Agenda and minutes
London Assembly (Mayor's Question Time) - Monday 20 February 2017 10.00 am

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

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

1.2  The Chairman welcomed to the public gallery guests from the West Midlands Combined Authority and student journalists from Lambeth College.

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).

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 Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

The Assembly is recommended to confirm the minutes of the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting held on 25 January 2017 to be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes from the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting held on 25 January 2017 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

(Circulated separately).

The Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2017/18 has been circulated for the Assembly’s consideration.

The Mayor will present the Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2017/18.

4.1  The Assembly received the Mayor’s Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2017/18 for the GLA Group.

4.2  The Assembly then received an oral statement from the Mayor on the Budget.  A transcript of the Mayor’s oral statement is attached as Appendix 1.

4.3  David Bellamy, Chief of Staff, and Martin  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4a

Assembly Members will put questions to the Mayor on the Final Draft Consolidated Budget document.

4.4  Assembly Members put questions to the Mayor on his Draft Consolidated Budget.  The transcript of the questions put by Members and the Mayor’s answers is attached as Appendix 2.

4.5  Following the Mayor’s departure, the Assembly debated the Mayor’s Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2017/18.

4.6  The substantive motion before the Assembly was: “To approve the Final Draft Consolidated Budget for 2017/18 with or without amendment.”

4.7  A formal Budget Amendment, presented on behalf of the London Assembly’s GLA Conservative  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4c

The Assembly is recommended to note the Mayor’s Report covering the period from 5 January to 6 February.

5.1  Resolved:

  That the Mayor’s Report covering the period from 5 January to 6 February 2017 be noted.

(Circulated separately)

The Assembly is recommended to note that written answers to all questions submitted to this meeting under the Mayor’s Question Time procedure will be provided on 27 February 2017.

[Note: the Assembly agreed at its meeting on 18 January 2017 to accept written answers to all questions submitted to this meeting under the Mayor’s Question Time procedure, in order to devote time to the discussion of the Mayor’s Final Draft Consolidated Budget under Item 4.]

6.1  Resolved:

That it be noted that written answers to all questions submitted to this meeting under the Mayor’s Question Time procedure will be provided on 23 February 2017.

London Assembly (Plenary) Meeting – 8 March 2017

It is proposed that the Assembly uses the Assembly (Plenary) meeting on 8 March 2017 meeting principally to hold a question and answer session with Victoria Hills, Chief Executive and Doug Wilson, Chief Finance Officer, on the work of the Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation.

Recommendation:

That the Assembly agrees to use the 8 March 2017 meeting principally to hold a question and answer session with Victoria Hills, Chief Executive and Doug Wilson, Chief Finance Officer, on the work of the Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation.

7.1   Resolved:

That the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting be used to hold a question and answer session with the Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer of the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC).

The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly will be the Plenary meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 8 March 2017 in The Chamber, City Hall.

8.1  It was noted that the next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly would be the Plenary meeting which would take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 8 March 2017 in the Chamber, City Hall.

9.1  There were no items of urgent business.

10.1  The meeting finished at 12.25pm