Agenda and minutes
Transport Committee - Wednesday 9 October 2019 10.00 am

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

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Joanne McCartney AM, for whom Unmesh Desai AM attended as a substitute Member; and from Keith Prince AM, for whom Tony Devenish AM attended as a substitute Member.

1.2  During the course of the meeting, the Chair welcomed students from the London School  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: David Pealing, [email protected], 020 7983 5525

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   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 Transport Committee held on 9 October 2019 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 September 2019 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: David Pealing, [email protected], 020 7983 5525

 
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: David Pealing, david.pealing@london.gov.uk, 020 7983 5525

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Approve London TravelWatch‘s proposed Business Plan for 2020-21, as set out at Annex A to the report; and

(b)  That, subject to the decision taken at Recommendation 2.1, the Committee gives in principle agreement to London TravelWatch’s budget bid for 2020?21, as set out at Appendix 2 of Annex A, for recommendation to the London Assembly’s GLA Oversight Committee as part of the draft London Assembly budget submission for the 2020-21 financial year.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on London TravelWatch’s (LTW) Business Plan and Budget Bid 2020-21 to the following invited guests:

·  Arthur Leathley, Chair, LTW;

·  Joanne Simons, Interim Chief Executive, LTW; and

·  Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Transport Focus.

5.2  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Grace Pollard, [email protected], 020 7983 6597

The Committee is recommended to note the report as background to a discussion with guests on accessible and inclusive transport.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on accessible and inclusive transport to the following invited guests:

·  Staynton Brown, Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Talent, Transport for London (TfL);

·  Christina Calderato, Head of Transport Strategy and Planning, TfL;

·  Helen McAllister,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Daniella Dávila Aquije, [email protected], 020 7084 2850

The Committee is recommended to note its work programme, as set out in the report.

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

7.2  Resolved:

That the work programme be noted.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Tuesday, 12 November 2019 at 10.00am in the Chamber.

8.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Tuesday, 12 November 2019at10.00am,in the Chamber, City Hall.

9.1  There was no other business the Chair considered urgent.

10.1  The meeting ended at 12.45 pm.