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• Reference: 2009/0126-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Will the withdrawal of Transport for London funds for police enforcement and education work on road safety lead to an increase in casualties?

• Reference: 2009/0127-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

With the proposed closure of the Commercial Vehicle Education Unit, will current levels of enforcement continue, i.e. will there be specialised officers carrying our roadside checks on at least 3,000 vehicles a year, detecting legal infringements to date in around 80% of them?

• Reference: 2009/0128-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Will the Freight Operators Recognition Scheme (FORS) partnership, which has indicated that it will take over the administrative and education work of the CVEU have either the expertise or legal powers to carry out enforcement duties, previously done by the specialised Metropolitan Police officers?

• Reference: 2009/0129-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Are there plans for the Traffic OCU to be given extra resources to take over the enforcement element of the CVEU's work?

• Reference: 2009/0130-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Will the FORS partnership ensure that all transport operators with a vehicle involved in a fatality or serious injury receive a visit by a specialised member of staff who can assess the company's vehicles, practices and training? If not, will the Traffic OCU take over this task?

• Reference: 2009/0131-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

How much did the MPS pay out in compensation claims and associated legal expenses in each of the last five financial years?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Apart from areas where you have got terms and conditions that you cannot change, are you expecting every single part of the Metropolitan Police Service to make 5% to 10% cuts? Are there any areas where there will not be cuts?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 14 March 2007

I would like to say right up front I am not trying to score any points here, I would just like some progress. I am well aware that my name is on this list of people who have flown on behalf of the Mayor. What weight is given in the planning for whether or not to take trains rather than planes? It is clear that, for example, two people at least have gone to MIPIM [international property event] in Cannes this week, and the LDA automatically booked a flight because apparently you have to book a long way ahead. So...

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 14 March 2007

I have one more question if you do not mind. I suppose what I would like to see is some really positive and clear climate change advantage from each trip; if you are going to fly, then get some real advantage from it. That is the sort of offsetting that I could accept. Are you concerned at the fact that flights by GLA people have increased more than threefold since 2001, because this does not fit with the Climate Change Action Plan? Are you going to reconsider this policy?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 14 March 2007

I do understand the rationale for what you are doing. However, if you have this cheaper oil it takes the pressure off in a way from looking for other alternatives, whether it is LPG or bio fuels, and this could actually slow down real progress on climate change adaptation.