PUBLIC MEETINGS: Tuesday 2 December Royal Albert Dock deal Audit Panel – 9:30am in Committee Room 4 The Audit Panel will discuss the internal auditor’s interim review of the Royal Albert Dock deal. MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228 Tuesday 2 December Affordable home ownership Housing Committee – 10:00am in Committee Room 5 The Housing Committee will examine affordable home ownership in London and question the following guests:
Sheron Carter, Chief Executive, Gateway Housing Association
Anna Clarke, Senior Research Associate, Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research
Vidhya Alakeson, Deputy Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation
Neil Stubbs, Head of Housing, LB Hillingdon
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067 Thursday 4 December Safeguarding children and child sexual exploitation Police & Crime Committee – 10:00am in the Chamber The Police & Crime Committee will discuss safeguarding children and child sexual exploitation in London. The following guests will be questioned:
Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick, Metropolitan Police Service
Helen Bailey, Chief Operating Officer, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime
A local borough representative from children’s social care
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067 Thursday 4 December Diesel Emissions Environment Committee – 2:00pm in the Chamber The Environment Committee holds its second meeting to examine diesel emissions in the capital. The following guests will be questioned:
Matthew Pencharz, Mayor’s Senior Adviser - Environment and Energy
Elliot Treharne, Principal Policy & Programme Officer (Air Quality), Greater London Authority (GLA)
Mike Weston, Director of Operations, Buses, Transport for London (TfL)
Tom Moody, Head of Policy and Service Development, Taxi and Private Hire, TfL
Sam Longman, Policy Manager (Environment), TfL
Steve McNamara, General Secretary, Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association
Steve Wright MBE, Chair, Licensed Private Hire Car Association
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228 EVENT: Friday 5 December Impact of climate change on London’s economy London’s Living Room - 8:30am The Economy Committee and Team London Bridge will hold a seminar on business strategies in response to climate change. A panel discussion will include:
Jenny Jones AM (Chair)
Edward Clarke, Analyst, Centre for Cities
Simon Hughes, Deputy Director for London, Environment Agency
Daniel Dowling, Assistant Director for Climate Change, PwC
Catherine Howarth, CEO, ShareAction
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067 Notes for Editors:
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