• Reference: 2017/0612
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Reports suggest that the Met has a replacement programme costing £21 million to replace 700 vehicles in 2017/18, including 250 Hybrid electric or alternative energy vehicles. What is your best estimate of how much more this replacement programme is costing, than would have been the case if Sterling had not been devalued as against the dollar and euro consequent on the Brexit referendum last year?

• Reference: 2017/0611
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Is it correct that there is no electric-powered rail-mounted rail-grinder small enough to be used in the Northern Line tunnels, thus preventing corrugated tracks being smoothed out, when compared with other lines where a diesel powered rail-grinder can be used; and if so, what can be done about this?

• Reference: 2017/0610
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Residents who live in Arlington Road and Mornington Crescent Camden Town have been suffering with disturbing noise from the Northern Line which has got considerably worse in the last two years with measurements showing ground-borne noise of 55dB (as tested by TfL) every time a Southbound Bank branch train passes by, plus disturbing vibration. The Northbound Bank branch is also audible. Whilst TfL are proposing to retrofit rubber bushings onto the stretch of Southbound line which has concrete sleepers which may help, they say that they cannot do anything about the corrugated track exists on both lines because the only...

• Reference: 2017/0609
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

How long did it take in the last calendar year on average to complete DBS checks for applicants for nurse practitioner posts in custody suites?

• Reference: 2017/0608
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

In relation to requests by the Met to local authorities to provide a) secure and b) non secure accommodation for children held in custody, in relation to each category i) how many requests were made and ii) how many request were complied with , in the last 3 calendar years?

• Reference: 2017/0607
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Further to question 2016/4842, the answer to which provided a table of the numbers of children held in custody by age and length of time, will you provide a breakdown of that table to indicate for each box , the number of children held in custody under investigation; and the number held on post charge remand?

• Reference: 2017/0606
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Is MOPAC cutting funding for drugs and alcohol support workers embedded in custody suites, and if so by how much and why?

• Reference: 2017/0605
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

What is the average time for a) digital forensic reports and b) scientific forensic reports to be provided?

• Reference: 2017/0604
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Further to Question No 2017/0251 Do any senior officers receive any assistance with housing in London: and do any senior officers receive a clothing allowance towards their uniforms or otherwise; and if so in both categories, what is the value in total of these? Your response being: 'Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly' Will you now give a substantive answer?

• Reference: 2017/0603
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Further to Question No 2017/0248 Further to Question No: 2016/4882 Further to Question No: 2016/4395 'The Times' has established that there are at least 156 live sexual misconduct inquiries into police in England, Wales and Scotland. The figure includes complaints made by colleagues as well as reports by victims and witnesses, although the majority of cases are in the latter category. The true figure is likely to be higher since only a quarter of 44 forces would acknowledge live cases. How many of these are in the Met.? Your response being: 'Officers are drafting a response which will be sent...