Agenda and minutes
Transport Committee - Wednesday 12 September 2018 10.00 am

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

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Shaun Bailey AM and Keith Prince AM.

1.2  During the meeting, the Chair welcomed pupils from Coleridge Primary School, Haringey, 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 meeting of the Transport Committee held on 11 July 2018 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 11 July 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 recent action taken by the Chair of the Committee under delegated Authority, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, namely to agree:

(a)  A letter to the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, copied to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), regarding disruptions on the Govia Thameslink Railway network attached at Appendix 1 to the report, and the response from the ORR which is attached at Appendix 2 to the report;

(b)  The recruitment process for the three London TravelWatch Board Member positions and;

(c)  Arrangements for the site visit on a Thames Clipper boat on 28 June 2018 the summary note of which is attached as Appendix 3, and the follow up letter attached at Appendix 4 to 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, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, be noted, namely to agree:

(a)  A letter to the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Committee is recommended to note the report as background to a discussion with invited guests on the delayed opening of the Elizabeth line and to note the subsequent discussion.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to a discussion on the Elizabeth line with the following invited guests:

·  Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor for Transport,

·  Sir Terry Morgan CBE, Chairman, Crossrail;

·  Simon Wright, Chief Executive and Programme Director, Crossrail; and

·  David Hughes, Director  ...  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 update from Transport for London on progress implementing the recommendations of the Committee’s report, Door-to-door transport in London: Delivering a user-led service.

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

7.2  Resolved:

That the update from Transport for London on progress implementing the recommendations of the Committee’s report, Door-to-door transport in London: Delivering a user-led service, be noted

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Committee is recommended to agree its work programme for the remainder of the 2018/19 Assembly year, as set out in the report.

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

8.2  Resolved:

That the workprogrammefor the remainder of the 2018/19 Assembly year, as set out in the report, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Committee is recommended to note the report as background to a discussion with invited guests on the Night Tube and to note the subsequent discussion.

9.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on the Night Tube to the following invited guests:

·  Nick Dent, Director of Line Operations, London Underground, TfL;

·  Peter McNaught, Director of Asset Operations, London Underground, TfL;

·  Assistant Chief Constable Robin Smith,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Tuesday, 9 October 2018 at 10.00am in the Chamber, City Hall.

10.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Tuesday, 9 October 2018at10.00am,in the Chamber, City Hall.

11.1  There was no other business.

12.1  The meeting ended at 12.47pm.