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• 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: 2015/3748
• 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: 2015/3749
• 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: 2015/3745
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

It has been reported that Cambridgeshire Police will begin trialling a new system which enables the victims of crime to contact the police via video calling applications such as Skype. Does the Metropolitan Police Service intend to introduce similar such schemes, and what assessment has been made of their effectiveness?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Roger Evans AM: My constituency, Havering and Redbridge, is next door to the areas that Andrew [Andrew Boff AM] talked about. We did have some concerns that we did not win our Mini-Holland bid in Redbridge, but we are feeling a little bit of relief when we look across at what is happening in Walthamstow and the concerns of the residents there. Boris Johnson MP (Mayor of London): You will feel differently when it is finished. Roger Evans AM: That was actually the question I was going to ask you, Mr Mayor. Boris Johnson MP (Mayor of London): When it...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Roger Evans AM: This is an interesting debate, Mr Mayor. How do you reconcile the call for methods of production of energy that are effectively more expensive with the need to keep prices down to prevent fuel poverty and to protect jobs in heavy industry?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Roger Evans AM: In the past, Boris, we have talked about possibly devolving the LAS to the Greater London Authority. Would it be helpful, from your point of view, to actually have the LAS bundled up with the other emergency services under our control so that you can achieve economies of scale and have the three services working together better?

• Reference: 2015/3291
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

What steps are the Metropolitan Police Service taking to reduce burglary in London?

• Reference: 2015/3292
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Some head teachers have suggested they are unsure whether to involve the police in incidents of "sexting" among pupils following an incident where a 14-year-old pupil was given a criminal record. What guidance does the Metropolitan Police Service provide schools on when to involve them in suspected incidents of "sexting" involving school pupils?

• Reference: 2015/3294
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

What progress has been made on improvement works at Gallows Corner and will you offer my constituents an assurance that TfL will have completed the works by the spring of 2016?