Your city, your say

State of London Debate, 9 May 2009

The 2009 State of London Debate was held on Saturday 9 May at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre.

There was lively debate throughout the day, with approximately 1,200 Londoners turning up to ask the Mayor and other senior figures in London’s governance questions about the issues that matter to them.

The content of each session was shaped around priorities that had been identified from feedback from members of the public on our website. As well as answering people’s questions, the day was a great opportunity for us to listen further to your views and to help us understand what it is that affects you on a day-to-day basis and how we might help.

Opening plenary

Mayor of London Boris Johnson gave a short address then answered questions in the opening plenary session, which was chaired by Assembly Member Darren Johnson.

Watch the opening plenary session (1h 10 min)

Read the transcript of the opening plenary session:
Opening plenary transcript PDF
Opening plenary transcript RTF