PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 8 September 2020
COVID-19 and the High Street
Economy Committee – 10:00am
The Economy Committee will look at the impact of COVID-19 on London’s high streets to understand what measures will be needed to help them survive and prosper. The guests are:
- Jules Pipe CBE, Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills
- Patrick Dubeck, Interim Head of Regeneration, GLA
- Gianluca Rizzo, Manager, Stratford Original Business Improvement District
- Kate Nicholls, Chief Executive Officer, UKHospitality
- Dominic Curran, Policy Adviser – Property, British Retail Consortium
MEDIA CONTACT: Aoife Nolan on 020 7983 4067
Wednesday 9 September 2020
COVID-19: Phase 1 and the GLA Staff Response
GLA Oversight Committee – 11:00am
The GLA Oversight Committee will discuss the Strategic Coordination Group (SCG)’s response to the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic with questions on the decision to replace the SCG with the London Transition Management Group.
The second part of the meeting will explore how GLA staff have assisted with the COVID-19 response to date.
Panel 1 guests:
- Dr Fiona Twycross, Deputy Mayor, Fire and Resilience and Co-Chair of the London Resilience Strategic Coordination Group
- John Barradell, Chief Executive of the City of London Corporation and Co-Chair of the Strategic Coordination Group
- Eleanor Kelly, Chief Executive Southwark Council and Co-Chair of the Strategic Coordination Group
Panel 2 guests:
- Mary Harpley, Chief Officer, GLA
- Niran Mothada, Executive Director, Strategy and Communications, GLA
- Rickardo Hyatt, Interim Deputy Executive Director, Housing and Land, GLA
- Charmaine DeSouza, Assistant Director, Human Resources and Organisational Development, GLA
- Sarah Mulley, Executive Director, Communities and Intelligence, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Aoife Nolan on 020 7983 4067
Thursday 10 September 2020
Plenary - TfL Finances
London Assembly – 10:00am
The London Assembly will hold a Q&A session on the Mayor’s strategic transport priorities and the financial impact of COVID-19 on TfL finances and the actions being taken to address the impact. The guests are:
- Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London and Chair of TfL
- Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor for Transport
- Simon Kilonback, Chief Finance Officer, TfL
Following this a number of motions will be debated.
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7084 2713
In line with Government advice, these meetings will take place virtually.
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.