• Reference: 2020/2592
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

With the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and young people, what work is being undertaken to target the most vulnerable to help them recover and give professionals the opportunity to identify safeguarding issues and other concerns?

• Reference: 2020/2591
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

The charity Barnardo’s warned recently that the COVID-19 pandemic has, and continues to have, a significant impact on children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. How are you working with boroughs to set out plans to deliver a programme of resilience-building and social activities for all children and young people?

• Reference: 2020/2590
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

The Government’s Huawei ban on 5G infrastructure in the UK potentially has serious implications for the Emergency Services Network (ESN) upgrade. How are you working with the Met and the London Fire Brigade to understand how this could impact their operations, particularly around the lifespan and security of the ESN system?

• Reference: 2020/2589
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Will you work with the Met to keep Chiswick Police station open permanently, given the legal success in 2018 to keep Wimbledon police station open and a current local petition against the station’s closure, which has gained nearly 1000 signatures?

• Reference: 2020/2588
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Sistah Space is the only pan-London domestic violence charity offering specialist services for Black & Afro-Caribbean women, a charity which you have recently funded. The charity has been evicted by Hackney Council from the premises it was using and asked to return to a wholly unsuitable premises. As Mayor of London, will you: a) intervene to support this charity and ensure that its essential work can continue; b) immediately ensure it can be supported to find an appropriate location to operate until the threat of Covid-19 has passed; and c) work with Sistah Space and Hackney Council directly to find...

• Reference: 2020/2587
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Can you confirm details of the Covid-19 safety practices in place at police driving schools, specifically in relation to the number of officers allowed per vehicle and the rules around the wearing of facemasks?

• Reference: 2020/2586
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Following your response to MQ 2019/11974, please provide an update on the progress the Met has made in replacing helicopter use with drones, where possible, in its policing operations.

• Reference: 2020/2585
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

How many times over the last year have Met police helicopters been deployed and remained in stationary flight over one location for more than an hour? Please break down by month and location.

• Reference: 2020/2584
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Has the Met considered the potential benefits of automated police transcription technology? Please provide information on any work the Met has done to investigate the benefits of such technology in their work.

• Reference: 2020/2583
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

Please provide details of how many hours officers have spent transcribing police interviews over the last 5 years, broken down by year and interview location e.g. interview suite, scene of crime, body worn device etc?