Andrew Dismore

Police horses [2]

Question No: 2016/2623

Andrew Dismore

Further to your answer to Question No: 2016/2126, that the police horse  budget referred to excludes stables which are part of the estates budget.; what is the estimated capital value of the real  estate of the stables?

Written response from the Mayor

I’m afraid we are unable to provide a separate estimated capital value solely for the real estate of the stables.

 

With the exception of Great Scotland Yard and Hyde Park stables (leasehold), the stable accommodation set out in the answer to question 2016/2622 forms part of larger premises.

 

Where the stables form part of freehold premises owned by MOPAC, annual asset valuations will be available, but the proportion attributable to the stable accommodation cannot be disaggregated from the valuations available

 

Chelsea Football Club

Question No: 2017/1805

Andrew Dismore

On 6 March, you approved Chelsea Football Club’s plans for a new £500 million stadium. How much has been the cost of policing Chelsea home games this season so far; how much has been or will be recovered from the club towards that cost; what was the full cost of policing their home games last year and how much was recovered; and do you agree that if they can afford to spend £500 million on a new stadium, they can afford to reimburse the full costs of policing their games?

Written response from the Mayor

The cost of policing Chelsea home games and how much has been or will be recovered from the club towards that cost this season up to 17^th March, as well as in 2015/16 and 2014/15, is shown in the below table:

 

Period	Total Cost	Total Charged to CFC
1st Apr 2016 – 17th March 2017	£549,267	£83,390
FY 2015/16	£761,598	£103,180
FY 2014/15	£833,450	£206,175

 

The MPS currently charge for policing of football matches in line with current guidance.

 

MOPAC is making representations to the Home Office regarding how the MPS can recoup more money for policing from football clubs.

 

384 bus

Question No: 2017/1794

Andrew Dismore

The 384 bus route is a popular route in the north of Barnet, serving residents of Cockfosters, East Barnet, New Barnet and High Barnet, many of whom live a long way from other bus routes. It forms an important transport link to Barnet Hospital, JCOSS and High Barnet station. Yet TfL plan on reducing the frequency of the service in weekdays from 15 minutes to 20 minutes, and remove the extra bus serving the JCOSS School run. Will you reverse this decision and ensure all Londoners have access to regular bus services?

Written response from the Mayor

TfL regularly reviews the network to ensure there is sufficient capacity to meet passenger demand.  During this process, TfL identified that there was excess capacity on bus route 384 and established that a maximum capacity requirement of three buses an hour was needed to serve peak demand. Evening and Sunday services on this route will not be affected.

 

 

 

HS2 [1]

Question No: 2017/1815

Andrew Dismore

Do you agree that without Crossrail 2 any passenger time savings from HS2 will be lost as a result of onward delays and tube station closures  at Euston; and that pending Crossrail 2, the best solution to avoid such an impact on both HS2 and existing passengers at Euston is for a temporary terminus  for HS2 at Old Oak Common?

Written response from the Mayor

Unless transport capacity at Euston is addressed through Crossrail 2, the opening of HS2 Phase 2 will greatly exacerbate delays for passengers boarding the Victoria and Northern London Underground (LU) lines.

 

Crossrail 2 will ease demand pressures through 30 extra trains per hour in each direction at Euston, providing capacity for an additional 45,000 people into central London and diverting 11,000 people from the southbound Victoria line over the 3-hour morning peak, freeing up the equivalent of 12 full Victoria line trains for Euston.

 

Crossrail 2 is not only vital for Euston though. It will also support London’s growth and help to prevent regular delays and station closures across the network. I will continue to make the case to Government as we work towards the submission of a Hybrid Bill in 2019.

 

Last year I wrote to the Department for Transport to express my concerns with HS2’s early proposals for the Euston station development. HS2 Ltd is now leading a Masterplan study that will define the overarching plan for the development of the four stations at Euston – Network Rail, LU, HS2 and Crossrail 2 – with consideration of the wider public realm and surface transport connections. Euston Underground station will be upgraded, including a new ticket hall, additional escalators and lifts, and new entrances. Initial analysis suggests that the emerging HS2 plans will meet the future station capacity requirements for Euston Underground station.

 

 

 

Forensic reports

Question No: 2017/1847

Andrew Dismore

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 time limits for police bail?

Written response from the Mayor

Digital and scientific casework submitted to the Met’s central laboratory is prioritised to meet bail dates. If the evidence cannot be provided within the 28 day limit, the relevant officer will be advised of a delivery date in order to submit an application to a senior officer to extend bail. In the short term, it is anticipated that for 80 per cent of front line case work, senior officers may be required to authorise bail in this way.

 

This delay is partly due to the increasing complexity and growth of digital data stored on devices. The Met are working hard to minimise the impact of the new bail rules by investing in new data storage systems and tools.

 

For example, as part of the Met Transformation, new digital kiosks have been put in place to assist investigation and forensics. The new systems should allow over 60 per cent of initial searches of digital media (e.g. sim cards) to be carried out by local officers, thereby saving time and delivering a better service to London