Coming up next week at the London Assembly w/c July 22

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Friday 19 July 2024

Coming up next week at the London Assembly

PUBLIC MEETINGS

Tuesday 23 July

 

Did the Mayor’s 2023-24 budget deliver as planned? 

Budget and Performance Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am

 

The Mayor is responsible for overseeing a budget of over £20 billion. What were the major variances between budgeted and actual income and expenditure in the 2023-24 budget?

The Budget and Performance Committee will ask questions on the performance of the Mayor’s 2023-24 budget.

The guests are:

Panel 1 TfL 10:00-11:00: 

• Patrick Doig, Group Finance Director, Transport for London (TfL) 
• Rachel McLean, Chief Finance Officer, TfL 

 

Panel 2 GLA 11:00-12:00: 

• Tim Steer, Executive director, Housing and Land, Greater London Authority (GLA) 
• Natalie Daniels, Assistant Director Housing, GLA 
• Heather Juman, Head of Area – South, GLA 
• Alexis Harris, Housing Policy Manager, GLA 

 

Panel 3 MOPAC 12:00-13:00:

• Amana Humayun, CFO, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) 

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected] 

 

Wednesday 24 July

 

Saturday night fever – London’s night-time economy

Economy, Culture and Skills Committee – Committee Rooms 2&3, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am

 

London’s night-time sector plays a vital role in London’s economy, with one in every four pounds being spent between 6am and 6pm. 

The Economy, Culture and Skills Committee will meet for the first of a two-part investigation into how well the sector has recovered post-pandemic, and how much progress has been made with the Mayor’s 24-hours London vision.

The guests are:

Panel 1: 10:00-11:25

• Michael Kill, Chief Executive, Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) 
• Ros Morgan, Chief Executive, Heart of London Business Alliance (HOLBA) 
• Joan Moynihan, Executive Director, Nimax Theatres 
• Simon Tracey, Group Chief Executive Officer, Broadwick Live 

Panel 2: 11:30-13:00 

• Prof. Ben Campkin, Professor of Urbanism and Urban History, University College London (UCL) 
• Sophie Brownlee, External Affairs Manager, Music Venue Trust (MVT) 
• Cllr. Sabrina Francis, Cabinet Member for Young People and Culture, Camden Council

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected] 

 

Wednesday 24 July 

 

Community land trusts and co-operative housing

Housing Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm

 

The London Assembly Housing Committee meets to examine the support being given to Community land trusts and co-operative housing initiatives, and what challenges are facing these projects. 

 

The guests are:

Panel 1: 2-3.20pm:

• Tom Chance, Chief Executive of the Community Land Trust Network
• Fatimatu Mohamed, Secretary, Gida Housing Cooperative 
• Bernadette Marjoram, Board Member, Meridian Home Start
• Niall Mulholland, Executive Member of the London Federation of Housing Cooperatives

Panel 2: 3.30-5pm:

• Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development
• Dr Tom Moore, Senior Lecturer in Planning, University of Liverpool 
• Natalie Daniels, Assistant Director of Housing, GLA 
• Levent Kerimol, Project director at Community Led Housing London 
• Paul Nicoll, Head of Societal Lending, Triodos

MEDIA CONTACT: Josh Hunt on 07763 252310 / [email protected] 

Thursday 25 July 

 

Elections Review Working Group 

Elections Review Working Group - The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm

The Elections Review Working Group will review the planning, conduct and costs of the 2024 GLA elections across London and identify improvements for future years; and identify and collate from London Elects and other stakeholders, participants and external experts, views, accounts and explanations for any other issues that arose during the 2024 GLA election process.

The guests are:

• Mary Harpley, Greater London Returning Officer 
• Alex Conway, Deputy Greater London Returning Officer 
• Lea Goddard, Senior Elections Manager and Deputy Greater London Returning Officer
• Ajay Patel, Deputy Greater London Returning Officer
• Alex Chafey, Senior Marketing Manager, London Elects 
• Farah Elahi, Head of Community Engagement, GLA

MEDIA CONTACT: Josh Hunt on 07763 252310 / [email protected]