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• Reference: 2003/0462-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Are you satisfied with the latest financial settlement for the MPS, which yet again appears to short change Londoners? .

• Reference: 2003/0461-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

What impact have the high levels of policing in central London had on resources for ordinary residential areas and high streets in other London boroughs? .

• Reference: 2003/0463-1
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

What progress has been made in making police services in London more accessible? " .

• Reference: 2003/0465-1
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Have there been any problems with the introduction of PCSOs? If so, what changes if any will be made to their role? What has the public reaction been? .

• Reference: 2003/0468-1
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

What progress has been made in setting up an inquiry into the handling of internal investigations and grievances within the Metropolitan Police Service? .

• Reference: 2003/0469-1
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

In evidence to the London Assembly's scrutiny of the revised Economic Development Strategy, the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry cited crime as one of the most important constraints on business success at present. What are you doing to reach out to small businesses in London and address their concerns .

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

We have a later motion about this question of the nationalisation of the national functions, so we will perhaps return to that. However, certainly one of the attractions of going down that route is to get the clarity and funding so that people can see what is going on. If the Government is not being clear and is expecting Londoners to pay for national responsibilities, then that is one of the reasons we are looking at that, certainly from my side. Toby says that he goes and has his cosy chats with the Home Secretary in a low-key sort of...

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

It is entertaining how the Labour side has attacked us and indeed the Tories today on things such as what Simon Hughes is saying and so forth, all because they do not actually know who their own candidate is and where they are going in terms of the Mayoral elections. When they get themselves sorted out they might have something more intelligent to say. Toby claims to be making the case for London, but the evidence suggests otherwise. As I understand it we are not clear what is the actual amount we will get on both the Airwave grant that...

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Going back to the increased need for funding and the question of who pays if services are expanded. I think we have noticed here at the Assembly that if we put something in our budget like resilience the Government then does not fund it; the same with the income from Congestion Charging and local grants. Of course, now London funds many of the extra police officers and the Government has rewarded us with a £56 million deduction in our grant. Would Toby Harris agree that the Government cannot have it both ways as we discussed yesterday? They cannot claim credit...

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

No, that is not exactly what I am asking you to do.