Agenda and minutes
London Assembly (Plenary) - Wednesday 27 January 2016 10.00 am
- Agenda frontsheet PDF 260 KB View agenda as DOC
- Agenda reports pack
- Draft Consolidated Budget 2016-17 PDF 932 KB
- Printed minutes PDF 89 KB View minutes as DOC
- Minutes - Appendix 1 - Report of the Mayor transcript PDF 48 KB
- Minutes - Appendix 2 - Response by the Budget and Performance Committee Transcript PDF 48 KB
- Minutes - Appendix 3 - Consideration of the Budget Transcript PDF 48 KB
- Minutes - Appendix 4 - Budget Amendment PDF 48 KB
- Minutes - Appendix 5 - Budget Amendment PDF 48 KB
- Minutes - Appendix 6 - Budget Amendment PDF 48 KB
- Minutes - Appendix 7 - Budget Motion PDF 48 KB
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Apologies for Absence and Chair's Announcements To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chair. Minutes: 1.1
There were no apologies for absence. 1.2 The Chair, on behalf of the Assembly, thanked the officers that had been involved in organising the Authority’s recent Holocaust Memorial Service. The Mayor added his gratitude and commended the Chair for her role in the Service. |
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Declarations of Interests PDF 86 KB The Assembly is recommended to:
(a) Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;
(b) Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and
(c) Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and to note any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s). Minutes: 2.1
The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of
Secretariat. 2.2 Resolved:
That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests. |
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Draft Consolidated Budget 2016-17 |
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Report of the Mayor PDF 250 KB (Circulated separately)
The Draft Consolidated Budget 2016-17 has been circulated for the Assembly’s consideration.
The Mayor will present his Report to the Assembly at the meeting. Additional documents:
Minutes: 3.1 The Assembly received an oral statement from the Mayor on his Draft 2016/17 Consolidated Budget for the GLA group proposals and received the Mayor’s Draft 2016/17 Consolidated Budget document.
3.2 A copy of the Mayor’s statement is attached at Appendix 1. |
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The document sets out the Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee’s response to the Mayor’s budget proposals for 2016-17, based on evidence taken from the functional bodies and the GLA during the budget development and consultation processes. It highlights the key issues raised during the Committee’s deliberations and offers comments to the Mayor on his consultation budget.
The Budget and Performance Committee’s comments relate to the Mayor’s proposals that were published for consultation on Monday 21 December 2015 and not on the Draft Consolidated Budget published with this agenda.
The Assembly is recommended to note the response by the London Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee to the Mayor’s Draft Consultation Budget for 2016-17. Additional documents:
Minutes: 3.3 The Chairman of the Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee, Mayor John Biggs AM, presented that Committee’s response to the Mayor of London’s GLA Group Budget Proposals and Precepts 2016/17 Consultation Document.
3.4 The Chair of the Assembly advised Members that that subsequent to the publication of the agenda, the ... view the full minutes text for item 3b |
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Questions to the Mayor on his Draft 2016-17 Consolidated Budget Proposals PDF 217 KB Assembly Members will put questions to the Mayor on the seven sections of the Draft Consolidated Budget document. Minutes: 3.7 Assembly Members put
questions to the Mayor on each of the seven component budgets set
out within the Draft Consolidated Budget proposals. 3.8 Sir Edward Lister, Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor for Planning, and Martin Clarke, Executive Director of Resources, were also in attendance for the duration of ... view the full minutes text for item 3c |
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The Assembly is under a duty to consider the Mayor’s Draft Consolidated Budget and to approve it, with or without amendment (paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 6 of the GLA Act 1999 (as amended)).
The following substantive motion is before the Assembly:
“To approve the Draft Consolidated Budget for 2016-17, together with the draft component budgets comprised within it, with or without amendment.”
[Note: In accordance with GLA Standing Order 6.12 B, the motion set out above shall be considered without being proposed or seconded by a Member. The motion may be amended by a Budget Amendment, in accordance with the procedures described in Standing Orders 6.10, 6.12 and 6.16. The Assembly will consider amendments to the Draft Consolidated Budget, and budget-related motions (if any).
If a Budget Amendment is carried by the requisite majority (at this stage, a simple majority of votes cast) then the substantive motion shall fall and the Draft Consolidated Budget shall be deemed agreed as amended. The Mayor is under a duty to respond to any amendments passed when he presents his Final Budget.
If no amendment is agreed, or if the substantive motion is not passed (whether put to the vote or not) then the ... view the full agenda text for item 4. Additional documents:
Minutes: 4.1 At 12.25pm, the Chair adjourned the meeting until 1.25pm. The meeting reconvened at 1.25pm in order to debate the budget proposals.
4.2 The substantive motion before the Assembly was: “To approve the Draft Consolidated Budget for 2016/17, together with the draft component budgets comprised within it, with or without ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |
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Date of Next Meeting The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly will be the Plenary meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 10 February 2016 in the Chamber, City Hall. Minutes: 5.1 The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly would be the Plenary meeting due to take place at 10am on Wednesday 10 February 2016 in the Chamber, City Hall principally to put questions to the Mayor of London, in his capacity as Chairman of Transport for London, and Mike ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |
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Any Other Business the Chair Considers Urgent Minutes: 6.1 There were no items of urgent business. |
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Close of Meeting Minutes: 7.1 The meeting finished at 2.50pm. |