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• Reference: 2015/1564
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 03 June 2015

With the Metropolitan Police Service needing to make £800m in savings, it will become increasingly vital that it can deliver more with less. What role does technology have to play in providing London with a police force fit for the 21st century?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 03 June 2015

Mr Mayor, I do not like to kick a man when he is down, but I am always willing to make an exception in the case of the Liberal Democrats. You have mentioned Nick de Bois’ attempts to introduce mandatory prison sentences for second offences of possession of a knife. Do you recall that it was in fact the Liberal Democrats who opposed that amendment?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 05 March 2014

It was widely said by your political opponents that in times of cuts and recession crime was likely to increase in London. We have heard from you and we have heard from the Commissioner, very encouragingly, that crime figures are improving, crime rates are going down. Can you assure me, and indeed London, that crime truly is decreasing, or is it related to the fact that crime is being screened out?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

Sir Ian (Blair), you mentioned, I think it was first time I have heard it mentioned, that you appeared to concede that there is going to be a difference between Safer Neighbourhoods and non-Safer Neighbourhoods. Yet it is your aspiration, it is the aspiration of the MPA and it is the aspiration of Government, to see that every neighbourhood will be a Safer Neighbourhood. When will this happen? When will every neighbourhood be a Safer Neighbourhood, and how do you believe it will be funded?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

Therefore, with no funding it will not happen?

• Reference: 2005/0211-1
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

What was the total annual cost of diversity and equalities training etc in each year 2000 - 2004? How much time do officers of each rank spend on diversity - equalities etc training each year 2000 - 2004?

• Reference: 2005/0212-1
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

What was the total annual cost of crime prevention activities by the MPS in the community in each year 2000 - 2004? How much time do officers of each rank spend on crime prevention activities in the community each year 2000 - 2004?

• Reference: 2005/0213-1
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

What is being done to speed up responses to telephone calls to the police in Richmond upon Thames? When will Richmond upon Thames be incorporated into the new system being installed by the MPS?

• Reference: 2005/0214-1
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

How many police officers and PCSOs have not got their own personal police radios?

• Reference: 2005/0215-1
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

a. Has the shortage of police cells in South West London affected the number of arrests being made by local police? b. What is the programme for bringing more police cells in to use in SW London? c. What are the opportunity costs of having to transport a prisoner from Richmond to cells at Bexley and back to appear in Court at Richmond?