Agenda and minutes
Environment Committee - Thursday 4 December 2014 2.00 pm

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

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  David Pealing, [email protected], 020 7983 5525

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  Kit Malthouse AM declared an interest in respect of his role as Chairman of the London Hydrogen Partnership which had worked with Transport for London (TfL) on procuring hydrogen vehicles.  As this was deemed a non-pecuniary interest, it is noted here for transparency.

2.3  Resolved:

(a)  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; and

(b)  That the non-pecuniary interest made by Kit Malthouse AM in respect of his role as Chairman of the London Hydrogen Partnership be noted.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 6 November 2014 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 6 November 2014 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: David Pealing; [email protected]; 020 7983 5525

The Committee is recommended to note the outstanding actions arising from its previous meetings.

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

4.2  Resolved:

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

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: David Pealing; [email protected]; 020 7983 5525

The Committee is recommended to note the recent action taken by the Chair under delegated authority, namely to agree, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, a joint response with the Chair of the Transport Committee to the consultation on the London Airspace Management Programme.

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

5.2  Resolved:

  That the recent action taken by the Chair under delegated authority, namely to agree, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, a joint response with the Chair of the Transport Committee to the consultation on the London Airspace Management Programme be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Ian Williamson, [email protected]; 020 7983 6541

The Committee is recommended to note the report as background to a discussion with expert guests about diesel emissions, and to note the discussion.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on diesel emissions in London to the following invited guests:

·  Sam Longman, Policy Manager (Environment), TfL;

·  Steve McNamara, London Taxi Drivers Association;

·  Matthew Pencharz, Mayor’s Senior Adviser – Environment and Energy;

·  Elliot Treharne, Principal Policy & Programme Manager (Air Quality), GLA

·  Mike Weston, Director of Buses, TfL; and

·  Steve Wright MBE, Chairman, Licensed Private Hire Car Association.

6.2  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1.

6.3  During the course of the discussion, the Chairman of the Licensed Private Hire Car Association committed to provide Members with a breakdown by fuel type for private hire vehicle in London and the Principal Policy & Programme Manager (Air Quality), GLA committed to provide the Committee with more detail on Liquid Petroleum Gas?fitted taxi policy.
 

6.4  Resolved:

That the report and discussion be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Ian Williamson, [email protected]; 020 7983 6541

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note its work programme; and

(b)  Agree to hold meetings on water issues and on an update to the Mayoral Biodiversity Strategy, as set out in section 4 of the report.

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

7.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the work programme be noted; and

(b)  That a proposal to hold meetings on water issues in January and February 2015, and an update on the Mayor’s Biodiversity Strategy in March 2015, as outlined at section 4 of the report, be agreed.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Wednesday 7 January 2015 at 10.00 am in the Chamber, City Hall.

8.1  The date of the next meeting of the Committee was confirmed as Wednesday 7 January 2015 at 10.00 am in the Chamber, City Hall.

9.1  There were no items of business that the Chair considered to be urgent.

10.1  The meeting ended at 4.31 pm.