London Assembly Meetings

Shaun Bailey AM moved and Susan Hall AM seconded the following amendment to the motion on the agenda:

After: “That the Assembly notes the answers to the questions asked.” Add:

“This Assembly places on record its disappointment that, despite the critical importance to businesses and livelihoods across London of the issues discussed today, no formal representative of the Mayor or his team was able to or offered to attend.

The Assembly is most grateful to the external guests and the GLA officer who joined us to discuss London’s economic recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, but believes that Londoners deserve to hear from the Mayor and his representatives at this crucial time. Indeed, the Mayor and his team would have benefited from hearing the expert evidence of those who appeared before us today.

This Assembly agrees for the Chair to write to the Mayor expressing its disappointment and requesting a firm commitment that, when invited or requested in future, an appropriate Mayoral representative will always attend Assembly meetings.”

A vote was taken on the amendment and the motion as amended, namely:

That the answers to the questions asked be noted. That the Assembly places on record its disappointment that, despite the critical importance to businesses and livelihoods across London of the issues discussed today, no formal representative of the Mayor or his team was able to or offered to attend.

The Assembly is most grateful to the external guests and the GLA officer who joined to discuss London’s economic recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, but believes that Londoners deserve to hear from the Mayor and his representatives at this crucial time. Indeed, the Mayor and his team would have benefited from hearing the expert evidence of those who appeared before the Assembly today.

The Assembly agrees for the Chair to write to the Mayor expressing its disappointment and requesting a firm commitment that, when invited or requested in future, an appropriate Mayoral representative will always attend Assembly meetings.”

The motion as amended was agreed unanimously.