• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 February 2006

That is good news and Londoners will be pleased to hear about it. I note, from your very detailed monthly report that you presented to us, that you met with Keith Norman, General Secretary of ASLEF, on 19 January. Following that, Mr Norman seemed to take over responsibility for the London dispute from the ASLEF London negotiator. Could you tell us a bit more about that meeting that you had with Mr Norman, and if you have had any similar meetings with the leaders of the RMT?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 21 February 2006

One message that you could send out very clearly to support those modernisers within the RMT is to make it quite clear that, under no circumstances, would you consider reinstating Bob Crow or any of his current officials to the Board of Transport for London (TfL) or place the representatives of any other unions which threaten militancy and industrial disputes on less than 50% turnouts on the Board. That would be a message and an incentive, would it not?

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

It would be interesting to know.

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Just as a matter of interest, have you got a figure for the cost for conducting an ANPR operation over a 12-hour period?

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

So, what you are saying is there is the will, there is the money, and you are actually going to go ahead and roll out a programme?

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

We will take that as a no then, shall we?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

I would actually like the Commissioner to give his views on the fitness for purpose both of the financial and management structures. The Metropolitan Police within two years will be 180 years old. In many ways it has not changed. Certainly its mission from 1829, `Detection and prevention of crime with the promotion of public tranquillity', has not changed. Should that be changing? How far of you gone with Safer Neighbourhoods? What about accountability of local Borough Commanders or answerability to the local people? How far are you taking localised citizen focus? Are we fit for purpose there?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

There is both revenue and capital. Are you capitalised enough to meet the current demand?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Is the command structure of policing in London robust enough to meet the challenges of the next five years?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

The actual quote was `even a whelk stall has an accountant', and you did not.