Agenda and minutes
EU Exit Working Group - Wednesday 15 January 2020 2.00 pm

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

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Caroline Russell AM and Peter Whittle AM.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Working Group 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  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 Working Group is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 30 October 2019 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting of the EU Exit Working Group held on 30 October 2019 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Working Group is recommended to note the outstanding actions arising from its previous meetings.

4.1  The Working Group received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2  Resolved:

That the outstanding actions arising from previous meetings be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Anastassia Beliakova, [email protected]; 020 7983 4423

The Working Group is recommended to:

a)  Note the report as background to putting questions to invited guests and note the subsequent discussion; and

b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, to agree any output arising from the discussion.

5.1  The Working Group received the report from the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to a discussion with invited guests on London’s financial services sector and Brexit.

5.2  The Chair welcomed Joe Owen, Programme Director, Institute for Government.

5.3  A copy of the transcript is attached at Appendix 1.

5.4  The Chair welcomed the second panel of guests, which consisted of:

·  Chris Bates, Partner and Head of Financial Regulation Practice, Clifford Chance;

·  Catherine McGuinness, Chair of the Policy & Resources Committee, City of London Corporation; and

·  Nicole Sykes, Head of European Union Negotiations, Confederation of British Industry.

5.5  A copy of the transcript is attached at Appendix 2.

5.6  The Chair thanked the guests for their contributions to the discussion.

5.7  Resolved:

(a)  That the report and subsequent discussion be noted; and

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, to agree an output from the discussion.

The next meeting of the Working Group is scheduled for 4 March 2020 at 2.00pm in the Chamber, City Hall.

6.1  The next meeting of the EU Exit Working Group was scheduled for 4 March 2020 at 2.00pm in the Chamber, City Hall.

7.1  There was no urgent business the Chair considered urgent.

8.1  The meeting ended at 4.08pm.