Kit Malthouse
News from Kit Malthouse: Eight weeks of disruption for Hyde Park residents is unacceptable - Kit Malthouse AM
20 JULY 2011
Kit Malthouse AM is concerned residents near Hyde Park may face severe disruption before, during and after the Olympics (totalling eight weeks) because of the creation of a so-called ‘Live Site’ in Hyde Park, which will show the 2012 Games on huge outdoors screens.
This morning, Westminster’s London Assembly Member, Mr Malthouse put residents’ fears to Neale Coleman, Director of London 2012 Coordination, the senior official responsible for coordinating the capital’s Live Sites.
News from Kit Malthouse: Malthouse wins Boris’ support against night flights
15 JUNE 2011
Kit Malthouse, West Central London’s Assembly member today won the Mayor’s support in a campaign to cut the amount of night flying over London.
Quizzing Boris at Mayor’s Question Time this morning, Mr Malthouse drew his attention to next year’s Government consultation on the future of night flights over the capital after 2012 and asked him to make representation urging a reduction in the volume of air traffic allowed to fly over London between 2330hrs and 0600hrs.
The Mayor agreed to do so.
News from Kit Malthouse: Malthouse wins Boris’ support against night flights
15 JUNE 2011
Kit Malthouse, West Central London’s Assembly member today won the Mayor’s support in a campaign to cut the amount of night flying over London.
Quizzing Boris at Mayor’s Question Time this morning, Mr Malthouse drew his attention to next year’s Government consultation on the future of night flights over the capital after 2012 and asked him to make representation urging a reduction in the volume of air traffic allowed to fly over London between 2330hrs and 0600hrs.
The Mayor agreed to do so.
News from Kit Malthouse: Demands grey-suited Olympic officials use the Tube
18 NOVEMBER 2009
Kit Malthouse today demanded that the Mayor of London makes sure “grey-suited Olympic officials” based in the West End during in 2012 use the Jubilee Line to get to the Stratford-based Games.
Quizzing Boris Johnson at today’s Question Time, the Assembly Member for West Central said:
“Olympic officials demanded that we spend nearly £100million on Green Park station as part of the Games bid. This means that other stations such as South Kensington will miss out on their own step free access improvements.
News from Kit Malthouse: Malthouse fights for congestion charge discount for residents
22 JULY 2009
Kit Malthouse, London Assembly Member for West Central, has presented a petition to Boris Johnson calling for a continuation of a congestion charge discount for the residents of Hyde Park ward, Westminster.
People living in the residential ward currently enjoy a 90% residents’ congestion charge discount because they live within the Western Extension Zone.
Yet when Western Extension Zone is abolished in 2010, Hyde Park ward will lie outside the charging zone, whilst the vast majority of local amenities will lie within it.
News from Kit Malthouse: London best city in UK
2 SEPTEMBER 2008
Kit Malthouse London Assembly member for West Central today welcomed London’s victory as the best city in the UK.
The accolade, awarded last night by Condé Nast Traveller readers, was won against competition from Edinburgh, Cambridge and Liverpool.
Commenting, Mr Malthouse said:
“This is a highly prestigious award and it’s great to have London recognized for being the excellent city that it is.
“But then again I happen to think it’s the greatest city in the world.
"I shall be working with the Mayor to ensure we build on this success."
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News from Kit Malthouse: Consultation on future of C-Charge Western Extension
1 SEPTEMBER 2008
Kit Malthouse AM, London Assembly Member for West Central has welcomed Mayor Boris Johnson’s fulfillment of yet another manifesto commitment with the start of the consultation on the Western Extension to the Congestion Charge Zone.
Commenting, Mr Malthouse, on whose constituency the extension was imposed, said:
News from Kit Malthouse: Welcomes consultation on Western Extension
1 SEPTEMBER 2008
Kit Malthouse AM, London Assembly Member for West Central has welcomed the start of the consultation on the Western Extension to the Congestion Charge Zone.
Commenting, Mr Malthouse, on whose constituency the extension was imposed, said:
News from Kit Malthouse-Malthouse welcomes Boris's decision to consult on Western Extension
1 JULY 2008
Kit Malthouse, London Assembly for West Central London, has welcomed Boris Johnson’s decision to hold a consultation on the future of the Western Extension of the Congestion Charge.
Commenting after the Mayor’s announcement this morning, Mr Malthouse, on whose constituency the Western Extension to the congestion charge was imposed, said:
“I warmly welcome Boris’s launching of a consultation on the future of Western Extension of the congestion zone, which covers much of my constituency.
News from Kit Malthouse - Cancelled hospital operations on the rise
4 JUNE 2008
More hospital operations are being cancelled at the last minute for non-clinical reasons than last year, according to figures released by the Department of Health.
This means that patients are having their procedures cancelled at very short notice due to reasons as varied as staff shortages or overbooked theatres.
