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• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 20 December 2012

With your indulgence, Chair, I wanted to cover two things briefly. The first I think is to Stephen Greenhalgh, which is that he is the lineal successor to [Lord] Toby Harris AM, Len Duvall AM [former Chairs of the MPA and then Kit Malthouse AM [former Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime]. They exercised their roles predominantly as chairs of the MPA with many members. I just wanted to, if you like, punch the bruise of Tony Arbour's question, which is that understanding and defining your role -- and you are not stupid by any stretch of the imagination. However...

• Reference: 2012/0067-2
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 29 November 2012

It is very simply stated that we have a commitment from the Mayor's Chief of Staff about the quality and quantity of financial information we will be receiving and it should not diminish. My exhibits are (a) Police and Crime Committee monthly report, one paragraph of financial information, which says I think diddly-squat is the accounting term, and (b) is MPA Finance Committee, Resources Committee, same time last year, 24-page report with tables with accurate information on the departures from the budget. That seems to me to be a bit of a departure from Sir Edward [Lister]'s undertaking. If I...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 29 November 2012

I had a process question, which is one of the reasons I am on this earth, or indeed on this Committee. It is about the Police and Crime Plan. I was really taken aback by something you said, Mr Greenhalgh, which is about how are you going to reach hard-to-reach groups. This is a statutory document, a statutory plan, it cements the relationship between you and him [The Commissioner] in a very public fashion. I had assumed you would have a plan, a project plan if you like, as to how you are going to roll this out. You have...

• Reference: 2012/0027-2
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 21 June 2012

John Biggs (AM): One specific question, then a more general one. The specific one is, where are we now with the discussions on the funding of the Kirkin and Withern pieces of work (dedicated operations for responding to public disorder)?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

There is a delay because of the Government's review which has led them to refuse to consider requests for a designation.

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Obviously you will be talking to the new owners about their cooperation as security is a very sensitive issue in terms of aviation. My other question, which I think is a very important one for Londoners, is has there ever been an occasion because of the lack of reimbursement where the police service has taken a decision to provide fewer police to support airport security operations than it otherwise would have done?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

I was very keen to ask this question because I was hoping I would get that sort of answer, which is that I think there is a hell of a lot of good work in this area - and let us be very clear this is not a party political question because there are, I think when you are honest about this, Labour boroughs who are good, there are some who are less good, there are Conservative boroughs who are good and there are some who are less good. What worries me in your answer is that, whilst I agree...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

I thought perhaps I should start by correcting something that Angie (Bray) said, which is of course that the Conservative Party had two positions on identity cards. I was quite interested in this debate, but I was wondering if we could explore it in another direction in terms of policing, which is about the value and usage of biometric data, and I think I have two questions. The first is whether you think ' and I suspect I know what the answer is ' Londoners should welcome or fear the growing development of biometric testing? For example, whether or not...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

Thank you, and on balance do you think this is something that Londoners should welcome, the cautious approach of the MPA, or do you think we should be blazing a trail on this because other crimes might be detected which are currently not being detected?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

John Biggs (AM): Could I just pursue this slightly, and you may decide that this is a question that it is not appropriate for you to answer -- Sir Ian Blair (Commissioner, MPS): I will keep looking at the Chair then - - John Biggs (AM): The Chair will rule me out of order perhaps, but given that there is a development of biometric testing across the world and I think private sector employers in the UK are using it and so on, do you think the police service has a role in ensuring that there are standards which are...