• Reference: 2018/2239
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 13 September 2018

The summer 2018 heatwave emphasised the vulnerability of many hospitals and care homes that do not have facilities to cope with extreme heat. What discussions have you had with health and social care partners to improve the heat resilience of their facilities?

• Reference: 2018/2238
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 13 September 2018

Does the London Resilience Forum have a timeframe to update the 2015 Drought Response Framework?

• Reference: 2018/2237
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 13 September 2018

The severe drought scoping study published in October 2017 made six recommendations covering research and risks, a full severe drought plan and exercise, and long-term preventative work. Please can you provide an update on the activities you have taken or encouraged partners to take to follow up these recommendations?

• Reference: 2018/2236
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 13 September 2018

Following the Wanstead flats blaze and many other park fires made worse by the unusually hot and dry summer, have you had any discussions with the London Fire Brigade and relevant park authorities on creating natural fire breaks in London's open spaces to slow the spread of future fires?

• Reference: 2018/2235
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 13 September 2018

The 32 London boroughs operate in a different context to other local authorities across England and Wales when providing/commissioning appropriate adult services. London boroughs are more closely tied together by geography and transport networks, their basic command units span multiple local authorities as a result of the borough mergers, custody suites often serve police units outside of the borough and the demand profile of individual boroughs for appropriate adult services may be low. As a result, there is scope for economies of scale to be realised if boroughs work together to provide/commission appropriate adult services. Given this unique context, what...

• Reference: 2018/2234
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 13 September 2018

What would this arrangement look like in London given the Police and Crime Commissioner covers 32 different local authorities?

• Reference: 2018/2233
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 13 September 2018

Will the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime be adopting the recommendation made in Home Office's release of voluntary guidance on an 'Appropriate Adult PCC-Local Authority Partnership Agreement' for Police and Crime Commissioners to provide a demand profile for appropriate adults within their area?

• Reference: 2018/2232
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 13 September 2018

The Leader of Barnet Council has said that police reserves should be used to fund police officers on an ongoing basis. Do you consider that this would be imprudent?

• Reference: 2018/2231
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 13 September 2018

What is the present incidence of moped crime in Camden, compared to a year ago; and what steps have been taken to reduce this crime in Camden?

• Reference: 2018/2230
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 13 September 2018

Further to your answer to Question No: 2018/1858 which indicated that the Met had 482 Detective Constable vacancies, how many passed out in the first cohort of direct entry detectives and how many are expected to do so in further cohorts following later this year?