Agenda and minutes
London Assembly (Mayor's Question Time)
Wednesday 18 May 2011 10.00 am

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

1.1  Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Richard Barnes AM and Nicky Gavron AM.

1.2  Assembly Members, the Mayor and guests in the public gallery observed a minute’s silence in memory of Sir Simon Milton, former Deputy Mayor and Chief of Staff, and Grant Pettitt, Senior Policy  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

The Assembly is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of memberships of functional bodies and London Borough Councils, as set out in the table at Item 2;

(b)  Note gifts and hospitality received by Members, as set out on the Authority’s gifts and hospitality register; and

(c)  declare any other personal or personal prejudicial interests in specific items listed on the agenda over and above those items listed in the table above and including any interests arising from gifts or hospitality received within the previous three years or from the date of election to the London Assembly, whichever is the later, which are not at the time of this meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality.

2.1  Resolved:

(a)   That the relevant Assembly Members’ membership of Functional Bodies and London Borough Councils, as set out in Item 2 on the agenda, be noted and recorded as personal interests; and

(b)   That Kit Malthouse AM’s declaration of a personal interest in relation to questions about the Marylebone  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

The Assembly is recommended to confirm the minutes of the London Assembly’s Annual Meeting held on 4 May 2011 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the London Assembly’s Annual Meeting held on 4 May 2011 be agreed for signature by the Chair as a correct record.

The Assembly is recommended to note the Mayor’s Report covering the period from 10 March 2011 to 4 May 2011.

4.1  The Assembly noted the Mayor’s Report covering the period from 10 March 2011 to 4 May 2011.

4.2  In accordance with Standing Order 5.4A, the Chair had agreed to allow the Mayor to give an oral update on matters occurring since the publication of his report. The record of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

(To be circulated separately)

Part A:

The Assembly will put questions to the Mayor.

Part B:

Motion submitted in the name of the Chair:

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

5.1  The record of the discussion, including oral answers given by the Mayor to Members’ questions, is attached as Appendix 2.

5.2  The written answers to those questions not asked or answered during the meeting are attached as Appendix 3.

5.3  At 12.30pm, during the question and answer  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly will be the Plenary meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 8 June 2011 in the Chamber, City Hall.

6.1  It was noted that the next meeting of the Assembly would be a Plenary meeting which would take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 8 June 2011 in the Chamber, City Hall.

6.2  It was noted that this meeting would be used to put questions to:

(i)  Tim  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

7.1  There was no urgent business requiring consideration.

8.1  The meeting closed at 12.48pm.