• Reference: 2022/2820
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

The Met Police is currently targeting recruitment at women and Black and Minority Ethnic communities to increase diversity in the workforce. How many women and Black and Minority Ethnic officers and staff have been recruited per year for 2020, 2021 and 2022? Is there any evidence that the targeted recruitment drive is working?

• Reference: 2022/2819
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

How much money has the Met spent per year for 2020, 2021 and 2022 on advertising jobs within London?

• Reference: 2022/2818
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

How much money has the Met spent per year for 2020, 2021 and 2022 on advertising jobs outside London?

• Reference: 2022/2817
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

What mitigations will you put in place in the budget for 2023-24 against financial uncertainties, such as inflation, or potentially lower than expected business rate returns or public transport fare receipts?

• Reference: 2022/2816
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

Your core central scenario for budget submissions for 2023-24 envisages a 2.5% increase in business rates. What is the rationale behind this projection, and on what factors do you base this expectation regarding business activity?

• Reference: 2022/2815
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

What mitigations do you plan during the budget-setting process for 2023-24 against the potential effects of inflation, given that it is relatively high and unstable?

• Reference: 2022/2814
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

Functional bodies have to produce budget submissions for 2023-24 in line with your “core central scenario”. This scenario envisages a 4.4% equivalent funding increase compared to 2022-23, after one-off items have been removed. This is far below the current rate of inflation. How will you reconcile budget submissions with potential inflation affecting costs during the year?

• Reference: 2022/2813
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

The recreational use of nitrous oxide appears to be on the increase, with cannisters littering many high streets and areas of London. Although it is covered under the 2016 Psychoactive Substances Act, it is difficult to police sales of nitrous oxide, as it has legitimate uses. How is the Met tackling this issue and what work are you doing with the health service to provide advice on the side effects of this drug?

• Reference: 2022/2812
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

What assessment has been carried out into the dangerous effects of high heat on bus drivers, and what potential changes can TfL make to ensure that any risk of heatstroke is mitigated? Are there any circumstances that you consider the temperature in the driver’s cab to be too dangerous to drive?

• Reference: 2022/2811
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 15 September 2022

What does TfL plan to spend the Lillie Square Section 106 passenger capacity funding on at West Brompton Station, and will you consider enhanced facilities such as the installation of a staffed London Overground cabin, a passenger information point and more bin facilities?