• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Really? How interesting. You have frequently commented, and your comment was echoed in the House of Commons yesterday where the matter was discussed, that it would be a mere handful of strategic applications in which you would wish to make a determination. That is really a rather naïve suggestion is it not, given that last year more than 200 applications were referred to you? What happened when those applications were referred to you, was that there was consultation with the Planning Decisions Unit (PDU). I would suggest, and perhaps you would like to comment on this, is that what happens...

• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

At a recent seminar at the London School of Economics Neil Coleman said, on your behalf, that he did not expect you would intervene in more than ten planning applications per year. Do you still stand by that figure?

• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

So you do not expect it to be more than say about ten?

• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Three or four.

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Thank you very much for that. If you get all of those powers your opportunity to meddle will be infinitely greater! You have indicated only in that answer that you believe that an additional 40 applications will be referred to you if the housing threshold is reduced from 500 to 200. How many additional applications do you think you are going to be allowed to consider if all of the other requests are met?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

By the Public Affairs Department at the Metropolitan Police Service.

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

I have received letters from sergeants of Safer Neighbourhood teams, complaining about them being overwhelmed by swathes of paperwork, so I assume they are not on EPIC yet. Gathering together a whole list of the performances that they have achieved over the previous month including lists of good news stories which we do get reported at the police authority in their abundance. What steps are you taking to make sure that the warranted officers of the Safer Neighbourhood teams are not turned into glorified administrators?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

I agree, Mr Mayor. Will you make available to us how that 82% was calculated?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Richard Barnes (AM): I am just following up your answer. Brian Coleman (Chairman): I am sure the Mayor can drop us a line on that particular point.

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Is this a point of order?