The Committee is recommended to note the following terms of reference for the Committee:
1. To examine and report from time to time on –
· the strategies, policies and actions of the Mayor, Transport for London, and the other Functional Bodies where appropriate; and
· matters of importance to Greater London as they relate to transport in London.
2. To examine and report to the Assembly from time to time on the Mayor’s Transport Strategy, in particular its implementation and revision.
3. To take into account in its deliberations the cross-cutting themes of: the health of persons in Greater London; the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom; and the promotion of opportunity.
4. To oversee the work of the London Transport Users’ Committee[1], to receive regular monitoring reports from that Committee and support its consultative programme.
5. To negotiate with the Mayor for the annual budget for the London Transport Users’ Committee and to recommend to the Assembly, through the Business Management and Administration Committee, an annual budget for the London Transport Users’ Committee.
6. To discharge the responsibilities and functions of the Assembly in respect of the London Transport Users’ Committee under the GLA Act 1999, in particular sections 247 – 252 and Schedules 18 and 19.
7. To respond on behalf of the Assembly to consultations and similar processes when within its terms of reference.
Minutes:
4.1 Resolved:
That the terms of reference for the Committee, as agreed by the Annual Meeting of the Assembly on 4 May 2011, be noted.