PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Low pay & in-work poverty
Economy Committee – 10.00am in Committee Room 5
Economy Committee will examine the complex relationship between low pay, the flexible labour market and living standards and will ask what the Mayor can do to lift more people out of in-work poverty.
The guests are:
- Manny Hothi, Director of Policy, Trust for London
- Sam Gurney, Regional Secretary, Trade Union Council, London, East & South East
- Amy Hulme, Senior Programme Manager, London Living Wage Foundation
- Economist from the Low Pay Commission
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 4067
Wednesday 8 May 2019
Smarter London Together
Regeneration Committee – 10.00am in The Chamber
The Regeneration Committee will examine progress of the Smarter London Together targets and will ask how becoming a smart city may affect London’s prosperity and growth.
The guests are:
- Theo Blackwell, Chief Digital Officer, GLA
- Sara Kelly, Principal Policy Officer for Digital Connectivity
- Shashi Verma, Chief Technology Officer & Director of Customer Experience, TfL
- Cllr Jonathan Glanz, Lead Member for Broadband and the Digital Economy, City of Westminster
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 4067
Wednesday 8 May 2019
Help to Buy
Housing Committee – 2.00pm in Committee Room 5
The Housing Committee will discuss how the Help to Buy programme has been working in London.
The guests are:
- Henry Pryor, buying agent and market commentator
- Professor Yolande Barnes, Chair of the Bartlett Real Estate Institute, UCL
- Daniel Tomlinson, Research and Policy Analyst, The Resolution Foundation
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 0207 084 2713
Friday 10 May 2019
London Plan: Examination in Public
London Assembly – 2pm in The Chamber
The London Assembly will make representations to the inquiry into the Mayor’s London Plan on the promotion and use of the River Thames.
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 4067
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.