• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 20 December 2018

Good afternoon, Mr Mayor. I am sure that all Members understand that you do not write every word of your written answers to Mayor’s questions. However, can you assure us that you do read every answer before it is sent, and, in terms of democratic oversight, every answer accurately represents your views?

• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 20 December 2018

Thank you, Chairman. Mayor, you mentioned spit hoods in the custody suites. As you know, it is absolutely shameful that spitting and biting happens against officers on the streets all the time. We are now in the most ridiculous situation that City of London officers have spit hoods on our streets, as do the British Transport Police (BTP). There is a review supposed to be going on. I was told on 1 November [2018] that the review was going on. Can you tell me if we are any further towards having our officers protected as they should be on the...

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 20 December 2018

Mr Mayor, thank you for the work you are doing to tackle violent crime. The VRU is going to make really great headway, but residents in my constituency were really concerned recently because ‑ to tackle this, you really need the buy‑in from the local community ‑ the MPS had released some information that they were proposing some armed patrols in residential areas. Understandably, that has caused great concern. Did you have concerns about that because I believe they has been inadequate consultation? Secondly, do you understand that such patrols may increase fear and distrust rather than provide reassurance if...

• Question by: Peter Whittle
• Meeting date: 20 December 2018

Mr Mayor, just carrying on from my colleague’s question, with the public health approach to violent crime, knife crime in particular, apparently, as I understand it, from the examples of Scotland that are often quoted, stop‑and‑search was integral still to it. Is that not right?

• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 20 December 2018

I want to ask a bit more about data protection law. The ICO’s enforcement notice has some very stark conclusions on the issues on which she can rule, which are data protection and privacy. She says that basic data protection practice has not been followed and she comments on how the potential harm to people from this poor practice threatens public confidence in effective law enforcement. We know you have said you have been reviewing the purpose and use of the matrix yourself for some time and MOPAC tells us that the review started officially in July 2017. Can I...

• Question by: Lord Bailey of Paddington
• Meeting date: 20 December 2018

Hello, Mr Mayor. Just to follow up on Assembly Member Arnold’s question, 78% of people on the Gangs Matrix are young black males but they are responsible for only 27% of violent crime. Is there any indication as to why it is slanted so heavily this way? Has this review given any explanation for that or any insight?

• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 20 December 2018

Just to follow up on that ‑ again, I very much welcome your cycle initiatives ‑ one of my New Year’s resolutions is to take up cycling so watch this space, but does the Mayor agree with my colleague Assembly Member Bailey in terms of cyclists on the Embankment on CS3 feeling pinned up against the river? Essentially, we need to get more people out cycling. What would the Mayor say to that?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 22 November 2018

Mr Mayor, you quite rightly mentioned your concerns about public safety and in what I am saying I have no wish to appear complacent in any way, but will you join me in congratulating the Hackney Gangs Taskforce on its success in reducing knife offences by 46%? They did this by targeting over a nine-month period. Two notorious gangs that had been identified with some of the most horrendous crimes, including murder. I was so heartened by what Detective Sergeant [Matt] Webb said - and on an occasion like this, we do have to identify a leader amongst our police...

• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 22 November 2018

In your update you omitted to mention your visit to Newbury Park.

• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 22 November 2018

On the same theme, Mr Mayor, with less than five months to go until the date the UK is due to leave the EU, is it fair - according to [The Rt Hon] Caroline Nokes MP, the Immigration Minister, at the Home Affairs Select Committee last month - that the Government is expecting London’s businesses to check whether EU citizens have a right to work in the event of a no-deal Brexit without giving them details of how this will work, especially bearing in mind that Ms Nokes herself did not know how it was going to work either?