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Confirmation Hearings Committee
25 June 2008
10.00 AM
Chamber, City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London SE1 2AA
Members of the Committee
Tony Arbour
John Biggs
Victoria Borwick
Brian Coleman
Len Duvall
Roger Evans
Jenny Jones
Valerie Shawcross
Mike Tuffrey
A meeting of the Committee has been called by the Chair of the Assembly to deal with the business listed below. This meeting will be open to the public. There is access for disabled people, and induction loops are available.
Mark Roberts, Executive Director of Secretariat
17 June 2008
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Agenda
Downloadable files for agenda papers are grouped at the end of the page, linked from the appropriate agenda item.
1. Election of Chair and Deputy Chair
Members are asked to elect a Chair and a Deputy Chair for this meeting only.
2. Apologies for Absence and Chair’s Announcements
To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chair.
3. Declarations of Interests
The Committee is recommended to note membership of Functional Bodies and London Borough Councils, as set out in the table at Item 3, and to declare any other personal or prejudicial interest in specific items of the agenda, including interests arising from any gifts or hospitality received since 12 September 2007.
4. Minutes
Recommendation:
To confirm the minutes of the 22 May 2008 and 5 June 2008 meetings of the Confirmation Hearings Committee as accurate records to be signed by the Chair.
5. Background Information
Recommendation:
- That the Committee notes the following information:
- Letter from the Mayor to the Chair of the London Assembly (dated 5 June 2008) advising the Assembly of his nomination of Tim Parker to the office of Chairman of TfL;
- Letter from the Chair of the London Assembly to the proposed nominee (dated 10 June 2008);
- Notice from the Head of Paid Service to the proposed nominee (dated 10 June 2008);
- Tim Parker’s Curriculum Vitae.
- That the Committee notes any information received after the publication of the agenda.
6. Appointment to the Office of Chairman of Transport for London (TfL)
Recommendation:
- That the Committee puts questions to the Mayor’s proposed nominee, Tim Parker, for the office of Chairman of TfL; and
- That the Committee makes a decision on its recommendation to the Mayor as to whether or not the nominee should be appointed to the office of Chairman of TfL.
7. Date of Next Meeting
The next scheduled meeting of the Committee is to be held on 22 July 2008, 3pm.
8. Any Other Business the Chair Considers Urgent
Further information
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