• Reference: 2016/4400
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 November 2016

What is your view of the proposed new national armed police force under consideration by the Government combining firearms officers from the British Transport Police, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary and the Ministry of Defence police; and what impact would this have on policing, especially counter terrorism policing, in London?

• Reference: 2016/4399
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 November 2016

It is reported that Firearms officers are to travel on London Underground trains following the bomb alert at North Greenwich station. Will these all be BTP officers or will the Met. be part of this operation?

• Reference: 2016/4398
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 November 2016

The Met. Police Federation has warned that the Metropolitan Police Service could struggle to recruit 600 extra firearms officers within two years, as planned: do you agree with them; and if not will you give an update on progress towards this target and an indication of any obstacles in reaching the target that you currently envisage?

• Reference: 2016/4397
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 November 2016

Stamford Hill Shomrim has compiled data which show that in one month there were 32 cases anti-Semitic incidents logged among ultra-Orthodox Charedi Jews living in Stamford Hill. The Stamford Hill Shomrim believes the incidents are "only the tip of the iceberg". All of the incidents uncovered during the study have been reported to police. How many of these incidents have resulted in an arrest, and what are you doing to ensure zero tolerance of such hate crimes?

• Reference: 2016/4396
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 November 2016

The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), representing 500 charities, schools and mosques, plans to set up their own programme to stop people becoming terrorists, starting this Muslim-run counter-radicalisation scheme with its launch probably next year. What is your opinion of this initiative?

• Reference: 2016/4395
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 November 2016

'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.?

• Reference: 2016/4394
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 November 2016

A recent drug problem in Gospel Oak has led residents to call 101 on a regular basis, only to find themselves in 5-10 minute queues. Local police also say that these calls are not being regularly referred to them. It seems to me that the performance of the 101 number is a cause for concern. What is being done to improve this?

• Reference: 2016/4393
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 November 2016

Further to Question No: 2016/3906 How many fire appliances and fire stations were off-the-run for a whole shift during August due to a lack of officer cover? Your response being: Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly. Will you now give a substantive reply?

• Reference: 2016/4392
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 November 2016

Further to Question No: 2016/3905 Further to Question No: 2016/3398 Transport for London has been consulting on bus services on the Finchley Road. The consultation proposes to "extend route 13 to North Finchley in the north and divert it to Victoria in the south (replacing route 82)" as part of an effort to reduce traffic flow through the Finchley Road. However, these proposals in effect rename the 82 bus as 13 while scrapping the existing 13, a proposal that was heavily rejected in a consultation which was cancelled just before the 2015 election. Why is TfL trying to pull the...

• Reference: 2016/4391
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 16 November 2016

TfL have had no stakeholder meetings in Camden Town concerning CS11 even though the proposals have an impact there as well as in Swiss Cottage, as there is an issue about diversionary traffic heading onto residential streets to the east of Regents Park when Albany Street and Prince Albert Road become the main alternative route to the outer circle for traffic in peak hours (because of the shutting of gates into the park for CS11). These two roads are also affected by HS2 major utility works and are the primary HGV routes for their lorry holding area in the zoo...