With increases in the number of Metropolitan Police officers armed with firearms and tasers, and the use of intrusive tactics such as spit hoods and stop and search, what steps are you taking to ensure the human rights of all Londoners are respected?
Sian Berry AM: I would like to ask for some quick clarification on some of the details of the London Living Rent homes within your funding programme, if that is OK. This product is not quite what renters were expecting. It is very similar to the Government’s existing Rent to Buy Scheme, which is not suitable for everyone. I wanted to ask. The Government’s Rent to Buy Scheme requires a good credit rating. Can you reassure Londoners worried that their credit history might hinder their ability to apply for London Living Rent homes that they will not need to have...
How many a) officers and b) staff were working or will be working in the Olympic Security Directorate in 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, and 2011/12?
The biannual DSEI arms fair will be held at the ExCeL centre in Docklands from the 8th to the 11th of September 2009. What discussions have been had with the arms fair's organisers regarding cost of securing this event?
What are the implications for the Metropolitan Police Service of Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick's statement on the 12th of November that the requirement for all airports to pay for policing [is] likely to start in 2011?
How many samples entered onto the National DNA database by the Metropolitan Police Service are from people who were not subsequently convicted of any offence?
How much did the Metropolitan Police Service spend on DNA related policing activities in 2007-08? Can you provide a breakdown of costs between: · Expenditure on sampling arrested persons · Expenditure on sampling unsolved crime scene samples