Agenda and minutes
London Assembly (Plenary) - Thursday 5 September 2019 10.00 am
Venue: Chamber, City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2AA. View directions
Contact: Fiona Bywaters, Committee Services Manager; Telephone: 0207 983 4425; Email: [email protected]
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Apologies for Absence and Chair's Announcements To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chair. Minutes: 1.1 Apologies for absence were received from Léonie Cooper AM, Tony Devenish AM, Andrew Dismore AM and Steve O’Connell AM.
1.2 The Chair provided an update on recent Assembly activity including: · the submission of a response to the proposed Heathrow Airport expansion consultation; · a survey by the Transport Committee asking ... view the full minutes text for item 1. |
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Declarations of Interests PDF 84 KB 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). Minutes: 2.1 The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.
2.2 The Chair noted that all Assembly Members had been granted dispensations by the Monitoring Officer which meant that, whilst they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in Agenda Item 8, which related to elected Member remuneration, they were ... view the full minutes text for item 2. |
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The Assembly is recommended to confirm the minutes of the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting held on 4 July 2019, and the London Assembly (Mayor’s Question Time) meeting held on 18 July 2019 to be signed by the Chair as correct records. Additional documents: Minutes: 3.1 Resolved:
That the minutes of the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting held on 4 July 2019, and the London Assembly (Mayor’s Question Time) meeting held on 18 July 2019 be signed by the Chair as correct records. |
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Question and Answer Session - London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) PDF 99 KB Part A:
The Assembly will put questions to the following guests on the work and policies of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC): · Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Chair, LLDC; and · Lyn Garner, Chief Executive Officer, LLDC.
Part B:
Motion submitted in the name of the Chair:
“That the Assembly notes the answers to the questions asked.” Additional documents:
Minutes: Part A:
4.1 The Assembly put questions to Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Chair, London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), and Lyn Garner, Chief Executive Officer, LLDC, on the work and policies of LLDC.
4.2 The record of the questions put by Assembly Members and the answers given is attached as Appendix ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |
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Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat Contact: Fiona Bywaters, [email protected], 020 7983 4425
The Assembly is recommended to note the responses received to petitions presented at recent Assembly Plenary meetings. Additional documents: Minutes: 5.1 The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of the Secretariat.
5.2 Resolved:
That the responses received to petitions presented at recent Assembly Plenary meetings be noted. |
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Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat Contact: Fiona Bywaters, [email protected], 020 7983 4425 The Assembly is recommended to consider the motions submitted by Assembly Members. Minutes: 6.1 David Kurten AM moved, and Keith Prince AM seconded, the following motion:
“This Assembly notes that the Mayor plans a phased reduction of the maximum age of a licenced taxi from 15 years to 12 years. He also plans to change the criteria for annual registration by mandating the ... view the full minutes text for item 6. |
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Pay Award 2019-20 for GLA Statutory Officers PDF 92 KB Report of: Assistant Director of Finance & Governance Contact: Tom Middleton, [email protected], 020 7983 4959
The Assembly is recommended to:
(i) Notingit as ajointdecision withthe Mayor,agree thata payaward of 2% be madeto theChief Officer and theExecutiveDirectorof Resources, and that the Monitoring Officer allowance awarded to the Executive Director of Communities & Intelligence is increased by 2%.
(ii) Notethat,in accordancewiththe SeniorSalariesReview Bodyrecommendation made and agreedin2009, thelocalgovernmentpaysettlementof2% for 2019-20 beappliedto thepay ofthe Mayor and AssemblyMembers. Minutes: 7.1 The Assembly received the report of the Assistant Director of Finance and Governance.
7.2 Resolved:
(a) That, noting it as a joint decision with the Mayor, a pay award of 2% to the Chief Officer and the Executive Director of Resources be agreed, and that the Monitoring Officer allowance ... view the full minutes text for item 7. |
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Motions Minutes: 8.1 Unmesh Desai AM moved, and Florence Eshalomi AM seconded, the following motion:
“The Assembly notes that the Government have announced an ambition to recruit 20,000 police officers throughout England and Wales. Though we await to see details on specifics such as funding arrangements, equipment and training, we support the ... view the full minutes text for item 8. |
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Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat Contact: Fiona Bywaters, [email protected], 020 7983 4425
The Assembly is recommended to note the commitments made by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, during the London Assembly (Mayor’s Question Time) meetings held between May 2016 and July 2019. Additional documents: Minutes: 9.1 The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of the Secretariat.
9.2 Resolved:
That the commitments made by the Mayor of London during the London Assembly (Mayor’s Question Time) meetings between May 2016 and July 2019 be noted. |
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Future Meetings of the London Assembly It is proposed that the London Assembly uses the 28 November 2019 Plenary meeting principally to hold a question and answer session with the Deputy Mayor, Fire and Resilience, Dr Fiona Twycross AM, and Dany Cotton QFSM, Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade on fire and resilience matters in London.
It is also proposed that the London Assembly uses the 6 February 2020 Plenary meeting principally to hold a question and answer session with the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, in his capacity as Chair of Transport for London (TfL), and Mike Brown MVO, Commissioner, TfL, on the work and policies of TfL.
The relevant dates above are being held in the diaries of the proposed attendees.
The Assembly is recommended to: (i) Agree to use the 28 November 2019 Plenary meeting principally to hold a question and answer session on fire and resilience matters in London and, under section 61 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, require Dr Fiona Twycross AM, the Deputy Mayor, Fire and Resilience and Dany Cotton QFSM, Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade, to attend from 10am to answer questions, for which notice will be given in due course in accordance with section 62 of the ... view the full agenda text for item 10. Minutes: 10.1 The Chair proposed that a minor amendment be made to the proposals set out in the agenda – namely that guests be invited to the upcoming meetings of the London Assembly rather than summonsed. It was explained that this would provide the greatest flexibility in the scheduling of these ... view the full minutes text for item 10. |
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Date of Next Meeting The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly will be the Mayor’s Question Time meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 12 September in the Chamber, City Hall. Minutes: 11.1 The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly was the Mayor’s Question Time meeting which would take place at 10.00am on Thursday 12 September 2019 in the Chamber, City Hall. |
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Any Other Business the Chair Considers Urgent Minutes: 12.1 The Chair noted that one item of business had been circulated under cover of a supplementary agenda.
12.2 Item 12(a) had been accepted by the Chair as urgent business, under section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, and Standing Order 1.10A(1), in order that a timely mechanism for ... view the full minutes text for item 12. |
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Proposed Delegation to the Chair of the Health Committee PDF 65 KB Report of Executive Director of Secretariat Contact: Fiona Bywaters, [email protected], 020 7983 4425
The Assembly is recommended to delegate authority to the Chair of the Health Committee, in consultation with the Deputy Chair of the Health Committee, to agree any outputs of that Committee, in accordance with the agreed work programme, for the period up until the May 2020 GLA elections. Minutes: 12.3 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.
12.4 Resolved:
That authority be delegated to the Chair of the Health Committee, in consultation with the Deputy Chair of the Health Committee, to agree any outputs of that Committee, in accordance with the agreed work programme, for ... view the full minutes text for item 12a |
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Close of Meeting Minutes: 13.1 The meeting closed at 1.53pm. |