Public meetings and events coming up next week:
EVENT
Wednesday 12 March
Team Commonwealth Reception
6.30pm in London’s Living Room, City Hall
Organised in conjunction with The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS), this reception during Commonwealth Week will celebrate the theme ‘Team Commonwealth’ in advance of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Darren Johnson, Chair of the London Assembly, will provide a welcome speech alongside Claire Whitaker, Chair of the RCS and David Grevemberg, CEO of the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee.
Media are invited to attend.
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 11 March 2014
Housing Density in London
Planning Committee – 10am in Committee Room 5
The Planning Committee will discuss how London’s housing density is being managed in response to rapid population growth and the need for new homes in the capital.
The Committee will question the following guests:
· Nicholas Boys Smith, Director, Create Street;
· Andy von Bradsky, Chairman PRP Architects and Chair RIBA Housing Group;
· David Berkbeck, Chief Executive, Design for Homes,
· Will McKee CBE, Chair Tilfen Land and the Urban Exposure Group and Chair of the Mayor’s Outer London Commission
MEDIA CONTACT: Kiran Dhaliwal on 020 7983 4504
Wednesday 12 March 2014
Q&A with TfL
Transport Committee – 10am in the Chamber
The Transport Committee will be holding a question and answer session with TfL to explore a range of transport topics including proposals to close ticket offices at Tube stations.
The Committee will question the following guests:
· Sir Peter Hendy, CBE, Commissioner of Transport; and
· Mike Brown, Managing Director of London Underground and London Rail, TfL.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
LPFA & Mayor’s Mentoring Programme
Oversight Committee – 2pm in Committee Room 5
The GLA Oversight Committee will be questioning the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) about the governance of London’s £4.6 bn pension fund. They will also be examining the performance of the Mayor’s Mentoring Programme.
The Committee will be questioning the following guests:
LPFA:
· Edmund Truell, Chairman of the London Pensions Fund Authority.
Mayor’s Mentoring Programme:
· Jeff Jacobs, Head of Paid Service; and
· Amanda Coyle, Assistant Director of Health & Communities.
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769
Thursday 13 March 2014
The Met’s approach to Safeguarding
Safeguarding Working Group – 10am in The Chamber
The Working Group meeting will consider the strategic response to safeguarding children in London and will assess how the Met has responded to recommendations made in high profile cases and reviews.
The Committee will be questioning the following guests:
· Cheryl Coppell, Chief Executive, London Borough of Havering and Chair of London Safeguarding Children Board;
· Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, Metropolitan Police Service;
· Helen Bailey, Chief Operating Officer, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime; and
· Yvette Stanley, Director of Children’s Schools and Families, London Borough of Merton.
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769
Notes to editors
- London Assembly meetings are held at City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA and are open to the media and members of the public.
- Detailed agenda papers for all the meetings are available on our website.
- All our public meetings are webcast live and are available online for up to six months.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
For more information, please contact the media team on 020 7983 4283. For out-of-hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit on 020 7983 4100.