Agenda and minutes
London Assembly (Plenary) - Wednesday 10 September 2014 10.00 am

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

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Tony Arbour AM, Steve O’Connell AM, Dr Onkar Sahota AM, Navin Shah AM and Fiona Twycross AM.

The Assembly 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:

(a)  That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

(b)  That the non-pecuniary interests of James Cleverly AM as a private landlord and Tom Copley AM as a lessee in relation to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

The Assembly is recommended to confirm the minutes of the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting held on 16 July 2014 and the minutes of the London Assembly (Mayor’s Question Time) meeting held on 23 July 2014 to be signed by the Chairman as correct records.

3.1  That the minutes of the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting held on 16 July 2014 and the London Assembly (Mayor’s Question Time) meeting held on 23 July 2014 be signed by the Chairman as correct records.

Part A:

The Assembly will put questions to Boris Johnson, in his capacity as Chairman of Transport for London (TfL), and Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Commissioner, TfL, on the policies and work of TfL.

Part B:

Motion submitted in the name of the Chairman:

“That the Assembly notes the answers to the questions asked.”

Part A:

4.1  The Assembly put question to Boris Johnson, Mayor of London in his capacity as Chairman of Transport for London, and Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Commissioner of Transport, on the work of TfL.

4.2  The record of the questions put by Assembly Members and the answers given is  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

London Assembly (Plenary) Meeting – 9 December 2014

The Assembly is requested to confirm the change of date of the Plenary meeting of the Assembly in December from 3 December 2014 to the 9 December 2014, following recent consultation with the Mayor’s Office, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s Office and the Assembly’s party Group Leaders, and to confirm that the meeting in December will be used principally to hold a question and answer session with the Mayor and Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis on policing in London.

Recommendation:

That it be confirmed that the Assembly (Plenary) meeting in December be rescheduled from Wednesday 3 December 2014 at 10am to Tuesday 9 December 2014 at 3pm and that the session be used principally for a question and answer session in relation to policing in London with Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, and Craig Mackey, Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

5.1  Resolved:

That the Assembly (Plenary) meeting in December be rescheduled from Wednesday 3 December at 10am to Tuesday 9 December 2014 at 3pm and that the session be used principally for a question and answer session in relation to policing in London with Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat 

Contact: John Barry; [email protected]; tel: 020 7983 4425

The Assembly is recommended to note recent action taken by the Chairman of the Assembly, Roger Evans AM, under the GLA’s Standing Order 10.2A(1), namely to invite the Mayor and the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis to the Assembly (Plenary) meeting on 9 December 2014.

6.1  Resolved:

That the recent action taken by the Chair of the Assembly, Roger Evans AM, in accordance with the authority delegated to him, namely to invite the Mayor and the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis to the Assembly (Plenary) meeting on 9 December 2014, be noted.

Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat 

Contact: John Barry; [email protected]; tel: 020 7983 4425

The Assembly is recommended to note the petition listed in the report and to decide whether to refer the petition, and if so where to, and to seek a response to the points raised.

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

7.2  Richard Tracey AM presented a petition with the following prayer:

“We the residents living in Roehampton Vale are strongly concerned about the safety for pedestrians and motorists using the pavement on Roehampton Vale often competing with cyclists.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat 

Contact: John Barry; [email protected]; tel: 020 7983 4425

The Assembly is asked to consider the motions submitted by Assembly Members.

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

8.2  Further to accepting an amendment proposed by Stephen Knight AM and seconded by Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM that had been circulated in advance and incorporating the text of the amendment within the motion as proposed in the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly will be the Mayor’s Question Time meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 17 September 2014 in the Chamber, City Hall.

9.1  The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly was the Mayor’s Question Time meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 17 September 2014 in the Chamber, City Hall.

10.1  There were no items of urgent business.

11.1  The meeting ended at 1.21pm.