SITE VISIT
Thursday 19 September 2019
Car Giant vs OPDC
Budget & Performance Committee – 2.00pm
The Budget & Performance Committee will be visiting the company Car Giant in White City which is a key part of Old Park Development Corporation’s land.
The OPDC and Car Giant are at an impasse over OPDC’s planned redevelopment of an area that includes Car Giant’s current site. London Assembly members are visiting Car Giant to to hear its concerns and better understand the nature of the problem.
Car Giant attendees:
- Geoff Warren, Owner
- Mark Gibbons, Head of Finance & Accounts
- Peter Crouch, Operations Manager
- Benedict Townsend, Head of Legal & Property Services
Assembly Members attending:
- Gareth Bacon, AM (Chair)
- Sian Berry, AM
- Susan Hall, AM
- Caroline Pidgeon, AM
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE VISIT BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Wednesday 18 September 2019
Q&A with Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy
Environment Committee – 10.00am in Committee Room 5
The London Assembly Environment Committee will examine progress on programmes, and commitments made by the Mayor, on the following issues:
- Air pollution and the Ultra-Low Emission Zone
- Green infrastructure
- Waste and incineration
- Energy for Londoners
The guests are:
- Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy
- James Hardy, Senior Manager, Energy for Londoners
- Andrew Dunwoody, Policy & Programmes Manager, Waste & The Green Economy
- Oliver Lord, Deputy Air Quality Manager
- Andrew Jones, Policy & Programmes Manager, Green Infrastructure
MEDIA CONTACT: Aoife Nolan on 020 7983 4067
Wednesday 18 September 2019
Permitted Development Rights
Planning Committee – 2.00pm in Committee Room 5
The London Assembly Planning Committee will examine the impact of Permitted Development Rights (PDR) on the quality and affordability of housing and office space in London.
The guests for the first panel are:
- Arshad Bhatti, Chief Executive, Apex Airspace
- Julia Park, Head of Housing Research, Levitt Bernstein
- Paul Lewin, Planning Policy Team Leader, Brent Council
- Henry Smith, Projects & Policy Manager, Town and Country Planning Association
- Dr Jessica Ferm, Bartlett School of Planning University College London
- Jack Airey, Head of Housing, Policy Exchange
MEDIA CONTACT: Aoife Nolan on 020 7983 4067
Thursday 19 September 2019
Modern Slavery
Police & Crime Committee – 10.00am in The Chamber
The London Assembly Police & Crime Committee will discuss the effectiveness and impact of the London Modern Slavery Partnership Board, which is the centre piece of the Mayor’s action to tackle Modern Slavery.
The guests are:
- Paul Wylie, Director of Strategy, GLA
- Tamara Barnett, representative from the Human Trafficking Foundation
- Detective Superintendant Phil Brewer, Head of Specialist Crime and Vulnerabilities Unit, MPS
- Hekate Papadaki, Head of Innovation and Partnerships, Hestia
MEDIA CONTACT: Aoife Nolan on 020 7983 4067
Thursday 19 September 2019
Overview of Schools in London & Inequality in Outcomes for Children Across London
Education Panel – 2.00pm in The Chamber
The London Assembly Education Panel will discuss, in two panels, firstly the challenges in enabling children to start their schooling, in particular the demand for school places. Secondly, the issue of inequality and outcomes for children and what the Mayor is doing to reduce inequality for children.
Panel One:
- Joanne McCartney, Deputy Mayor, Education and Childcare
- Dan Moynihan, CEO, Harris Federation
Panel Two
- Joanne McCartney, Deputy Mayor, Education and Childcare
- Feyisa Demie, Honorary Fellow, School of Education and head of research and adviser for school self-evaluation at Lambeth
- Sophie Howes, Senior Policy & Research Officer, Child Poverty Action Group
- Bharat Mehta CBE, Chief Executive, Trust for London
- Louise Browning, Headteacher, Norbury School
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
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.