• Reference: 2025/4024
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 20 November 2025

I understand that US-style immigration raids are now taking place in London. Witnesses described to me how a man was pulled from his workplace at a hair salon in Camden, placed in a van and driven away. Aside from the person involved, this incident has shaken the community. People are very upset about what is taking place. Are you aware that such raids are taking place? If so, are you scrutinising how these raids are conducted? What protections are in place for the rights of those affected and how are you reassuring Londoners?

• Reference: 2025/4023
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 20 November 2025

How many police officers of the surrounding ward teams will take on the tasks of the Royal Parks Police Unit to cover Richmond Park and how many of them have received the training to fulfil these duties?

• Reference: 2025/4022
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 20 November 2025

The Richmond Branch of the District line has been closed regularly for planned engineering works in the last few months. A year ago, it was closed all weekend for about 1/3rd of the weekends in the autumn period. At the time we were told by TfL that there were no planned closures from the start of 2025. In addition to the planned closures there are also closures due to strikes and signal failures. Kew Gardens recently have advised to me that closing the Richmond Branch of the District line reduces their visitor numbers by 30-40% which is a major impact...

• Reference: 2025/4021
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 20 November 2025

I understand a decision is in place to improve the estate of the North East BCU. The proposals include the acquisition of a plot of land adjacent to Forest Gate Police Station and its development into an annex with parking, works at Chingford Police Station, a new Neighbourhood Base in Walthamstow, and the disposal of Stratford Police Station. How does this fit into the wider Estate Strategy, which is, as we have been told regularly, to be published imminently?

• Reference: 2025/4020
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 20 November 2025

New Home Office data showed that 86 per cent of stolen bike cases went unsolved in England and Wales between March 2024 and March 2025. For the Met Police, this number rises to over 90 per cent for the Metropolitan Police. In response to these figures, will you consider establishing a dedicated ‘bike bait’ unit which places bikes fitted with trackers in theft hotspots, in a bid to gather evidence on thieves and wider criminal networks?

• Reference: 2025/4019
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 20 November 2025

I understand the Met Police is reviewing 9000 cases of child sexual exploitation. When do you expect to have the first data from this reinvestigation?

• Reference: 2025/4018
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 20 November 2025

I understand drones were used during the state visit of President Trump to the UK. Please provide more details about this deployment in London and what came out of the review of its use in this capacity.

• Reference: 2025/4017
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 20 November 2025

You will recall that on 2 November 2023 the London Assembly passed a unanimous motion, among other things, calling “… on Heathrow to go back to the drawing board and bring forward proposals that include a Status Quo / Do Minimum option and that protect Richmond Park and London’s communities from increased flight paths”. The chief executive of Heathrow responded on 1 December 2023 and since then Heathrow has committed to including “Minimal Change’ system options in their flight path options. However, three weeks ago on 1 September 2025, the CAA published “CAP3129: Onboarding Process” setting out how all the...

• Reference: 2025/4016
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 20 November 2025

Have you had any discussions with South Western Railway about what occurred at Fullwell Station on the morning of 20 October 2025 where passengers reported 2 explosions on their journey into Waterloo Station? If so, what preliminary information can you provide related to the incident?

• Reference: 2025/4015
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 20 November 2025

I understand that LSE worked with the GLA on how we rebuild support for climate action by exploring how policymakers can connect climate policy to Londoners' social, racial and economic justice priorities. How will you be implementing the findings of these round table sessions?