Agenda and minutes
London Assembly (Plenary) - Wednesday 2 November 2016 10.00 am

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

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Kemi Badenoch AM, Nicky Gavron AM, Steve O’Connell AM, Dr Onkar Sahota AM and Peter Whittle AM.

1.2  The Chairman welcomed, to the public gallery, students from Years 4 and 5 of Bnos Beis Yaakov School, located in Kingsbury, London.

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. 

Resolved:

2.2  That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Item 3, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

Part A:

The Assembly will put questions to Rajesh Agrawal, Deputy Mayor of Business and Chair, London & Partners, and Andrew Cooke, Acting Chief Executive, London & Partners.

Part B:

Motion submitted in the name of the Chairman:

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

Part A:

3.1  The Assembly received opening statements from Rajesh Agrawal, Deputy Mayor for Business and Chair of London & Partners (L&P) and Andrew Cooke, Acting Chief Executive, L&P as set out in Appendix 1.

3.2    The Assembly then put questions to the Deputy Mayor for Business and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat 

Contact: Vishal Seegoolam, [email protected], tel: 020 7983 4425

The Assembly is recommended to note the petitions listed in the report and to decide whether to refer the petitions, and if so where to, and to seek a response to the points raised.

4.1  The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2  Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM presented a petition with the following prayer:

“We the undersigned call on TfL and the London Mayor to improve the capacity of the H14 bus route – Hatch End to Northwick Park Hospital  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat 

Contact: Vishal Seegoolam, [email protected], tel: 020 7983 4425

The Assembly is asked to consider the motions submitted by Assembly Members.

5.1  Caroline Russell AM moved and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM seconded the following motion:

“The Assembly notes that whilst same-sex couples are able to form a civil partnership, different-sex couples cannot.

The Assembly acknowledges that approximately one in five households in London consist of a cohabiting different-sex couple.

The Assembly  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

London Assembly (Plenary) Meeting – 7 December 2016

It is proposed that the Assembly uses the Assembly (Plenary) meeting on 7 December 2016 principally to hold question and answer sessions with Gavin Barwell MP, Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Minister for London and James Murray, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development.

Recommendation:

The Assembly is recommended to agree to use the 7 December 2016 meeting principally to hold question and answer sessions with Gavin Barwell MP, Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Minister for London, and James Murray, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development.

6.1  Resolved:

That the Assembly agrees to use the 7 December 2016 meeting principally to hold question and answer sessions with Gavin Barwell MP, Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Minister for London, and James Murray, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development.

The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly will be the Mayor’s Question Time meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 16 November 2016 in the Chamber, City Hall.

7.1  The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly was the Mayor’s Question Time meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 16 November 2016 in the Chamber, City Hall.

8.1  There were no items of urgent business.

9.1  The meeting closed at 12.50pm.