Agenda and minutes
Budget and Performance Committee - Thursday 29 September 2016 10.00 am

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Leonie Cooper AM and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM.

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  The Committee 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 Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Budget and Performance Committee held on 14 July 2016 to be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 14 July 2016 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

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

4.2  Resolved:

That the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Dale Langford; [email protected]; 020 7983 4415

The Committee is recommended to note the action taken by the Chairman under delegated authority, namely to:

(a)  Agree the topic, scope and terms of reference for the Committee’s meeting on 29 September 2016; and

(b)  Write to the Mayor requesting his response to the Committee’s March 2016 report on Transport for London’s failed re?signalling contract with Bombardier.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

5.2  Resolved:

That the action taken by the Chairman under delegated authority be noted, namely to:

(a)  Agree the topic, scope and terms of reference for the Committee’s meeting on 29 September 2016; and

(b)  Write to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Will King; [email protected]; 020 7983 5596

The Committee is recommended to note the report, put questions to guests on EU funding following the UK’s decision to leave the EU to the guests and note the discussion.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on European Union funding after the UK’s vote to leave the EU to the following invited guests:

·  Alex Conway, European Programmes Director, GLA;

·  John Spindler, Chief Executive, Capital Enterprises;

·  Madeleine Williams, Director of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Dale Langford; [email protected]; 020 7983 4415

The Committee is recommended to agree the report on Transport for London’s financial challenge, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report.

7.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

7.2  Resolved:

That the Committee’s report on Transport for London’s financial challenge be agreed.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Will King; [email protected]; 020 7983 5596

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Agree its work programme for 2016/17, including the proposed topic for the meeting on 18 October 2016;

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chairman, in consultation with party Group Lead Members and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, to agree the scope and terms of reference for the Committee’s meeting on 18 October 2016;

(c)  Note the letter to the Mayor requesting that he publish initial budget submission documents and the templates for efficiencies and savings, adjustments to revenue budgets, adjustments to capital programmes and growth proposals; and

(d)  Note the response from the Mayor to the request that he publish initial budget submission documents.

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

8.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the work programme, including the proposal to discuss the Metropolitan Police Service’s commercial, IT and estates strategies at the meeting on 18 October 2016, be agreed;

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chairman,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Tuesday 18 October 2016 at 10.00am in the Chamber.

9.1  The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Tuesday 18 October 2016 at 10.00am in the Chamber.

10.1  There were no other items of business.

11.1  The meeting ended at 12.24pm.