The week ahead at the London Assembly

12 MARCH 2010

PUBLIC MEETINGS:

 

Tuesday 16 March 2010

Fire Safety

Planning and Housing Committee – 10am in Committee Room 5

The Committee will hear from the following experts about the fire risks associated with tall and timber-framed buildings:

  • Ron Dobson, Commissioner, London Fire Brigade
  • Geoff Arnold, Chairman, UK Timber Frame Association
  • Sam Webb, Architect, Royal Institute of British Architects
  • Paul Everall, Chief Executive, Local Authority Building Control
  • Ciaran Molloy, Policy and Public Affairs Executive, Construction Industry Council

MEDIA CONTACT: Dana Gavin on 020 7983 4603

 

Tuesday 16 March 2010

Swine Flu and NHS Financing

Health and Public Services Committee – 3.30pm in Committee Room 4

The Committee will hear from the following guests about how London managed swine flu, NHS finances and reconfiguration plans for services in the capital:

  • Ruth Carnall, Chief Executive, NHS London
  • Professor Lindsey Davies, Interim Regional Director of Public Health, NHS London
  • Paul Baumann, Director of Finance, NHS London
  • Dr Michelle Drage, Chief Executive, Londonwide Local Medical Committees

MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Moore or Julie Wheldon on 020 7983 4228

 

Wednesday 17 March 2010

Mayor’s Question Time

The London Assembly – 10am in the Chamber

The Assembly will question the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson on a range of issues. Questions listed in priority order can be found at: http://legacy.london.gov.uk/assembly/assemmtgs/2010/mqtmar17/item05.pdf

MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769

 

Thursday 18 March 2010

Audit Panel – 10am in Committee Room 5

Items of business include the Annual Governance Review and Ethical Governance Audit, together with internal and external audit reports.

MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769

Ends

 

Notes for Editors:

  1. 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. A more detailed list of agenda items is available at: http://www.london.gov.uk/who-runs-london/the-london-assembly/meetings
  3. The meetings will be webcast live at: http://www.london.gov.uk/who-runs-london/the-london-assembly/webcasts
  4. As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.

 

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.