Agenda and minutes
Transport Committee - Monday 8 March 2021 2.00 pm

To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chair.

1.1  The Chair explained that in accordance with Government regulations the meeting was being held on a virtual basis, with Assembly Members and guests attending remotely.

1.2  The Clerk read the roll-call of Assembly Members who were participating at the meeting. Apologies for absence were received from Shaun Bailey AM,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Fiona Bywaters, [email protected], 020 7983 4425

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)   Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and

(c)   Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and to note any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s).

2.1   The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

2.2  Resolved:

  That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Transport Committee held on 11 February 2021 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  The Chair drew attention to a revised appendix to the minutes, which had been circulated to Members and contained minor typographical amendments.

3.2  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Transport Committee held on
11 February 2021 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Fiona Bywaters, [email protected], 020 7983 5526

 
The Committee is recommended to note the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee, and additional correspondence sent and received by the Chair.

4.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2  Resolved:

That the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee, and additional correspondence sent and received by the Chair, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Fiona Bywaters, [email protected], 020 7983 4425

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the action taken by the Chair of the Committee under delegated authority in consultation with the Deputy Chair and party Group Lead Members, namely to agree the Committee’s report entitled Crossrail: Light at the end of the tunnel? and the accompanying guide Crossrail: The project at a glance; and

(b)  Note the action taken by the Chair of the Committee under delegated authority in consultation with the Deputy Chair, party Group Lead Members and the Chairman of the London TravelWatch Board, namely to agree a variation of the standard Terms of Appointment for a London TravelWatch Board Member, as detailed at paragraph 4.2 of the report.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

5.2  Resolved:

That the action taken by the Chair under delegated authority be noted, namely to agree:

(a)  The Committee’s report entitled Crossrail: Light at the end of the tunnel? and the accompanying guide Crossrail: The project at  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Luke Rigg, [email protected], 07511 782731

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report and correspondence to the Deputy Mayor for Transport, attached at Appendix 1, as background to putting questions to invited guests, and note the subsequent discussion.

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair and party Group Lead Members, to agree any output arising from the meeting.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on progress on the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS) and challenges for its delivery following COVID-19 to the following invited guests:

·  Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor for Transport, Greater London Authority (GLA);

·  Andy Byford, Commissioner,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Luke Rigg, [email protected], 07511 782731

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the decision of the Executive Director of Secretariat to appoint Wheawill & Sudworth Limited to act as the external auditor of the statutory annual accounts of London TravelWatch for the 2021-22 to 2024-25 financial years; and

(b)  Note its work programme for the remainder of 2020-21.

7.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

7.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the decision of the Executive Director of Secretariat to appoint Wheawill & Sudworth Limited to act as the external auditor of the statutory annual accounts of London TravelWatch for the 2021-22 to 2024-25 financial years  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

The London Assembly’s Annual Meeting, due to take place on 14 May 2021, will decide which committees to establish for the 2021/22 Assembly Year and a timetable of meetings for those committees.

8.1  The London Assembly’s Annual Meeting, due to take place on 14 May 2021, would decide which committees to establish for the 2021/22 Assembly Year and a timetable of meetings for those committees.

9.1  There was no other business. The Deputy Chair expressed her thanks to the Chair for all her work and contribution to the Transport Committee.

10.1  The meeting ended at 5.09pm.