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• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 06 February 2015

Jenny Jones AM: On this substantive issue, I am very concerned that you are actually releasing too much industrial land because the vacancy rate on industrial land has actually halved in the past 15 years and is now lower than retail vacancies. I am concerned that you are talking about surplus land when, actually, it is not surplus because small businesses still need to be near centres of population and they still need to be near town centres. I just wonder how much research you have done on this.

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 17 December 2014

Darren Johnson AM: I hear what you say about Wormwood Scrubs and the issue of permeability. I do not at all doubt the need to improve permeability. However, surely, this type of thing can be done through sensible negotiations between boroughs. You do not need to include it in the MDC to ensure pathways and gates to public open space, do you?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 17 December 2014

Jenny Jones AM: I have not been convinced by these arguments about keeping Wormwood Scrubs open space inside the MDC. The council that currently has it in their borough is against it. The Friends of the Open Space are against it. It looks like a mayoral land grab. It does not look like a coherent plan. Sir Edward Lister (Mayor's Chief of Staff): If I may, it is a coherent plan, but they do not agree with it. Jenny Jones AM: Do you not think you should be interested in localism: that decisions for local people for local land should...

• 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?