Agenda and minutes
Transport Committee - Wednesday 11 July 2018 10.00 am

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

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

1.2  During the meeting, the Chair welcomed pupils from Langdon Park School, Tower Hamlets, to the public gallery.

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 meetings of the Transport Committee held on 13 June 2018 and 25 June 2018 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meetings of the Transport Committee held on 13 June and 25 June 2018 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact Laura Pelling, [email protected], 020 7983 5526

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

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 Laura Pelling, [email protected], 020 7983 5526

 
The Committee is recommended to note the action taken by the Chair under delegated authority, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, namely to agree a letter following the Committee meeting on 25 June 2018 to request further information from Govia Thameslink.

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, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, namely to agree a letter following the Committee meeting on 25 June 2018 to request further information on Govia  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Grace Pollard, [email protected], 020 7983 4000

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report as background to putting questions to guests on London’s rail network, and note the discussion; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree the final report for the investigation.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on Future of Rail in London to the following invited guests:

·  Paul Plummer, Chief Executive, Rail Delivery Group;

·  Geoff Hobbs, Director of Public Service Transport Planning, Transport for London (TfL);

·  Michèle Dix, Managing  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Richard Berry; [email protected]; 020 7983 4000

The Committee is recommended to note the response from Transport for London to its report, Future Transport: How is London Responding to Technological Innovation?, and the impact for the report as attached at Appendices 1 and 2.

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

7.2  Resolved:

That the response from Transport for London to the Committee’s report, Future Transport: How is London Responding to Technological Innovation?¸and the impact review for the report as attached at Appendices 1 and 2 to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

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 the remainder of the 2018/19 Assembly year, as set out in the report; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree a submission to the Office of Rail and Road inquiry into service disruptions on the Govia Thameslink Railway network.

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

8.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the work programme for the remainder of the 2018/19 Assembly year, as set out in the report, be agreed;

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Wednesday 12 September at 10.00am in the Chamber.

9.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Wednesday 12 September 2018at10.00am,in the Chamber, City Hall.

10.1  There was no other business.

11.1  The meeting ended at 12.26pm.