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• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

I agree with that wholly and Members will recall indeed we proposed a budget amendment at this year's budget debate to provide more policing in suburban London. My concern is that many outer London boroughs in the south of London do not have London Underground service at all, or indeed anywhere near them. Whilst policing on the buses is extremely important, in the commuter areas it is actually the overground rail and the stations and the trackside which is of importance. As you have just said, the public do not make much distinction about which type of uniform the police...

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

OK, but subject to that and to operational needs and local determination, there is no reason why they should not be at times working in the early hours of the morning?

• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

A lot of the problems that occur associated with transport happen very late at night and in the early hours of the morning, often with dispersal, whether that is on late night buses or particularly with taxis and mini cabs. Will the PCSOs be available at those sort of hours to deal with those sort of problems?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Let me tell you about some others. Are you aware, for example, that there were 34 trips to Paris by flying? You could walk from New Scotland Yard to Waterloo and get on the train. There were also 21 trips to Brussels. It seems to me that there is this presumption that air travel is more exciting, more fun, and it seems to me that the Metropolitan Police Service is not taking the Mayor's instruction seriously. Mind you, the Mayor is probably not taking it seriously either! He said, `The functional bodies have been asked to review their policies on...

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

I want you to say you are going to do something about it.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

I want you to say you are going to do something about it.

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Thank you for that. I would just like to say offsetting is just a way of calming your conscience and not a really effective way of combating climate change. You talked about the short flights. Last year there were 120 flights to Manchester. Now, the journey to Manchester is actually just something over two hours and I can assure you you can work on the train, even in second class. Then there were 32 trips to Liverpool. These places are actually easily got to by train and I would just like to ask you if you will commit now to...

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Picking up on Valerie's (Shawcross) point, I certainly agree a borough- by-borough list would be extremely useful. In terms of the Ward panels it does seem to be extremely patchy, even within boroughs, from one Ward to the next. Whilst I agree a one size fits all approach of engagement is not going to be right across London, there do need to be some sort of minimum standards in terms of engagement and democratic structures and input from local councillors and so on, that does not seem to be happening. So will you be working with the boroughs to actually...

• Reference: 2006/0255-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

How will the MPS encourage staff to use rail as an alternative to short-haul flights?

• Reference: 2006/0332-1
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Are the MPS' public access points fit for purpose?