<P> Malthouse has campaigned against dangerous dogs across London . He hosted a citywide summit in November 2009 to raise the profile of weapons and dangerous dogs as a serious issue in London . He has also campaigned for changes to the dangerous dogs legislation to introduce tougher punishments and is working with the CPS to reduce the long delays in the court process to reduce the kenneling costs . </P> <P> Malthouse continues to campaign against the presence of prostitution cards in telephone kiosks across London . He has also devised the 2010 program' The Way Forward--a plan for London to tackle violence against women and girls' . One of the key goals of The Way Forward is to quadruple Rape Crisis provision in the capital . </P> <P> While Deputy Mayor of London, Malthouse expressed concerns about the growing numbers of foxes and claimed: "People are afraid to let their small children play outside because of them . They are more and more worried about the number of foxes as numbers continue to grow ." Following his election to Parliament, he stated that he would vote to repeal the Hunting Act 2004, which bans the hunting of foxes with dogs . </P> <P> In May 2012 Malthouse was appointed as London's first Deputy Mayor for Business & Enterprise, with the task of increasing the number of Londoners in employment, and leading economic and business policy for City Hall . Malthouse was also appointed co-chair of the London Enterprise Partnership . </P>

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