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• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 20 December 2012

I am going to move on to a few questions about community safety funding, if I may, and I wanted to ask the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. Obviously we have seen some of the criteria that have come through in the letter that has been sent out from you and London Councils to councils. The first question was how MOPAC selected the criteria under which the decisions on allocating community safety funding were selected and what consultation if any you made in determining the criteria with relevant stakeholders who were applying for funding.

• 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: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 29 November 2012

I just wanted to make one comment on the consultation programme. I am going to agree with Caroline that an hour per borough seems quite short. How are you going to demonstrate that you have listened to people, because obviously the real way that you can demonstrate that consultation is meaningful is by demonstrating that you have taken comments onboard? Are you going to allow room for change if after what is an extensive consultation you find that you do not have the support for the plan that you are obviously hoping to get?

• 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)?