PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 4 August 2020
The economic impacts of COVID-19 on Londoners
Economy Committee – 2:00pm
The Economy Committee will look at the economic impacts of COVID-19 on workers in London by exploring employee experiences throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and examining how effective existing and newly implemented Government and Mayoral support measures have been.
The guests are:
- Rajesh Agrawal, Deputy Mayor for Business
- Debbie Weekes-Bernard, Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement
- Laurie Heselden, Regional Campaigns and Policy Officer, Trades Union Congress
- Mike Brewer, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Economist, Resolution Foundation
- Andrew Chamberlain, Director of Policy, The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed
- John Macdonald, Head of Government Affairs at the Adam Smith Institute
- Claire Jones, North West Regional Secretary and Political Officer and Acting LSE Regional Secretary and Political Officer at the Public and Commercial Services Union
MEDIA CONTACT: Aoife Nolan on 020 7983 4067
Wednesday 5 August 2020
Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Housing in London
Housing Committee – 11:00am
The Housing Committee will discuss the potential short and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on home ownership, private-rented sector, social and affordable housing, and supply of housing in London.
The guests are:
- Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development
- Lawrence Bowles, Director, Residential Research, Savills
- Henry Pryor, Buying agent, professional negotiator and housing market commentator
- Christine Whitehead, Professor Emeritus in Housing Economics, London School of Economics
- Rob Wall, Head of Policy, National Housing Federation
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7084 2713
In line with Government advice, these meetings will take place virtually.
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.