Agenda and minutes
London Assembly (Mayor's Question Time) - Wednesday 25 May 2016 10.00 am

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

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

1.2  The Chairman welcomed the Mayor and Assembly Members to the first London Assembly Mayor’s Question Time meeting of the new Mayoral and Assembly term. He requested that the Mayor and Members use formal terms of address, in keeping with the formality of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

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).

2.1  The Assembly 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 Assembly is recommended to note the Mayor’s Report covering the period from 3 March 2016 to 11 May 2016.

3.1  Resolved:

That the Mayor’s Report covering the period from 3 March 2016 to 11 May 2016 be noted.

3.2  In accordance with Standing Order 5.4A, the Mayor gave an oral update on matters occurring since the publication of his report. The record of the oral update is attached at  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

(To be circulated separately)

Part A:

The Assembly will put questions to the Mayor.

Part B:

Motion submitted in the name of the Chairman:

“That the Assembly notes the answers to the questions asked.”

4.1  The record of the discussion with the Mayor, including oral answers given by the Mayor to Members’ questions, is attached as Appendix 2.

4.2  The written answers to those questions not asked or unanswered during the meeting is attached as Appendix 3.

4.3  At the end of the question  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat 

Contact: Rebecca Arnold, [email protected] ; tel: 020 7983 4421

The Assembly is asked to consider the motion submitted by an Assembly Member.

5.1  The motion, and subsequent debate, on the motion proposed at the meeting is set out in the minute of Item 4 (above).

The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly will be the Plenary meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 8 June 2016 in the Chamber, City Hall.

6.1  It was noted that the next meeting of the Assembly would be the Plenary meeting which would take place at 10am on 8 June 2016 in the Chamber, City Hall.

7.1  There was no urgent business.

8.1  The meeting closed at 1.34pm.