Search questions

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 09 December 2009

I accept what you are trying to say, or trying to say to us, but I think, in terms of business management - and I do not claim to be a business management expert but it just seems to me common sense - that one man, as managing director, should focus on specific things. Now can I just tell you - you probably know this - from a curriculum vitae from yesterday's seminar upstairs about buses, Mr Brown is said to be in charge of London buses, Public Carriage Office, Dial-a-Ride, Victoria Coach Station, TfL Piers and TfL's corporate interests...

• Reference: 2009/0125-1
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Will the Mayor and the Commissioner please update Members on the progress of Met Forward since it was approved in April this year?

• Reference: 2009/0132-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

The increase in homophobic attacks, including a recent murder in Trafalgar Square, is a worrying trend in London. What is the Metropolitan Police Service doing to counter such hate crimes?

• Reference: 2009/0133-1
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

There has been a significant increase in burglaries across London. What has been the increase by Borough this year and what will the Metropolitan Police be doing to reduce burglaries, especially in suburban boroughs like Barnet?

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Moving on, can I add to Tony Arbour's point. Of course, your intervention in my constituency in South Camden was most welcome and has been a real fillip to the community down there in South Camden who realised that, with you as Mayor, their issues on street crime will be taken seriously. Can I ask Sir Paul on the question of burglary, in many of our suburban boroughs and particularly in Barnet, we have a huge rise in burglary and I wonder, Sir Paul, what would you say to the resident that I visited over the weekend in Woodside Park...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Another risk to policing in London which appears to be growing is that of dangerous dogs and weapon dogs. Can you just take the opportunity to clarify the Metropolitan Police Service's policy and what is being done about this?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

May I say I believe it to be extremely mean-minded of Jennette Arnold to criticise you, Mr Mayor, in acting on behalf of the citizenry of London. I have to say that when you as super-Mayor intervened earlier last week, my heart lifted, and I very much hope that that is going to be an example to Londoners in the future and I very much hope that we do not get prosecutions by police of those good citizens --

• Question by: James Cleverly
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

This is probably more a question aimed at the Commissioner. My friend and colleague, Roger [Evans], has already highlighted one of the regular concerns expressed by outer London boroughs, which is the balance of police numbers compared with some of the inner London boroughs. Linked to that is the effect that abstractions have on the outer London boroughs. Within Met Forward are there any plans to look at impact assessment for abstractions, particularly as we move towards, in the next couple of years, a number of very large and very high profile public order policing events; Jubilee, the Olympics etc...

• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Sir Paul, in a few weeks' time we will be heading towards the Christmas and the New Year festive season and, as you know, as in previous years, this has placed a huge strain on the resources around excessive alcohol incidents in the night time economy and, in my constituency, I have the largest night time economy outside the West End. What plans are afoot and what steer are you giving to your borough commanders to address this seasonal problem?

• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Sir Paul, and the Mayor, but Sir Paul particularly - you remember, round about this time last year was a particularly difficult time and a tragic time when we lost many young people to tragic murders. I had three in Croydon in three weeks. I remember, round about this time last year, attending the funeral of Oliver Kingonzila. However, a year on, I think it would be remiss if we did not give some congratulations to your efforts about the reduction in teen murders this year, and murders generally. I think it would be remiss if we missed this opportunity...