Agenda and minutes
Budget and Performance Committee - Wednesday 4 January 2017 10.00 am

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

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 24 November 2016 to be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 24 November 2016 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Peter Goss; [email protected]; 020 7983 4421

The Committee is recommended to note the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee.

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:  Peter Goss; [email protected]; 020 7983 4421

The Committee is recommended to note the action taken by the Chairman, Gareth Bacon AM, under delegated authority, namely to agree the Committee’s Pre-Budget Report 2016.

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 agree the Committee’s Pre-Budget Report 2016.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Lucy Pickering; [email protected]; 020 7983 5770

The Committee is recommended to note the report, put questions to the guests on the 2017-18 GLA Group Budget and note the discussion.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on the 2017/18 GLA Group Budget to the following invited guests:

·  Valerie Shawcross CBE, Deputy Mayor for Transport and Deputy Chair , TfL;

·  Mike Brown MVO, Commissioner for Transport, TfL; and

·  Ian Nunn,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Peter Goss; [email protected]; 020 7983 4421

The Committee is recommended to note the Mayor’s response to the report on Transport for London’s financial challenge.

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

7.2  Resolved:

That the Mayor’s response to the report on Transport for London’s financial challenge, attached as Appendix 1 to this report, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Lucy Pickering; [email protected]; 020 7983 5770

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note its work programme for 2016/17; and

(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 7 March 2017, and for the Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee’s meeting on 23 March 2017.

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

8.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the work programme for 2016/17 be noted.

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chairman, in consultation with party Group Lead Members and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, to agree the scope and terms of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Thursday 5 January 2017 at 10.00am in Committee Room 5.

9.1  The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for 5 January 2017 at 10.00am in Committee Room 5.

10.1  There were no other items of business.

11.1  The meeting ended at 12.50pm