• Reference: 2015/3749
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

On how many instances in the last three years have individuals arrested by the Metropolitan Police Service refused to provide passwords for confiscated electronic equipment, and what options are available to officers when this happens?

• Reference: 2015/3748
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

What guidance is available to Metropolitan Police Service officers about the removal of ceremonial items, such as kirpan knives, from individuals when they are placed into custody?

• Reference: 2015/3747
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Currently 95 per cent of major European car brands use keyless entry technology which automatically unlocks a vehicle when the person the owner is nearby with their remote. There are growing concerns about the ease in which such technology can be manipulated, making it easier for criminals to steal cars. What work has the Metropolitan Police Service undertaken to prevent keyless car theft, and what conversations has it held with manufactures about the tools available to prevent it?

• Reference: 2015/3746
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Staffordshire Police is trialling a product produced by EE which boosts mobile connectivity within vehicles, making it easier to access the internet on tablets, smartphones and laptops. Does the Metropolitan Police Service intend to introduce similar such tools, and what assessment has been made of their effectiveness?

• Reference: 2015/3744
• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Could you further elaborate on potential plans to bulk-buy new 'clean' black cabs, which would then be leased back to taxi drivers? The numbers that TfL would look to purchase would be needed, as would the costs associated with the potential purchase.

• Reference: 2015/3743
• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Can you let me know how many complaints TfL have received over the last two years on the performance of taxi drivers on the following: the use of inappropriate language, threats of violence (either to the passenger or those outside the vehicle) and general rude behaviour?

• Reference: 2015/3742
• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Can you let me know how many complaints TfL have received over the last two years on the performance of taxi drivers on the following: unnecessary delays to journeys, drivers getting lost, the choice of wrong route to the desired destination?

• Reference: 2015/3741
• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Why have TfL chosen to reject the formal recommendation from the Mayor's Roads Task Force to properly investigate the potential for modal shift from cars and vans to motorcycles and scooters?

• Reference: 2015/3739
• Question by: Kemi Badenoch
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Former Metropolitan Police Service officer Chris Hobbs recently stated that public order officers are sometimes hesitant to use the "sufficient force" required to deal with violent crowds due to a fear of receiving complaints. What training is offered to officers to allow them to not only protect themselves and the public, but also prevent large scale public disorder from occurring?

• Reference: 2015/3738
• Question by: Kemi Badenoch
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Recently an illegal rave in Lambeth resulted in large-scale public disorder and a number of police officers being injured. How often has the Metropolitan Police Service been required to attend and stop illegal raves in the last three years, and what proactive measures are being taken to prevent such instances from occurring?