• Reference: 2019/20088
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

The Home Secretary recently announced £20million extra funding to the National County Lines Co-ordination Centre and the British Transport Police in order to tackle County lines activity. How will this support the work of the Metropolitan Police Service on this issue?

• Reference: 2019/20087
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

How does the Metropolitan Police support those exploited by gangs as part of County Lines activity so that they are kept safe from further exploitation?

• Reference: 2019/20086
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

How many young people from within the North East constituency have been identified as being involved in county lines drug dealing?

• Reference: 2019/20085
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

At a meeting of Merton Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Commission held on the 11th September Sally Benatar, the BCU Commander, stated that there are five key performance indicators for the South West BCU, one of which is ‘Stop and search – increase the amount we are doing’. Is such a policy being followed by any other BCUs within the Metropolitan Police Service?

• Reference: 2019/20084
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

At a meeting of Merton Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Commission held on the 11th September Sally Benatar, the Basic Command Unit (BCU Commander, stated that there are five key performance indicators for the South West BCU, one of which is ‘Stop and search – increase the amount we are doing’. Are you concerned that such simplistic performance indicators might be counter-productive and undermine public confidence in the police?

• Reference: 2019/20083
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

How does London’s policing support our human rights?

• Reference: 2019/20082
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

What can the Metropolitan Police learn from recent events to meet the challenges of the future?

• Reference: 2019/20078
• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

What do you consider to be the most challenging issues facing the Met Police over the next year?

• Reference: 2019/20004
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

Given the uncertainty caused by the recent HS2 review, how can we work to ensure that we ultimately get an HS2 plan which works for London?

• Reference: 2019/19992
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

Further to my Question number 2019/17690 regarding funding for extra police officers – what extra funding has been allocated to London so that you can start to reverse the swingeing cuts to the police and other public services that the government has made over the past 8 years?