Agenda and minutes
Transport Committee - Thursday 8 December 2016 10.00 am

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Kemi Badenoch AM, for whom Gareth Bacon AM attended as a substitute Member; and from Steve O’Connell AM, for whom Shaun Bailey AM attended as a substitute Member.

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   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 9 November 2016 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Transport Committee held on 9 November 2016 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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: Dale Langford; [email protected]; 020 7983 4415

The Committee is recommended to note the action taken by the Chair under delegated authority, namely to agree the scope and terms of reference for the proposed investigation into personal budgets in door-to-door transport services.

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 the scope and terms of reference for the proposed investigation into personal budgets in door?to-door transport services.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Georgie Wells, [email protected], 020 7983 4510

The Committee is recommended to note the report, put questions on surface transport access to Heathrow Airport to the invited guests and note the discussion.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on surface transport access to Heathrow Airport to the following invited guests:

·  Valerie Shawcross CBE, Deputy Mayor for Transport;

·  Alex Williams, Acting Managing Director of Planning, Transport for London (TfL);

·  Paul Harwood, Director  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Richard Berry, [email protected], 020 7983 4199

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Agree its work programme for 2016/17 Assembly year, including the schedule of topics for forthcoming meetings set out at paragraph 4.11 of the report;

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair in consultation with party Group Lead Members to agree the final report from its investigation into traffic congestion.

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

7.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the workprogrammebe agreed; and

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree the report from  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Wednesday 11 January 2016 at 10.00am in the Chamber, City Hall.

8.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Wednesday 11 January 2017at10.00am,in the Chamber, City Hall.

9.1  There was no other business.

10.1  The Chair thanked the clerk of the Committee, Dale Langford, for the support he had provided to the Transport Committee over a number of years on the occasion of his last meeting before leaving the Greater London Authority.

10.2  The meeting ended at 11.55am.