Agenda and minutes
Budget and Performance Committee - Wednesday 13 December 2023 10.00 am

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

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

Report of the Executive Director of Assembly Secretariat

Contact:  Paul Goodchild, [email protected]

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 Assembly 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.

Report of the Executive Director of Assembly Secretariat

Contact: Gino Brand, [email protected]

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report as background to putting questions to invited guests and note the subsequent discussion; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chairman, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree any output arising from the discussion.

3.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Assembly Secretariat as background to putting questions on the Greater London Authority’s (GLA’s) 2024-25 Group Budget to the following invited guests:

·  Enver Enver, Interim Chief Finance Officer, GLA; and

·  Elliott Ball, Interim Assistant Director of Finance and Governance,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

Report of the Executive Director of Assembly Secretariat

Contact:  Paul Goodchild, [email protected]

The Committee is recommended to note the ongoing and closed actions arising from previous meetings.

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

4.2  Resolved:

That the ongoing and closed actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Assembly Secretariat

Contact:  Paul Goodchild, [email protected]

The Committee is recommended to note the recent action taken by the Chairman of the Budget and Performance Committee under delegated authority, following consultation with party Group Lead Members, namely to agree the Committee’s letter to the Mayor of London regarding the Draft GLA: Mayor Budget 2024-25, as attached at Appendix 1. 

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

5.2  Resolved:

That the recent action taken by the Chairman of the Budget and Performance Committee under delegated authority, following consultation with party Group Lead Members, namely to agree the Committee's letter to the Mayor of London  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Report of the Executive Director of Assembly Secretariat

Contact: Gino Brand, [email protected]

The Committee is recommended to note its work programme and meeting dates.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Assembly Secretariat.

6.2  Resolved:

That the Committee’s work programme and meeting dates be noted.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for 19 December 2023 at 10.00am in the Chamber, City Hall.

7.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for 19 December 2023 at 10.00am in the Chamber, City Hall.

8.1  There were no items of business that the Chairman considered to be urgent.

9.1  The meeting ended at 1.02pm.