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• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

There is a delay because of the Government's review which has led them to refuse to consider requests for a designation.

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Obviously you will be talking to the new owners about their cooperation as security is a very sensitive issue in terms of aviation. My other question, which I think is a very important one for Londoners, is has there ever been an occasion because of the lack of reimbursement where the police service has taken a decision to provide fewer police to support airport security operations than it otherwise would have done?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

I was very keen to ask this question because I was hoping I would get that sort of answer, which is that I think there is a hell of a lot of good work in this area - and let us be very clear this is not a party political question because there are, I think when you are honest about this, Labour boroughs who are good, there are some who are less good, there are Conservative boroughs who are good and there are some who are less good. What worries me in your answer is that, whilst I agree...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

I thought perhaps I should start by correcting something that Angie (Bray) said, which is of course that the Conservative Party had two positions on identity cards. I was quite interested in this debate, but I was wondering if we could explore it in another direction in terms of policing, which is about the value and usage of biometric data, and I think I have two questions. The first is whether you think ' and I suspect I know what the answer is ' Londoners should welcome or fear the growing development of biometric testing? For example, whether or not...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

Thank you, and on balance do you think this is something that Londoners should welcome, the cautious approach of the MPA, or do you think we should be blazing a trail on this because other crimes might be detected which are currently not being detected?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

John Biggs (AM): Could I just pursue this slightly, and you may decide that this is a question that it is not appropriate for you to answer -- Sir Ian Blair (Commissioner, MPS): I will keep looking at the Chair then - - John Biggs (AM): The Chair will rule me out of order perhaps, but given that there is a development of biometric testing across the world and I think private sector employers in the UK are using it and so on, do you think the police service has a role in ensuring that there are standards which are...

• Reference: 2005/0178-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

What contribution do airport operators make to the cost of policing London's airports?

• Reference: 2005/0202-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

What police resource is used in the enforcement of ASBOs?