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• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

One of the things about these big old iconic police stations is that they are permanent. I think people are concerned that if a police station is not fit for purpose there is that worry then we will just put it in places temporarily. Can we have an assurance that if any station is decommissioned that services will be provided in a local area so that people will be able to report crimes locally?

• Reference: 2006/0255-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

How will the MPS encourage staff to use rail as an alternative to short-haul flights?

• Reference: 2006/0332-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Are the MPS' public access points fit for purpose?

• Reference: 2006/0364-1
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Would you support the rolling out of Automatic Number Plate Recognition camera units to every Borough Operational Command Unit in an attempt to deprive criminals the use of London's roads and do you believe that such an initiative would see a further reduction in crime across the capital?

• Reference: 2006/0366-1
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

The total budget for equalities issues was reported to the MPA as £196 million at the Joint PPRC/Finance Committee meeting on 21st September 2006. Does this seem a little excessive to you and can you provide a breakdown of how this money will be spent?

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

-- 32% of licensed premises were found to be selling to under 18s. I am just wondering where that is in your priorities, and what resources you are putting in to that area?

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

The final area I want to explore with regard to children - young people binge-drinking is underage drinking. I think from the figures that I have, the number of underage children that are drinking has remained about steady for the last 10 to 15 years, but the amount of alcohol they are drinking has almost doubled in that period, and also, you touched on this earlier, that alcohol-fuelled crime, and I know that from some of the operations that have taken place with the police and local boroughs that, for example, over the Christmas and New Year period, I understand...

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

Obviously the police are not the sole practitioners anyway. A lot will fall on local boroughs as licensing authorities, and could you just tell me if there is any advice that you are giving to local forces as to how they deal with their local boroughs, and do you believe there are any gaps in London where that partnership is not working, and what advice are you giving to fill those gaps?

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

On the issue of enforcing those licensing laws, can I just have your views about what effect you believe the new licensing laws will have in terms of effective policing and the use of police resources? Perhaps you could also tell us a little bit about whether you think the new Violent Crime Reduction Bill, which gives the police extra powers in respect of premises, will help you in that fight?

• 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...