Agenda and minutes
Environment Committee - Thursday 14 June 2018 10.00 am

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

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Shaun Bailey AM and David Kurten AM.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Clare Bryant, [email protected], 020 7983 4616

The Committee 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 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 Committee held on 23 May 2018 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 23 May 2018 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Clare Bryant, [email protected], 020 7983 4616

The Committee is recommended to note the completed and outstanding actions arising from its previous meetings.

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:  Clare Bryant, [email protected], 020 7983 4616

The Committee is recommended to note the recent action taken by the Chair of the Committee under delegated authority, in consultation with the party Group Lead Members, namely to agree the Committee’s report Electric Vehicles in London.

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

5.2  Resolved:

That the recent action taken by the Chair under delegated authority, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree the Committee’s report Electric Vehicles in London be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Ian Williamson, [email protected]; 020 7983 6541

The Committee is recommended to

(a)  Note the report as background to putting questions to invited guests on the Mayor’s draft Food Strategy, and note the subsequent discussion.

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree any output arising from the discussion.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on Mayor of London’s draft Food Strategy to the following invited guests:

·  Claire Pritchard, Chair, London Food Board;

·  Mark Ainsbury, Principal Policy Officer, Greater London Authority;

·  Anna Taylor OBE, Executive Director, The Food Foundation; and

·  Sarah Williams, Programme Director, Sustain.

6.2  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1.

6.3  During the course of the discussion, Members requested the following additional information:

·  Further information on the model of the economic benefits of eating the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables from the Executive Director, The Food Foundation; and

·  A list of urban growing environments and the organisations response to the Environment Strategy from the Programme Director, Sustain.

6.4  Resolved:

(a)  That the report and discussion be noted.

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree any output from the discussions.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Ian Williamson, [email protected]; 020 7983 6541

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree the scope and terms of reference for its work on the environmental impact of food growing in London’s Green Belt.

(b)  Note its previously-agreed work programme for the 2018/19 Assembly year, as set out in paragraphs 4.2 to 4.13.

(c)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with Party Group Lead Members, to write to the Natural Environment Research Council in support of their bid to the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, as set out in paragraph 4.14.

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

7.2  Resolved:

(a)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree the scope and terms of reference for its work on the environmental impact of food growing in London’s green belt.

(b)  That the work programme for the 2018/19 Assembly year, as set out in paragraph 4.2 to 4.13 be noted.

(c)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to write to the Natural Environment Research Council in support of their bid to the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, as set out in paragraph 4.14 of the report.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Thursday, 12 July 2018 at 2.00pm in the Chamber, City Hall.

8.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for 12 July 2018 at 2.00pm in the Chamber, City Hall.

9.1  There were no items of business that the Chair considered to be urgent.

10.1  The meeting ended at 11.55 am.