Agenda and minutes
London Assembly (Mayor's Question Time) - Thursday 22 February 2018 10.00 am

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

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

1.2  During the course of the meeting, the Chair welcomed to the public gallery students from the London School of Economics Enterprise Programme and students from the School Council at Gatehouse School, Tower Hamlets.

1.3  The Chair updated Members on some of the  ...  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 confirm the minutes of the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting held on 25 January 2018 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting held on 25 January 2018 be confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

(Circulated separately).

The Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2018/19 has been circulated for the Assembly’s consideration.

The Mayor will present the Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2018/19.

4.1  The Assembly received the Mayor’s Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2018/19 for the GLA Group.

4.2  The Assembly then received an oral statement from the Mayor on the Budget. A transcript of the Mayor’s oral statement is attached at Appendix 1.

4.3  David Bellamy, Chief of Staff, and Martin Clarke,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4a

Assembly Members will put questions to the Mayor on the Final Draft Consolidated Budget document.

4.4  Assembly Members put questions to the Mayor on his Final Draft Consolidated Budget.

4.5  The record of the questions put by Members, together with the Mayor’s answers is attached at Appendix 2.

4.6  Following the Mayor’s departure, the Assembly debated the Mayor’s Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2018/19.

4.7  The substantive motion before the Assembly was: “To approve the Final Draft Consolidated Budget for 2018/19 with or without amendment”.

4.8  A formal Budget Amendment, presented on behalf of the London Assembly’s GLA Conservative  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4c

The Assembly is recommended to note the Mayor’s Report covering the period from 5 January 2018 to 8 February 2018.

5.1  Resolved:

That the Mayor’s Report, covering the period from 5 January 2018 to 8 February 2018, be noted.

(Circulated separately)

The Assembly is recommended to note that written answers to all questions submitted to this meeting under the Mayor’s Question Time procedure will be provided on 27 February 2018.

[Note: the Assembly agreed at its meeting on 21 December 2017 to accept written answers to all questions submitted to this meeting under the Mayor’s Question Time procedure, in order to devote time to the discussion of the Mayor’s Final Draft Consolidated Budget under Item 4.]

6.1  The Assembly noted that the written answers to all questions submitted to this meeting under the Mayor’s Question Time procedure would be provided on 27 February 2018.

At its meeting on 21 December 2017, the Assembly agreed to use the 8 March 2018 Plenary Assembly meeting principally to hold a question and answer session with the Mayor, as Chair of Transport for London (TfL), and Mike Brown MVO, Commissioner, TfL, for a question and answer session regarding the work and policies of TfL and agreed to summons the Mayor and the Commissioner to that meeting.

The Mayor is currently in the process of refreshing his statutory strategies.  In accordance with section 42(B) of the GLA Act, where the Mayor has prepared, and is ready to publish, a draft of any of the strategies listed at section 41 of the GLA Act, the Mayor is required to lay a copy of the draft before the Assembly, in accordance with the standing orders of the Authority.

The Mayor’s Final Draft Transport Strategy is expected to be published shortly. The Assembly is now asked, further to a request from the Mayor in this regard, to agree to rescind the summons notices issued to the Mayor and the Commissioner, TfL in relation to the 8 March 2018 meeting and agree instead to use that meeting to put questions to the Mayor  ...  view the full agenda text for item 7.

7.1  Resolved:

That the Assembly:

i)  rescinds its previous decision that the 8 March 2018 Plenary Assembly meeting principally be used to hold a question and answer session with the Mayor, as Chair of TfL, and Mike Brown MVO, Commissioner, TfL, for a question and answer session regarding the work  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly will be the Plenary meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Thursday 8 March 2018 in The Chamber, City Hall.

8.1  The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly would be the Plenary meeting which would take place at 10.00am on Thursday 8 March 2018 in the Chamber, City Hall.

9.1  There were no items of urgent business.

10.1  The meeting closed at 12.53pm.