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London Assembly Member Richard Barnes

Conservative Party
Constituency: Ealing and Hillingdon
Re-elected on 1 May 2008

GLA responsibilities

• Appointed as statutory Deputy Mayor by Boris Johnson
• Leader of the Conservative Group
• Member of the Business Management and Administration Committee
• Member of the Health and Public Services Committee
• Member of the Metropolitan Police Authority
• Rapporteur for London Resilience issues

Key issues and concerns

• Police: working for fair allocation of police resources for outer London; supporting good policing strategies and innovation such as problem orientated policing; and supporting community safety through good design and crime prevention;
• Environment and Transport: traffic; air quality; Terminal 5; opposition to congestion charge around Heathrow; road, rail and tube infrastructure, including extension of the Central Line to Uxbridge to Heathrow via the Piccadilly Line and Orbital transport routes in West London.
• Economic regeneration and development: employment; job and training opportunities; defending and sustaining the economic strength of West London and addressing the pockets of need, for example, by harnessing the enterprise and cultural vibrancy of areas like Southall.
• Local Council Tax: resisting pressures 'imposed' on local authorities by central government and the GLA.
• Defending the independence of local authorities.
• Health issues
• Animal welfare issues.

Contact details
GLA
City Hall
The Queen's Walk
London SE1 2AA

Telephone: 020 7983 4016
Email: richard.barnes@london.gov.uk

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