PUBLICATIONS:
Tuesday 16 January
Response to the Mayor’s 2018-19 budget
Budget and Performance Committee
The London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee publishes its ‘Response to the Mayor’s draft consultation budget 2018-19’.
The report presents the Committee’s findings on the Mayor’s budget for London, evaluating the challenges across policing, transport, housing, fire, regeneration and more.
MEDIA CONTACT: Sonia Labboun on 020 7983 5769
Thursday 18 January
Anti-social behaviour
Police & Crime Committee
Antisocial behaviour in London has risen oven recent years, putting it back on the political agenda. The London Assembly Police & Crime Committee publishes its report ‘Respecting others: tackling antisocial behaviour in London’.
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE REPORT LAUNCH BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT
Location: Committee Room 4, City Hall, London, SE1 2AA
Date and time: Thursday, 18 January, 2:30-4:00pm
Speakers:
- Steve O’Connell, Chairman, Police and Crime Committee
- Paul Dunn, Antisocial Behaviour Adviser
- Darren Baxter, Inspector Neighbourhood Task Force and Partnership, Tower Hamlets BOCU
- Shirley Holmes, Community MARAC Coordinator, London Borough of Brent
- Jo Grimshaw, Antisocial Behaviour Manager, Surrey Police
- Janine Green, Managing Director, Resolve ASB
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Economic Development Strategy
Economy Committee – 10:00am in Committee Room 5
The London Assembly Economy Committee will discuss the Mayor’s Draft Economic Development Strategy, its aims and how success will be measured. The guests are:
- Rajesh Agrawal, Deputy Mayor for Business
- Ben Johnson, Senior Adviser to the Mayor – Digital and Business Policy
- Catherine Glossop, Principal Policy Officer Strategy & Innovation, Economic and Business Policy Unit, Greater London Authority
- Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London
- Andrew Carter, Chief Executive, Centre for Cities
- Mubin Huq, Director of Policy and Grants, Trust for London
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067
Wednesday 17 January
Electric vehicles and the London Plan
Environment Committee – 10:00am in The Chamber
In the first part of the meeting, the London Assembly Environment Committee will discuss the role of electric vehicles in mayoral policy and the barriers to their take-up in London, especially for residents without their own parking and for black cabs. The guests are:
- Lilli Matson, Director of Transport Strategy, TfL
- Oliver Lord, Senior Policy & Programme Officer (air quality), GLA
- Garry Thornton, Senior Marketing Manager, Zipcar
- Kate Hinton, the PR Network (Zipcar)
- Steve Nash, CEO, Institute of the Motor Industry
In the second part of the meeting the Committee will discuss environmental issues in the London Plan. The guests are:
- Jules Pipe, Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills
- Rachael Rooney, Strategic Planning Manager, GLA
- Peter Heath, Senior Planner, GLA
- Rhian Williams, Senior Strategic Planner, GLA
- Jorn Peters, Senior Strategic Planner, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067
Thursday 18 January
Mayor’s Question Time
10:00am in The Chamber
At the first Mayor’s Question Time (MQT) this year, London Assembly Members will quiz the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. Topics to be discussed include:
- Knife Crime
- Hate Crime
- Clean air
- New Year’s Eve stabbings
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Notes to editors
For more information, please contact the media team on 020 7983 4283. 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.