PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 3 September 2019
Decent Homes Standard & Private Rentals
Housing Committee – 10.00am in The Chamber
The London Assembly Housing Committee will discuss how boroughs are monitoring the standard of homes in the rented sector and how well the Mayor is supporting them.
The guests invited are:
- Dan Wilson Craw, Director, Generation Rent
- Meera Chindooroy, Policy & Public Affairs Manager, National Landlords Association
- David Beach, Director of Regulatory Services, Waltham Forest Council
- Lydia Volans & Scott Bryant, Private Rented Sector Programme Managers, GLA Housing & Land
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
Tuesday 3 September 2019
GLA Business
GLA Oversight Committee – 3.30pm in Committee Room 5
The GLA Oversight Committee will discuss new ways of working at the GLA including investing in technology and efficient use of office space.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7493 4228
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Q&A with MOPAC
Police and Crime Committee – 10.00am in The Chamber
The Police and Crime Committee will ask MOPAC about its work on sexual offences and rape, violence in London, Operation Midland, live facial recognition and preparations for a no-deal Brexit and implications for policing in London.
The guests invited are:
- Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, MOPAC
- Sir Stephen House QPM, Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police
MEDIA CONTACT: Aoife Nolan on 020 7493 4067
Thursday 5 September 2019
London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) - Q&A
Plenary – 10.00am in The Chamber
The London Assembly will have a question and answer session with senior figures from the LLDC on a range of topics.
The guests invited are:
- Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Chair, LLDC
- Lyn Garner, Chief Executive Officer, LLDC
Following this, Assembly Members will submit motions on various topics.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7493 4228
Thursday 5 September 2019
London’s Preparedness for EU Exit & Implications for Loss of EU Funding
EU Exit Working Group – 2.30pm in The Chamber
The UK is set to leave the European Union at the end of October. It is increasing likely that the UK will leave with no deal. The EU Exit Working Group will discuss how prepared London is for an EU Exit, particularly in a no deal scenario. The group will also discuss implications of losing European funding.
There will be four panel discussions. The guests invited are:
Panel 1
- Joe Owen, Associate Director, Brexit Programme, Institute for Government
Panel 2
- Dr Fiona Twycross AM, Chair, London Resilience Forum
- John Hetherington, Head of London Resilience
Panel 3
- Alex Conway, Assistant Director, Brexit and European Programmes, GLA
- Richard Parkes, Founder and Chairman of Rinova
Panel 4
- Joy Elliot-Bowman, Director of Policy and Development, Independent HE
More names will be announced for each panel.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7493 4228
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.