• Reference: 2018/0572
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

Data from the Home Office shows that Met Police Officers in Brent used their batons 25 times from April to November last year, almost double the figure for any other police force. This is despite the fact Brent has lower levels of violent crime than 14 other boroughs. Use of weapons such as batons, Tasers, dogs and irritant sprays in Brent was also the third highest in the capital. Tasers were fired 16 times and police dogs have bitten people on two occasions. I am concerned about these figures. What are your thoughts on this?

• Reference: 2018/0571
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

The latest figures show that there has been a huge increase in the number of violent acid attacks in London by more than 78 per cent over the past two years. You have mentioned that you will carry out a 'zero-tolerance' approach to combat acid attacks. What actions have you taken so far?

• Reference: 2018/0570
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

I applaud your commitment to the prevention and improvement of mental health issues among young Londoners. As you kindly advised at the Budget Plenary on 25th January, the draft budget includes, under Communities & Intelligence, £350k funding for the Healthy Minds work stream. Of this, £100k will be destined to initiatives targeted specifically at young people at risk of mental health problems. Could you please provide more information on these initiatives? For example, their key deliverables and timescales?

• Reference: 2018/0569
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

It has been reported [1] that transgender people wait on average 50 weeks to attend the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Clinic. This is well above the national 18 weeks target and has detrimental consequences on the mental health of the awaiting patients. While I recognise your limited powers regarding health, under your obligation to tackle health inequalities will you commit to campaign on this very important issue?

• Reference: 2018/0568
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

As a response to question 2017/5215, you said that NHS colleagues had advised you that discussions were underway, and that you expected to know more details in the new year. Is there an update? The original question was: "Given the promised increase of NHS funding in the next three years (£350m immediately for winter pressures, £1.6bn for 2018-19 and £850m in 2018-19), how much of it will be allocated to London NHS services?"

• Reference: 2018/0567
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

I'm pleased that Heathrow Airport is now paying its lowest paid staff the living wage, and wanted to ask the Mayor for an update on his work encouraging businesses across the capital to do the same?

• Reference: 2018/0566
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

Rough sleeping in London has doubled since 2010. I welcome the work the Mayor has done since being elected in 2016 to tackle this problem - but what are the causes, as far as your office can ascertain, for the rise in rough sleeping in the first place?

• Reference: 2018/0565
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

Will the criteria that were used to decide which stations would be upgraded to have step free access be the criteria going forward to decide which stations will be upgraded in future?

• Reference: 2018/0564
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

I'd like to welcome the steps that the Mayor has taken to make our tube stations across London more accessible, and am delighted to see many stations across Ealing and Hillingdon will be made step free under the new plans. What criteria were used for deciding which stations would be included in the plans, and what consultation was done with local groups?

• Reference: 2018/0563
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 22 February 2018

Are you satisfied that the Metropolitan Police has sufficient resources, both technical and staffing, to ensure it can provide effective and timely disclosure of evidence? If not, what further resources/actions does the Met need?