Agenda and minutes
Transport Committee - Thursday 15 October 2015 10.00 am

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Steve O’Connell AM and Dr Onkar Sahota AM.

The Committee is recommended to note, further to the decisions on committee memberships agreed by the Assembly at its Extraordinary Plenary Meeting on 16 September 2015, the appointment of Kemi Badenoch AM as a Member of the Committee.  The Membership of the Committee is now as follows:

Valerie Shawcross CBE AM (Chair)

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM (Deputy Chair)

Kemi Badenoch AM

Tom Copley AM

Darren Johnson AM

Steve O'Connell AM

Murad Qureshi AM

Dr Onkar Sahota AM

Richard Tracey AM

2.1  The Chair welcomed Kemi Badenoch AM to her first meeting of the Transport Committee.  Kemi Badenoch AM had replaced Victoria Borwick AM MP as an Assembly Member in September.

2.2  Resolved:

(a)  That, further to the decisions on committee memberships agreed by the London Assembly at its Extraordinary Plenary  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 3, 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).

3.1   Resolved:

  That the list of Assembly Members’ appointments, 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 Transport Committee held on 9 September 2015 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

4.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Transport Committee held on 9 September 2015 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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

5.2  Resolved:

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

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Richard Berry, scrutiny@london.gov.uk, 020 7983 4199

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report, put questions on motorcycle safety in London to the invited guests and note the discussion; and

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

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on motorcycle safety to the following invited guests:

·  Ben Plowden, Director of Strategy and Planning, Surface Transport, Transport for London (TfL);

·  Lilli Matson, Head of Strategy and Outcome Planning, TfL;  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Richard Berry, [email protected], 020 7983 4199

The Committee is recommended to note:

(a)  A letter from the Deputy Mayor for Transport, following up the discussion at the Committee's meeting on 8 July 2015, including an update from Transport for London on progress implementing the recommendations of the Committee's report, Future Proof;

(b)  The note of a meeting of party Group Lead Members with representatives of Uber London Limited; and

(c)  The note of a meeting of party Group Lead Members with representatives of Addison Lee Limited.

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

7.2  The Chair informed the Committee that at its next meeting, on 10 November 2015, the Committee would be discussing the Private Hire Regulations Review with representatives of TfL.

7.3  Resolved:

  That the following be noted:

(a)  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Mark Roberts, [email protected], 020 7983 4428

The Committee is recommended to consider London TravelWatch‘s proposed budget and business plan for the next financial year and recommends a budget for London TravelWatch for 2016/17.

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

8.2  The Chair informed the Committee that representatives of London TravelWatch were unable to attend the meeting, but any issues that Members wished to raise could be addressed at a future meeting.

8.3  The Committee noted that the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Richard Berry, scrutiny@london.gov.uk, 020 7983 4199

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Agree its work programme for 2015/16, including the revised schedule of prospective topics for forthcoming meetings set out at paragraph 4.10 of the report; and

(b)  Note the note of a meeting with representatives of Centre for London as part of its investigation into National Rail services.

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

9.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the Committee’s work programme for 2015/16, including the revised schedule of prospective topics for forthcoming meetings set out at paragraph 4.10 of the report, be agreed; and

(b)  That the note of a meeting  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Tuesday 10 November 2015 at 10.00am in the Chamber, City Hall.

10.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Tuesday 10 November 2015 at 10.00am,in the Chamber, City Hall.

11.1  There was no other business.

12.1  The meeting ended at 12.27pm.