Agenda and minutes
London Assembly (Mayor's Question Time) - Thursday 9 September 2021 10.00 am

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

1.1  The Chair welcomed Members, officers and the public, both in the gallery and watching on the webcast, to the Mayor’s Question Time meeting of the London Assembly.

1.2  Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Len Duvall AM and Sem Moema AM.

1.3  The Chair provided an update  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Fiona Bywaters, [email protected], 020 7983 4425

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 2 July to 26 August 2021.

3.1  The Assembly noted the Mayor’s Report covering the period from 2 July to 26 August 2021.

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 Appendix 1  ...  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 Chair:

“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  Following the receipt of the answer  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Lauren Harvey, [email protected], 020 7983 4383 

The Assembly is recommended to note the recent action taken by the Chair of the London Assembly, Andrew Boff AM, in accordance with the authority delegated to him, namely to agree to hold a Confirmation Hearing in relation to the proposed appointment of Dr Liz Goodwin OBE as Chair of ReLondon.

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

5.2  Resolved:

That the recent action taken by the Chair of the London Assembly in accordance with the authority delegated be noted, namely to agree to hold a Confirmation Hearing in relation to the proposed appointment of Dr  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly will be the Mayor’s Question Time meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Thursday 14 October 2021 in the Chamber, City Hall.

6.1  The next meeting of the London Assembly was the Mayor’s Question Time meeting which was scheduled to take place at 10.00am on 14 October 2021 in the Chamber, City Hall.

7.1  There were no items of urgent business.

8.1  The meeting ended at 12.50pm.