The week ahead at the London Assembly

7 December 2012

Public meetings and report launches coming up next week:

Monday 10 December 2012
Chair of the London Pensions Fund Authority
Confirmation Hearings Committee – 2pm in Committee Room 5
The Committee will question Edmund Truell, the Mayor's proposed appointee for the role of Chair of the London Pensions Fund Authority before making a recommendation on the appointment.
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769

Tuesday 11 December 2012
Town centres
Planning Committee - 10am in the Chamber
The Committee will question the following guests about how the planning system can shape the future of London's town centres:

  • Sir Terry Farrell – Founder, Terry Farrell and Partners
  • William McKee - Chair, Outer London Commission
  • Julian Dobson – Director, Urban Pollinators
  • Ziona Strelitz – Founding Director, ZZA Responsive User Environments
  • John Burton – Development Director, Westfield
  • James Miller - Lead Consultant, Experian
  • Henrietta Green – Food writer and consultant
  • Simon Willis - Co-Founder & Managing Director, Purpose Europe

MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Moore on 020 7983 4228

Tuesday 11 December 2012
Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee – 3.30pm in Committee Room 4
The Committee will question finance officers from the Greater London Authority, London Fire Brigade, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime and the Metropolitan Police Service about second quarter financial and operational performance.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alastair Cowan on 020 7983 4504

Wednesday 12 December 2012
Accident and Emergency care
Health and Environment Committee – 2pm in the Chamber
The Committee will question the following guests about the impact of plans to reorganise Accident and Emergency care in London:

  • Dr Andy Mitchell, Medical Director, NHS London,
  • Dr Mark Spencer, Medical Director NHS North West London,
  • Dr Fionna Moore, Medical Director, London Ambulance Service,
  • Dr Julian Redhead, Chairman, London Board for the College of Emergency Medicine, and Emergency Medicine and Clinical Programme Director for Medicine, Charing Cross Hospital
  • Dr Marie-Louise Irvine, GP (Amersham Vale Practice, New Cross) and Programme Director, Lewisham GP Training Scheme
  • Catherine Jones, Principal Transport Planner, Transport for London

MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Moore on 020 7983 4228

Thursday 13 December 2012
Economic priorities for London
Economy Committee – 10am in Committee Room 5
The Committee will question the following guests about the Mayor's economic priorities for the capital:

  • Kit Malthouse AM, Deputy Mayor for Business and Enterprise
  • Fiona Fletcher-Smith, Executive Director of Development and Environment

MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Moore on 020 7983 4228

PUBLICATIONS:

Monday 10 December 2012
The Health and Environment Committee will publish a paper on the impact of air quality on health in the capital.
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Moore on 020 7983 4228

 

Notes for Editors:

  1. London Assembly meetings are held at City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA and are open to the media and members of the public.
  2. Detailed agenda papers for all the meetings are available on our website.
  3. All our public meetings are webcast live and are available online for up to six months.
  4. As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.

For more information, please contact the media team on 020 7983 4283.  For out of hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officer.  Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit on 020 7983 4100.