Agenda and minutes
Economy Committee - Tuesday 8 September 2020 10.00 am

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 hybrid basis, with some Assembly Members present in City Hall and others participating remotely.

1.2  The Clerk read a roll-call of Assembly Members who were participating. There were no apologies for absence.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Lauren Harvey, [email protected], 020 7983 4383

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of 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 Committee held on 4 August 2020 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  The Chair explained that changes had been made to Economy Committee meeting dates. It was confirmed that a meeting was no longer scheduled to take place on Monday, 28 September 2020.

3.2  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 4 August 2020 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Lauren Harvey, [email protected], 020 7983 4383

The Committee is recommended to note the completed and outstanding actions arising from its previous meetings.

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 be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Lauren Harvey, [email protected], 020 7983 4383

The Committee is recommended to note the recent action taken by the Chair of the Economy Committee under delegated authority, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, namely to agree the Committee’s response to the Business, Energy and Industrial Committee’s inquiry on post?pandemic growth, attached at Appendix 1.

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

5.2  Resolved:

That the recent action taken by the Chair of the Economy Committee under delegated authority, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, namely to agree the Committee’s response to the Business, Energy and Industrial Committee’s inquiry on post?pandemic growth, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Dan Tattersall, [email protected]; 07783 805825

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report as background to putting questions to invited guests on the impact of COVID?19 on the high street and note the subsequent discussion; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with 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 the impact of COVID?19 on London’s high streets to the following invited guests:

·  Jules Pipe CBE, Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills;

·  Patrick Dubeck, Interim Head of Regeneration, Greater London Authority (GLA);

·  Gianluca Rizzo, Manager, Stratford Original Business Improvement District (BID) and Brixton BID;

·  Dominic Curran, Policy Adviser – Property, British Retail Consortium; and

·  Kate Nicholls, Chief Executive Officer, UKHospitality.

6.2  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1.

6.3  During the course of the discussion, the Interim Head of Regeneration, GLA, agreed to provide the Committee with further information on the differences in support being provided to street trading and markets by London boroughs.

6.4  The Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills agreed to provide the Committee with further information on the eight strands of work created by the Recovery Taskforce as part of the economic and social recovery from COVID?19.

6.5  The Chair thanked the guests for their contributions to the discussion.

6.6  Resolved:

(a)  That the report and discussion be noted; and

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Dan Tattersall, [email protected]; 07783 805825

The Committee is recommended to note its work programme for the 2020/21 Assembly year.  

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

7.2  Resolved:

That the Committee’s work programme for the 2020/21 Assembly year be noted.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, 4 November 2020 at 10.00am and will take place virtually.

8.1  The date of the next meeting of the Committee was confirmed as Wednesday, 4 November 2020 at 10.00am.

9.1  There were no items of business that the Chair considered to be urgent.

10.1  The meeting ended at 12.37pm.