Agenda and minutes
Budget and Performance Committee - Tuesday 13 January 2015 10.00 am

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

1.2  The Chairman reported that the Committee’s Scrutiny Manager, Steve Wright, had been promoted and that this would be his last meeting.  The Chairman thanked Mr Wright on behalf of the Committee for his contribution to its work.

The Committee 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  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.

2.2  The Chairman announced that, in accordance with Standing Order 2.2(D), he would take the remainder of the business in a different order  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Steve Wright; [email protected]; 020 7983 4390

The Committee is recommended to note its work programme for 2014/15.

3.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

3.2  Resolved:

That the Committee’s work programme for 2014/15 be noted.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Thursday 19 March 2015 at 10.00am in Committee Room 5.

4.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Thursday 19 March 2015 at 10.00am in Committee Room 5.

5.1  There was no other business.

5.2  At 10.02am, the Chairman adjourned the meeting until the arrival of the Mayor.  The meeting reconvened at 10.05am.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Steve Wright; [email protected]; 020 7983 4390

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report, put questions to the Mayor and senior GLA officers on the 2015/16 GLA Group Budget and note the discussion;

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chairman, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree the Committee’s response to the Mayor’s Draft Consultation Budget for 2015/16.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on the 2015/16 GLA Group Budget to the following invited guests:

·  Boris Johnson, Mayor of London;

·  Sir Edward Lister, Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor, Policy and Planning;

·  Martin Clarke, Executive Director of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

7.1  The meeting ended at 12.17pm.