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Culture and leisure
Disabled Londoners' participation in sport and physical activity
12 March, 2012 - 12:53
The report, from our Economy, Culture and Sport Committee, finds that schools and leisure services need to improve the way they help disabled Londoners stay active and highlights the low level of physical activity among disabled Londoners.
Since 2006 - despite the efforts of successive mayors and improvements to facilities - the number of disabled Londoners achieving the recommended level of physical activity has only risen to around one in ten.
The Royal Parks
30 November, 2011 - 14:59
Following this meeting, the Committee wrote to the Mayor setting out several suggestions to ensure openness and transparency around the governance of the Parks.
The administration of Visit London
26 July, 2011 - 12:18
The report, by the Economy, Culture and Sport Committee, highlights the £3m cost of rescuing the Visit London pension scheme and £2m start up costs for the new single promotion agency, London & Partners. It finds that these extra costs were not foreseen by those making the key decisions about the future of London's promotional agencies.
Assembly response to the Cultural Olympiad Legacy Plan
17 June, 2011 - 12:27
The Committee broadly welcomes and supports the aims of the Cultural Olympiad and our response to the Legacy Plan is intended to enhance and strengthen the strategic vision set out in it.
Appointment of the Chair of Arts Council London
10 June, 2010 - 14:14
Since October 2009, the Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism (EDCST) Committee had been asking questions and received information about the appointment and recruitment process for this post following the then Secretary of State’s rejection of the original appointment.
This correspondence and relevant information that the Committee has received is set out below:
London Assembly response to the Mayor's draft Cultural Strategy: 2012 and Beyond
25 March, 2010
The London Assembly's Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee has published its response to the Mayor’s draft Cultural Strategy: 2012 and Beyond.
The response seeks clarification on the Mayor’s role, priorities and actions in the field of cultural policy in London. The Committee recognises that culture is an area where the Mayor has limited influence and believes the Strategy should focus on the areas where the Mayor has most impact.
London Assembly response to the draft London Tourism Action Plan
30 April, 2009 - 23:00
Our response to the London Tourism Action Plan sets out a number of specific issues which the Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee would like to see addressed in the final plan.
Assembly response to Cultural Metropolis: priorities for culture 2009 - 2012
1 January, 2009
The Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee's response to the Mayor’s ‘Cultural Metropolis: priorities for culture 2009 – 2012’ , which sets out his vision for culture in London and his key priorities for this area.
The Committee highlighted a number of issues that we would like the Mayor to address in his full draft Culture Strategy including:
2012 sporting legacy for young Londoners
1 November, 2008
This submission covers what is being and what more could be done to help ensure all young Londoners, including those outside mainstream education, are part of the 2012 sporting legacy.
It identifies the need for more action under four broad areas, and seeks to influence the Mayor's forthcoming London Legacy Plan for Sport with specific recommendations relating to each area. The areas are:
The provision of public swimming pools and diving facilities in London
30 September, 2008 - 23:00
The report sets out the results of a major mapping exercise of public swimming pools across London. It shows that, despite the focus on getting more people swimming as part of the sports participation legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, there are significant gaps in the current provision of public pools, and this situation will not improve in the next few years.
