• Reference: 2017/3695
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Further to Question No: 2017/3285: Further to Question No: 2017/2932: What work has TfL done to examine the viability of extending the 383 bus route to Finchley Memorial Hospital, and what was the outcome of their investigations? Your response being: Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly. Will you now provide a substantive reply? Your response being: 'Please see my response to MQ 2017/2932' As that response is a circular one, to repeat the same answer 'Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly.' Do you not agree with me that answer is disingenuous, and...

• Reference: 2017/3694
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Further to Question No: 2017/3275: What would the cost be of making West Hampstead tube step-free, what work has been done to assess the viability of doing so, and have any plans been drawn up on how this could be accommodated in the station? Written response from the Mayor Please see my answer to MQ 2017/2923. Your response being: 'Please see my response to MQ 2017/2923.' As that response is a circular one, to repeat the same answer 'Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly.' Do you not agree with me that answer is disingenuous, and as...

• Reference: 2017/3693
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Further to Question No: 2017/3274: Further to Question No: 2017/2923 What is the present position in responding to local demands for this? Your response being: Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly. Will you now provide a substantive reply? Your response being: 'Please see my response to MQ 2017/2923.' As that response is a circular one, to repeat the same answer 'Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly.' Do you not agree with me that answer is disingenuous, and as I have now been awaiting a reply for several months, don't you think it...

• Reference: 2017/3692
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

How many officers at what ranks have been redeployed from the war crimes unit; is it intended that this should be a short term closure of the unit and if so for how long; and if it is intended to be permanent how will the Met investigate alleged war criminals, especially historic cases which require specialist expertise and knowledge?

• Reference: 2017/3691
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

How many officers under the Police Now scheme have been allocated as dedicated ward officers after completion of their 6 weeks training?

• Reference: 2017/3690
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Is it correct that the closure of Scotland Yard's art squad is temporary; if so when will it be reinstated; and if not how will we be able to combat the often complex smugglers and dealers in looted and stolen artefacts, especially from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and other parts of the middle east?

• Reference: 2017/3689
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

The Grenfell Tower Judicial Inquiry opens today: are you satisfied with the terms of reference; and what representation have you arranged for the GLA, Met Police, and London Fire Brigade?

• Reference: 2017/3688
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Further to Question No: 2017/3303: What local consultation meetings are being organised in Barnet and in Camden to consult on the police Public Access and Engagement Strategy? Your response being: 'Borough commanders are in the process of arranging local consultation sessions in support of the public consultation on the draft Strategy. Camden and Barnet are in the process of arranging this.' Have these meetings now been arranged, and if so where and when, and what is being done to publicise them?

• Reference: 2017/3687
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Further to Question No: 2017/3299: How many a) moped enabled crimes and b) moped thefts have there been in the last 12 months; and how does that compare with the previous 3 years? Your response being: 'Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly.' Will you now provide a substantive reply?

• Reference: 2017/3686
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Further to Question No: 2017/3294: I am getting reports from Camden residents and ward panels that the Pathfinder (Camden & Islington) Borough has resulted in a deterioration of services provided by the MPS, including in particular the poor standard of investigations into crime allegations. What is being done to correct this? Your response being: 'Officers are drafting a response which will be send shortly.' Will you now provide a substantive reply?