Agenda and minutes
EU Exit Working Group - Thursday 28 March 2019 10.00 am

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

1.1  Apologies were received from the Deputy Chairman, Gareth Bacon AM, for whom Tony Devenish AM attended as a substitute, 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 EU Exit Working Group held on 13 February 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 13 February 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 completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the EU Exit Working Group.

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

4.2  Resolved:

That the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Richard Derecki, [email protected], 020 7983 4899

The Working Group is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report as background to putting questions to invited guests;

(b)  Note the subsequent discussion; and

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

5.1  The Working Group received the report from the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to discussion with the following invited guests on Brexit and the next possible steps. The first panel consisted of:

·  Joe Owen, Associate Director, Institute for Government.

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

5.3  The second panel consisted of:

·  Dr Fiona Twycross AM, Chair, London Resilience Forum, and Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience; and

·  John Hetherington, Head of London Resilience.

5.4  During the course of the discussion, the Head of London Resilience agreed to meet with Assembly Member Devenish to provide a briefing on preparatory and response phases in relation to Brexit.

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

5.6  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, to agree an output from the discussion.

Subject to a decision at the Annual Meeting, the next meeting of the EU Exit Working Group is scheduled for Wednesday, 19 June 2019 at 2.00pm in the Chamber, City Hall.

6.1  Subject to a decision at the Annual Meeting, the next meeting of the EU Exit Working Group was scheduled for Wednesday, 19 June 2019 at 2.00pm in the Chamber, City Hall.Ha g

7.1  There was no urgent business.

8.1  The meeting ended at 11.40am.