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• Reference: 2015/1596
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 03 June 2015

Metropolitan Police crime statistics show sexual offences in Redbridge have increased by 32 per cent in the past year. Can you provide a breakdown of the types of offences and help identify whether this large increase is primarily being driven by an increase in reporting? http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/home/rise_in_recorded_sexual_offences_a…

• Reference: 2015/1597
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 03 June 2015

Metropolitan Police crime statistics show sexual offences in Havering have increased by 37 per cent in the past year. Can you provide a breakdown of the types of offences and help identify whether this large increase is primarily being driven by an increase in reporting? http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/home/reporting_of_sex_crimes_in_haveri…

• Reference: 2015/1598
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 03 June 2015

I wrote to the Mayor to raise the plight of residents of homes owned by MOPAC who were told they were being evicted. In the reply received in December 2014 the Mayor stated that 'We will be asking Crown Simmons to consider whether any of their tenants who have been affected by this decision should be compensated and will be working with them to facilitate this' - what has the outcome of this been?

• Reference: 2015/1599
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 03 June 2015

Thank you for your answer to my question 2015/0587 How many people have had to vacate their homes due to the reductions in the residential portfolio of the MOPAC Estates Strategy 2013-2016? You did not provide a figure in your response; can you please now do so?

• 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?