Agenda and minutes
London Assembly (Mayor's Question Time) - Wednesday 16 November 2011 10.00 am

To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chair.

1.1  Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Richard Barnes AM, Dee Doocey AM and Navin Shah AM.

1.2  The Chair thanked GLA staff and members of the GLA Branch of the Royal British Legion for organising the GLA’s Remembrance ceremony that had taken place on 11 November 2011.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

The Assembly is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of memberships of functional bodies and London Borough Councils, as set out in the table at Item 2;

(b)  Note gifts and hospitality received by Members, as set out on the Authority’s gifts and hospitality register; and

(c)  Declare any other personal or personal prejudicial interests in specific items listed on the agenda over and above those items listed in the table above and including any interests arising from gifts or hospitality received within the previous three years or from the date of election to the London Assembly, whichever is the later, which are not at the time of this meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality.

2.1  The Chair declared a personal interest in questions 3602 and 3235 on the priority order paper. This arose from the fact that the questions related or potentially related to the Mayor's mentoring project, the contract for which had been won by a consortium led by the University of East  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

The Assembly is recommended to note the Mayor’s Report covering the period from 29 September to 2 November 2011.

3.1  The Assembly noted the Mayor’s Report covering the period from 29 September 2011 to 2 November 2011.

3.2  In accordance with Standing Order 5.4A, the Chair had agreed to allow the Mayor to give an oral update on matters occurring since the publication of his report. The record of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

(To be circulated separately)

Part A:

The Assembly will put questions to the Mayor.

Part B:

Motion submitted in the name of the Chair:

“That the Assembly notes the answers to the questions asked.”

4.1  The record of the discussion with the Mayor, including oral answers given by the Mayor to Members’ questions, is attached at Appendix 2.

4.2  The written answers to those questions not asked or answered during the meeting are attached at Appendix 3.

4.3  During the course of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly will be the Plenary meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 7 December 2011 in the Chamber, City Hall.

5.1  It was noted that the next meeting of the Assembly would be a Plenary meeting which would take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 7 December 2011 in the Chamber, City Hall.

5.2  It was noted that the meeting would be used principally to put questions to the Chair of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

6.1  There was no urgent business requiring consideration.

7.1  The meeting at 12.53pm.