2007/0118-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

Do you think that there will be a reduction in the violence and intimidation on the streets and estates of south London this year because of multi agency working to combat the abuse and misuse of Fireworks?

• Reference: 2007/0119-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

What additional resources will the MPS have at their disposal in order to prepare for and police the Olympics? Will this meet the demands suggested by the Met's risk assessments?

• Reference: 2007/0120-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

Why doesn't City Airport make a significant contribution to its own security costs. What discussion is underway on this?

• Reference: 2007/0121-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

How has the operation of the new Licensing Act affected London's Police Service. Could it be improved further?

• Reference: 2007/0122-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

The MPS took the decision to make all of its safer neighbourhoods teams have the same number of officers/PCSOs in them, regardless of whether they are in high/low crime areas. * How is this compatible with the 'policing according to need' rhetoric when affluent low crime areas will have as many officers as high crime areas of deprivation? * How do you see this working for areas with high crime rates? *What are the chances of this decision being reconsidered?

• Reference: 2007/0123-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

An Asian Police Officer, who won an employment tribunal against the Metropolitan Police Service on the grounds of victimisation, warned ethnic minorities to steer clear of careers in the Metropolitan Police. Will comments like these make it more difficult to meet the Home Office targets of increasing the ethnic minority complement of the force to 25 per cent by 2009?

• Reference: 2007/0124-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 07 November 2007

The Home Office's Policing Performance Assessment Framework (PPAF) aims to: achieve a more citizen-focused service to the public, tackle anti-social behaviour and disorder, reduce crime in line with the Government's Public Service Agreements, combat serious/organised crime, and narrow the justice gap. How confident are you that the 2007/2008 performance indicators will have the intended results?