PUBLICATIONS:
Tuesday 13 March
Motorcycle safety
Transport Committee
Motorcycles account for just one per cent of journeys made in London, yet 27 per cent of people killed or seriously injured on London’s roads are motorcyclists.
In a follow up to its 2016 report, the Transport Committee publishes its review of any progress made in ‘Motorcycle Safety in London: Update report’.
Report Launch: Filming/photo opportunity
Location: Metropolis Motorcycles, 60-62 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP
Map: http://is.gd/CSJ68Y
Date & Time: 10-11am Tuesday 13
Interviewees: Chairman of the Transport Committee, Keith Prince AM
Director of the Central London Motorcycle Training School, Ian Waldock
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Thursday 15 March
Work and Health
Health Committee
The Health Committee will publish a report focusing on how to improve workplace health. The findings of a Populus survey commissioned by the committee, reveals some surprising attitudes from Londoners to the health of their workplaces.
MEDIA CONTACT: Sam Casserly on 020 7983 4603
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Wednesday 14 March
The Mayor’s Health Agenda Q & A
Health Committee – 10:00am in Committee Room 5
The Health Committee will question the Mayor’s senior advisors on the Mayor’s health-related activities including the role of the health advisors, progress on the development of the Health Inequalities Strategy and other mayoral health initiatives. The guests are:
- Dr Tom Coffey OBE, Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Health Policy
- Professor Yvonne Doyle CB, Statutory Health Advisor and London Regional Director, Public Health England
MEDIA CONTACT: Sam Casserly on 020 7983 4603
Wednesday 14 March
The London Plan
Planning Committee- 2:00pm in Committee Room 5
This meeting will focus on two London Plan policy areas: London’s relationship with the wider south east (WSE) and planning policy for the Thames and London’s waterways. The guests are:
London and the WSE
- Darren Richards, Strategic Planning Manager, Greater London Authority
- Martin Simmons, Independent Planning Consultant
- Corinne Swain OBE, ARUP
Thames and strategic waterways
- Del Brenner, Secretary, Regents Network
- Michael Coupe, Independent Architecture and Planning Professional;
- Jorn Peters, Senior Strategic Planner, Greater London Authority
- James Trimmer, Director of Planning and Environment, Port of London Authority
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067
Thursday 15 March
The Mayor’s record on the environment and plastic use
Environment Committee – 10:00am in The Chamber
In the first section of the meeting, the Environment Committee will question Shirley Rodrigues, the Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy on the Mayor’s environmental policies.
In the second part of the meeting, from 11:00am (approx.) the Committee will discuss the use of plastics, how we can reduce their environmental impact and promote the use of alternatives. The guests are:
- Richard Walker, Managing Director, Iceland
- Joe Kerr, Regional Manager, The Co-operative Food
- Alice Ellison, Environment Policy Adviser, British Retail Consortium
- Janice Morley, Homes and Property Editor, Evening Standard
- Barry Turner, Group Director, British Plastics Federation
- Dan Cooke, Regulatory Affairs Director, Viridor
- Dr Antoine Buchard, Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies.
- Simon Ellin, CEO, The Recycling Association
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067
Thursday 15 March
Overcrowding
Housing Committee – 2:00pm in The Chamber
How many Londoners live in overcrowded homes? The answer is not known and the Housing Committee will discuss the reasons why and what boroughs are doing to ease overcrowding problems. The guests are:
- John Lumley, Director of Regeneration, London Borough of Hackney
- Russell Moffatt, Commercial Development Executive – Private Housing and Environmental Health, London Borough of Newham
MEDIA CONTACT: Samuel Casserly on 020 7983 4603
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.