• Reference: 2022/3619
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

It was reported by The Guardian on 30 September 2022 that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) refused permission for a ‘March of the Mummies’ protest organised by the group Pregnant Then Screwed, to go ahead on 29th October. Later that day, @MetPoliceEvents tweeted a statement saying: “it is not the case that the Met is refusing to police or support this or any other protest, as reported.” What guidance is in place for officers engaging in a proactive approach to MPS communications on social media?

• Reference: 2022/3618
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) said in 2014 that it was wrong not to review its use of the ‘hard stop’ tactic employed in the shooting of Mark Duggan in 2011, despite being advised to do so by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Does the MPS today still use the ‘hard stop’ as a policing tactic?

• Reference: 2022/3617
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) confirmed that 67 people were arrested on 19 September 2022 as part of the policing operation for the Queen’s funeral. Could you confirm how many people were arrested in total in the multi-day policing operation for the Lying-in-State and the Queen’s funeral, broken down by offence? Could you provide this data in table format?

• Reference: 2022/3616
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

Queensland police in Australia recently announced that they would ban the use of spit hoods. Do you or the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) have any plans to follow their lead and ban the use of spit hoods in London?

• Reference: 2022/3615
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

Police Horse Sandown died after collapsing on duty at Notting Hill Carnival on 28 August 2022. It was announced that an investigation into his death would be launched. Could you update me on the progress of this investigation, and if any operational changes will be made as a result of this death?

• Reference: 2022/3614
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

At the London Assembly Plenary on 6 December 2018, a motion was passed unanimously urging you to make strong representations to London boroughs calling for them to make sexual health support a priority. Could you tell me what action you have taken and share any responses you received?

• Reference: 2022/3613
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

On 9 August 2019 – during a large power cut to the National Grid that caused disruption to Thameslink and London Underground – 239,861 London customers were disconnected from the electricity grid to reduce demand by 174MW. What steps have you taken since then to consider the role of major energy users like Transport for London (TfL) during such scenarios in future, and how would any disruption be communicated with Londoners?

• Reference: 2022/3612
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

Some advice for civil preparedness to future climate and other disasters involves advising people to have a ‘grab bag’ handy. What do you consider to be the right things for a Londoner to have in such a bag?

• Reference: 2022/3611
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

What training do first responders in London undertake to prepare for a possible ‘chain of events’ scenario where multiple climate and other events combine to create a worse disaster?

• Reference: 2022/3610
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 13 October 2022

Are you preparing for the possible impact on London of a nuclear event in Europe, which could cause at the very least similar issues as Chernobyl did in 1986?