• Reference: 2017/1856
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 22 March 2017

The Agreement refers to the announcement in the Autumn Statement that the Adult Education Budget will be devolved to London from 2019-20. Is it your understanding that any proposed transfer of the Work and Health Programme will go directly to the London Boroughs?

• Reference: 2017/1855
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 22 March 2017

The Agreement does not appear to offer anything significantly new on Skills' Devolution that adds to what we already know. Is this correct?

• Reference: 2017/1854
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 22 March 2017

What role will you, as Mayor of London, actually play in the London Health and Care Devolution Agreement, following the proposed second Memorandum of Understanding?

• Reference: 2017/1853
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 22 March 2017

I refer to the Agreement, announced as part of the Chancellor's Spring Budget, which you have signed as Mayor of London along with London Councils and the Government. Will the GLA/TfL retain a significant proportion of remaining Business Rates to spend on transport projects, business support and skills projects?

• Reference: 2017/1852
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 22 March 2017

What is the total annual cost of the Met Mounted Police branch?

• Reference: 2017/1851
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 22 March 2017

How many officers and in what ranks comprise the establishment of the Met Mounted Police branch?

• Reference: 2017/1850
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 22 March 2017

What is the total annual revenue cost of the Met River Police branch?

• Reference: 2017/1849
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 22 March 2017

How many officers and in what ranks comprise the establishment of the Met River Police branch?

• Reference: 2017/1848
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 22 March 2017

Further to Question No: 2017/0606: 'Is MOPAC cutting funding for drugs and alcohol support workers embedded in custody suites, and if so by how much and why?' Your response being: 'Responsibility for commissioning alcohol and drug workers in MPS custody suites lies with the local authorities. MOPAC funds the local authorities through the London Crime Prevention Fund (LCPF). I have protected and maintained the LCPF at £72m over the next four years, despite continued pressures on the police budget. The majority of the LCPF is direct funding to local authorities, who have discretion to allocate this to local priorities aligned...

• Reference: 2017/1847
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 22 March 2017

Further to Question No: 2017/0605: 'What is the average time for a) digital forensic reports and b) scientific forensic reports to be provided?' Your response being: 'The estimated time for digital forensic reports is 7-10 days. This includes work undertaken on self-service kiosks and the most complex digital examinations. The estimated time for scientific forensic reports is 67 days. This includes urgent submissions, completed in 48 hours, through to complex scientific cases that involve multiple submissions and different forensic disciplines.' What are the implications of these waits for evidence for the Met in light of the forthcoming new rules on...