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• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 18 June 2014

John Biggs AM: I should start by saying that although the Assembly is unanimous in taking the view that Heathrow presents all sorts of problems, we are not necessarily unanimous on the conclusions that flow from that. I am very interested in this issue of noise. There is a health warning here, which is that scientists can measure it but the individual experience of it seems to vary from person to person and from time of day to time of day as well, so we need to be very clear about that and how people find it offensive. In your...

• Question by: Kit Malthouse
• Meeting date: 18 June 2014

Kit Malthouse AM: I just wanted to ask about this suggestion of shifting the number of night flights and opening this window from 5.40am to 6.00am. Presumably you are anticipating that the first touchdown would be at 5.40am, which means that the approach would be in the 15 to 20 minutes before that. Of course, that is when much of the noise pollution is occurring. For instance, I live in Islington and we get planes over us at the moment at about 5.40am or 5.45am because they are wheels-down at 6.00am. Have you taken into account that actually what you...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 18 June 2014

John Biggs AM: I am reminded in the context of Kit Malthouse’s last question that people often wonder why people live on the foothills of active volcanoes and it is because the soil is fantastically fertile. It does not necessarily answer the question as to why we should have people living next to airports but it is a relevant issue. My question is about the modal split and it follows from the first part of Caroline Pidgeon’s question about HS2. Do you take a position on the sort of modal split Heathrow Airport should have? Clearly one of the terms...

• Reference: 2011/0211-1
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

How are you working with TfL to deal with the worrying increases over the past year of robbery and violence on the local bus network?

• Reference: 2011/0212-1
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

How are you working with TfL to deal with the worrying increases over the past year of robbery and theft on the local bus network?

• Reference: 2011/0213-1
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

What representations have the MPS made to government for funding the Diamond Jubilee celebrations next year, given that the MPS estimate the bill could reach nearly £15m?

• Reference: 2011/0214-1
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

The MPS latest budget forecasts note that 5,397 of planned officer numbers for the next financial year are expected to be paid for by third parties and specific grants. How many of these posts actually have guaranteed funding in place and for what time scale?

• Reference: 2011/0215-1
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

The MPS latest budget forecasts note that 949 of planned PCSO numbers for the next financial year are expected to be paid for by third parties and specific grants. How many of these posts actually have guaranteed funding in place and for what time scale?

• Reference: 2011/0216-1
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

The MPS is seeking 'flexibility for Olympic budgets in 2012' from the Home Office( Policing London Business Plan report to MPA November 2011). Specifically what flexibility is the MPS seeking and what risks will this mitigate?

• Reference: 2011/0217-1
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 07 December 2011

Please list by Borough the planned and actual numbers of Safer Transport Team Officers?