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The week ahead at the London Assembly

4 January 2013

Public meetings and events coming up next week:

Wednesday 9 January 2013
2013/14 budget
Budget and Performance Committee - 10am in Committee Room 5
The Committee will question the following guests about how the Mayor’s draft 2013/14 budget will affect spending across the GLA Group[1]:

  • Sir Edward Lister, Deputy Mayor and Chief of Staff
  • Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
  • Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey, Metropolitan Police Service
  • Tracie Evans, Director of Resources, Metropolitan Police Service
  • James Cleverly, Chair, London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
  • Ron Dobson, London Fire Commissioner
  • Sue Budden, Director of Financial and Contractual Services, London Fire Brigade
  • Sir Peter Hendy, Transport Commissioner, TfL
  • Steve Allen, Managing Director, Finance, TfL
  • Isabel Dedring, Deputy Mayor for Transport
  • Dennis Hone, Chief Executive, London Legacy Development Corporation

MEDIA CONTACT: Alastair Cowan on 020 7983 4504

Wednesday 9 January 2013
River crossings seminar
Transport Committee – 2pm in the Chamber
The Committee will host a seminar[2] to discuss whether east London needs new river crossings and what the potential impact would be. The public are invited to attend and ask questions during a discussion with the following guests:

  • Michèle Dix, Managing Director, Planning, TfL
  • German Dector-Vega, London Director, Sustrans
  • John Dickie, Director of Strategy and Policy, London First
  • Richard Bourn, Traffic and Planning Campaigner, Campaign for Better Transport
  • David Quarmby, Chairman, RAC Foundation

MEDIA CONTACT: Sheena Craig on 020 7983 4603

Thursday 10 January 2013
London Green Fund
Health and Environment Committee – 10am in the Chamber
The Committee will question representatives from the GLA, London Waste and Recycling Board and fund managers about how the £100m London Green Fund[3] is being spent.
MEDIA CONTACT: Sheena Craig on 020 7983 4603

 

Notes for Editors:

  1. The GLA Group includes Transport for London, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority and the London Legacy Development Corporation. More information about our scrutiny of the Mayor’s draft budget
  2. TfL are consulting on a range of options including a new bridge, tunnel or improved ferry services. Find out more information about the river crossings seminar and the proposals.
  3. More information about the London Green Fund
  4. 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.
  5. Detailed agenda papers for all the meetings are available on our website.
  6. All our public meetings are webcast live and are available online for up to six months.
  7. 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.