Assembly press releases

News from John Biggs: Biggs urges Mayor Johnson “to rethink draconian cuts to front line fire services in Tower Hamlets”
14 January 2013

John Biggs has today passed a Petition to the Mayor of London from Tower Hamlets’ residents who are opposed to the Mayor’s plans to cut fire service provision in Tower Hamlets.  

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News from Darren Johnson AM: Mayor cuts fire service, to cut council tax
11 January 2013

London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority has received a report outlining cuts to fire stations, budgets and fire appliances. The proposals include closing 12 fire stations, redundancy for...

Assembly to question Mayor on police and fire cuts
11 January 2013

How can the Mayor square his pledge to keep Londoners safe with the significant cuts to the police and fire service contained in his draft 2013/14 budget? Can he guarantee emergency response times...

The week ahead at the London Assembly
11 January 2013

Public meetings coming up next week:

Monday 14 January 2013
2013/14 budget
Budget and Performance Committee – 2pm in the Chamber
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News from Joanne McCartney - Londoners cut off from police by station closures
11 January 2013

The full impact of Boris Johnson’s police station closures is made clear in a new map produced by Labour’s London Assembly Police & Crime Spokesperson, Joanne McCartney AM. The map...

News from John Biggs:12 Fire Stations, 18 Fire Engines and 400 Fire-Fighters to be cut in London
11 January 2013

 Today it was announced that Boris Johnson will close 12 fire stations across London. The list of closures was revealed by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA)....

News Release: 12 Fire Stations, 18 Fire Engines and 400 FireFighters to be cut in London
11 January 2013

Today it was announced that Boris Johnson will close 12 fire stations across London. The list of closures was revealed by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA). The...

No community-led projects on London Green Fund list, Assembly hears
10 January 2013

The Mayor’s London Green Fund has not found any commercially viable co-operative or community-led projects to invest in, the London Assembly heard today[1].

The Fund was set up...

News from Darren Johnson: Mayor of London rejects call to help overcrowded children
10 January 2013

The Mayor of London has told Darren Johnson AM that he won’t support a campaign based at Save the Children to halve the number of children growing up in overcrowded housing by 2020. The Mayor’s...

News from Darren Johnson AM: Attracting more commuters key to cable car future
10 January 2013

New figures show that Transport for London is set to spend £6,000,000 running the Thames cable car in its first year of operation, despite records showing that an ever-diminishing number of...

News from John Biggs:Mayor's Plan confirms fewer local police in Tower Hamlets
10 January 2013

Today the Mayor of London published his draft Police and Crime Plan for London. In it the Mayor claims that he will increase the number of police officers based in each borough (p10-11 of...

News Release from Fiona Twycross AM - Local opposition ignored as another consultation on A&E and Maternity closures re-opened
10 January 2013

The news today that staff at St Helier Hospital have heard a consultation about the closure of the hospital’s A&E and Maternity Unit will start again next month has been met with...

News from Joanne McCartney: Mayor's plan confirms fewer local police in London
9 January 2013

Today the Mayor of London published his draft Police and Crime Plan for London. In it the Mayor claims that he will increase the number of police officers based in each borough (p10-11 of...

News from Jenny Jones AM: "Londoners want police on the streets, not in the back office"
9 January 2013

Responding to the publication of the Draft Police and Crime Plan for consultation, Jenny Jones AM said:

“Londoners want police on the streets, not in the back office and I worry that this...

How will the £100m London Green fund benefit the capital?
9 January 2013

The London Assembly will tomorrow question representatives of the Greater London Authority, Green Fund Investment Board and fund managers about the £100m[1] London Green Fund (LGF),...

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