• Reference: 2023/2925
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

The Met Commissioner stated to me at Police and Crime Committee meeting that the Met’s recruitment and retention has dropped further in recent months, with over 1,000 police officer vacancies at around 3% of full strength. What innovation in terms of HR transformation can MOPAC and the Met bring from the public or private sector to increase recruitment right across London and beyond in addition to tackling pay and reputational issues?

• Reference: 2023/2924
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

In your opinion, is the Met Commissioner correct to prioritise policing over mental health callouts?

• Reference: 2023/2923
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Do you support Independent Newspapers calls for the BBC Digital expansion plans to be stopped given your “Digital Access for All” recovery mission?

• Reference: 2023/2922
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

When will you update your guidance on 'The control of dust and emissions in construction' published in 2014 given that construction and demolition dust is estimated to be responsible for 224.39 tonnes/annum of 2,719.67 tonnes/annum of total emissions of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in 2030 i.e. 8.2%?

• Reference: 2023/2921
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Can you confirm that the Green Finance Fund is the same as the Green Bonds Scheme with a new name?

• Reference: 2023/2920
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Have you considered how you will offset the emissions from road repairs?

• Reference: 2023/2919
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Is the electric bus fleet contributing significantly to the degradation of the roads in London?

• Reference: 2023/2918
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Will you be looking into investing in the harder wearing road surface material used on motorways for residential areas in London?

• Reference: 2023/2917
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

What are the potential environmental impacts of having to resurface roads more often?

• Reference: 2023/2916
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Are you concerned by the recent report from the University of Leeds which outlined that electric cars could double the damage to roads compared to petrol cars?