PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 9 December
Personal debt
Economy Committee – 10am in Committee Room 5
The London Assembly Economy Committee will discuss debt collecting and illegal money lending in the capital. The meeting will be split into two sections.
For the first section on supporting those in problem debt, the guests will be:
Russell Hamblin-Boone, Chief Executive, Consumer Finance Association
Ian Fiddeman, Policy Director, British Bankers Association
Frank McKillop, Policy Manager, The Association of British Credit Unions
The second section will look at illegal lending and council debt recovery procedures, questioning:
Tony Quigley, Head of the England Illegal Money Lending Team
Rob Gardner, Licensing and Trading Standards Manager, London Borough of Lambeth
Sheila Lahey, Fair Trading Officer, London Borough of Enfield
Charles Okello, Operations Manager, London Borough of Lambeth
Maureen Smith, Client Performance Manager, London Borough of Lambeth
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067
Tuesday 9 December
Policing in London
London Assembly (Plenary) – 3pm in the Chamber
The London Assembly will hold a question and answer session to examine the state of policing in London. The guests are:
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
Craig Mackey QPM, Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Topics to be covered include:
Budget cuts and their effect on future policing needs
Reducing violent crime
Undercover policing and sexual relationships
Compulsory disclosure of membership of organisations
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Wednesday 10 December
Cycling in the capital
Transport Committee – 10:00am in the Chamber
To explore TfL’s progress in delivering the Mayor’s Vision for Cycling and in encouraging more people to cycle in London.
The guests are:
Andrew Gilligan, Mayor’s Cycling Commissioner
Michael Welbank, Chair, Planning and Transportation Committee, City of London Corporation
Iain Simmons, Assistant Director City Transportation, City of London Corporation
Cllr Julian Bell, Chair of Transport and Environment Committee, London Councils
Dr Rachel Aldred, Senior Transport Lecturer, University of Westminster and Chair of Policy Forum, London Cycling campaign
Joe Irwin, Chief Executive, Living Streets
Chris Boardman, former Olympic Cycling Champion and Policy Advisor, British Cycling
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Wednesday 10 December
Audit Panel – 2:00pm in Committee Room 5
Audit Reports
The Audit Panel will discuss recent internal audits.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Thursday 11 December
Ebola resilience arrangements
GLA Oversight Committee – 10:00am in Committee Room 5
The GLA Oversight Committee will examine the pan-London resilience arrangements to deal with a potential Ebola Virus incident in London.
The following guests will appear:
Sir Edward Lister – Chief of Staff, Greater London Authority
Tom Middleton - Head of Governance & Resilience, Greater London Authority
Dr Deborah Turbitt - Deputy Regional Director for Health Protection, Public Health England
Marc Beveridge - Regional Lead EPRR London, Public Health England
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Notes for Editors:
London Assembly meetings are held at City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA and are open to the media and members of the public.
Detailed agenda papers for all the meetings are available on our website.
All our public meetings are webcast live and are available online for up to six months.
As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
For more information, please contact the media team on 020 7983 4228. For out-of-hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit on 020 7983 4100.