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• Reference: 2015/3748
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

What guidance is available to Metropolitan Police Service officers about the removal of ceremonial items, such as kirpan knives, from individuals when they are placed into custody?

• Reference: 2015/3749
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

On how many instances in the last three years have individuals arrested by the Metropolitan Police Service refused to provide passwords for confiscated electronic equipment, and what options are available to officers when this happens?

• Reference: 2015/3745
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

It has been reported that Cambridgeshire Police will begin trialling a new system which enables the victims of crime to contact the police via video calling applications such as Skype. Does the Metropolitan Police Service intend to introduce similar such schemes, and what assessment has been made of their effectiveness?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Roger Evans AM: My constituency, Havering and Redbridge, is next door to the areas that Andrew [Andrew Boff AM] talked about. We did have some concerns that we did not win our Mini-Holland bid in Redbridge, but we are feeling a little bit of relief when we look across at what is happening in Walthamstow and the concerns of the residents there. Boris Johnson MP (Mayor of London): You will feel differently when it is finished. Roger Evans AM: That was actually the question I was going to ask you, Mr Mayor. Boris Johnson MP (Mayor of London): When it...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Roger Evans AM: This is an interesting debate, Mr Mayor. How do you reconcile the call for methods of production of energy that are effectively more expensive with the need to keep prices down to prevent fuel poverty and to protect jobs in heavy industry?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Roger Evans AM: In the past, Boris, we have talked about possibly devolving the LAS to the Greater London Authority. Would it be helpful, from your point of view, to actually have the LAS bundled up with the other emergency services under our control so that you can achieve economies of scale and have the three services working together better?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 04 November 2015

Roger Evans AM: Should tourists become bored with Richmond eventually, of course, they can travel ‑‑ Tony Arbour AM (Deputy Chairman): Tired of Richmond? Roger Evans AM: No doubt at an advanced age by that time, they can travel east to sample the delights of outer east London. One of the great things about outer London for tourists, of course, is that it is less polluted and less noisy than inner London. It provides a bit of a haven for them. Do you think that airport expansion plans could put this in danger?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 04 November 2015

Roger Evans AM: I would like to return to the debate about building links with the Indian market here in London. Recently I spoke at the World Hindu Economic Forum and also at Diwali in the Square and I was struck on both of those occasions by the size and the enthusiasm of London’s population of Hindus and Sikhs with Indian roots. What is L&P doing to use that enthusiasm and those existing links to benefit the city and to encourage more development?

• Reference: 2015/3291
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

What steps are the Metropolitan Police Service taking to reduce burglary in London?

• Reference: 2015/3292
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Some head teachers have suggested they are unsure whether to involve the police in incidents of "sexting" among pupils following an incident where a 14-year-old pupil was given a criminal record. What guidance does the Metropolitan Police Service provide schools on when to involve them in suspected incidents of "sexting" involving school pupils?