Agenda and minutes
London Assembly (Plenary) - Wednesday 25 January 2017 10.00 am

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

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

The Assembly is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of 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).

3.1  The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat. 

3.2  Resolved:

That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Item 3, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

(Circulated separately)

The Draft Consolidated Budget 2017-18 has been circulated for the Assembly’s consideration.

The Mayor will present his Report to the Assembly at the meeting.

3.1  The Assembly received an oral statement from the Mayor on his Draft 2017/18 Consolidated Budget document.

3.2  A copy of the Mayor’s statement is attached at Appendix 1.

The document sets out the Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee’s response to the Mayor’s budget proposals for 2017-18, based on evidence taken from the functional bodies and the GLA during the budget development and consultation processes. It highlights the key issues raised during the Committee’s deliberations and offers comments to the Mayor on his consultation budget.

The Budget and Performance Committee’s comments relate to the Mayor’s proposals that were published for consultation on Wednesday 21 December 2016 and not to the Draft Consolidated Budget published with this agenda.

The Assembly is recommended to note the response by the London Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee to the Mayor’s Draft Consultation Budget for 2017-18.

3.3  The Chairman of the Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee, Gareth Bacon AM, presented that Committee’s response to the Mayor of London’s GLA Group Budget Proposals and Precepts 2017/18 Consultation Document.

3.4  A copy of the statement by the Chairman of the Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee is attached at  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3b

Assembly Members will put questions to the Mayor on the seven sections of the Draft Consolidated Budget document.

3.6  Assembly Members put questions to the Mayor on each of the seven component budgets set out within the Draft Consolidated Budget proposals.

3.7  David Bellamy, Chief of Staff and Martin Clarke, Executive Director of Resources, were also in attendance for the duration of the question and answer session.

3.8  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3c

The Assembly is under a duty to consider the Mayor’s Draft Consolidated Budget and to approve it, with or without amendment (paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 6 of the GLA Act 1999 (as amended)).

The following substantive motion is before the Assembly:

“To approve the Draft Consolidated Budget for 2017-18, together with the draft component budgets comprised within it, with or without amendment.”

[Note: In accordance with GLA Standing Order 6.12 B, the motion set out above shall be considered without being proposed or seconded by a Member. The motion may be amended by a Budget Amendment, in accordance with the procedures described in Standing Orders 6.10, 6.12 and 6.16. The Assembly will consider amendments to the Draft Consolidated Budget, and budget-related motions (if any).

If a Budget Amendment is carried by the requisite majority (at this stage, a simple majority of votes cast) then the substantive motion shall fall and the Draft Consolidated Budget shall be deemed agreed as amended. The Mayor is under a duty to respond to any amendments passed when he presents his Final Budget.

If no amendment is agreed, or if the substantive motion is not passed (whether put to the vote or not) then the  ...  view the full agenda text for item 4.

4.1  At 12.20pm, the Chairman adjourned the meeting until 1.30pm.  The meeting reconvened at 1.30pm in order to debate the budget proposals.

4.2  The substantive motion before the Assembly was: “To approve the Draft Consolidated Budget for 2017/18, together with the draft component budgets comprised within it, with or without  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly will be the Plenary meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 8 February 2017 in the Chamber, City Hall.

5.1  The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly would be the Plenary meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 8 February 2017 in the Chamber, City Hall principally to put questions to the relevant Deputy Mayors on matters concerning the LEAP (London Economic Action Partnership).

6.1  There were no items of urgent business.

7.1  The meeting finished at 2.30pm.