EVENT:
Thursday 15 October 2020
Domestic Abuse during COVID:19: What can London learn from lockdown?
The Assembly Talks - 4:30pm
Join us to hear an expert panel discuss the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown measures on domestic abuse in London. The guests are:
- Jane Keeper, Director of Operations at Refuge
- Mark Brooks OBE, Chair at ManKind
- Penny East, Head of Communications at SafeLives
- Brenda Edwards, singer, actress and television personality
- Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, Assembly Member
The event will be chaired by Maya Oppenheim, The Independent’s Women’s Correspondent.
Register for your free place here.
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Cladding crisis and its impact on Londoners
Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee – 10am
The Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee will hear from Londoners who are impacted by the cladding crisis, obtaining External Wall Fire Review (EWS1) forms and remediation work.
The Committee will then look at the progress of remediation programmes in London; Government legislation on fire and building safety; and London Fire Brigade’s progress on delivering new training on tackling fires in high-rise residential buildings. The guests are:
Panel 1: London tenants and leaseholders
Panel 2: Remediation progress and EWS1 forms
- Megan Life, Building Safety Team, Housing and Land, GLA
- Gary Strong, Fire Safety Lead, RICS
- John Baguley, Tangible Assets Valuation Director, RICS
- Andy Roe, London Fire Commissioner, LFB
Panel 3: High rise firefighting and fire safety
- Andy Roe, London Fire Commissioner, LFB
- Sue Budden, Director of Corporate Services, LFB
- Susan Ellison-Bunce, Assistant Director, Strategy and Risk, LFB
- Andy Bell, Assistant Commissioner, Grenfell Team, LFB
- Paul Jennings, Assistant Commissioner, Fire Safety, LFB
- David Shek, London Fire Brigades Union
- Matt Wrack, General Secretary, Fire Brigades Union
MEDIA CONTACT: Aoife Nolan on 020 7983 4067
Wednesday 14 October 2020
Budget review of LLDC and OPDC
Budget and Performance Committee – 10am
This is the fourth meeting for the London Assembly’s review of the GLA Group Budget. In this meeting the Budget and Performance Committee will discuss the immediate financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation’s (OPDC) finances and viability going forward. The guests are:
LLDC:
- Lyn Garner, Chief Executive, LLDC
- Gerry Murphy, Executive Director of Financial, Commercial & Corporate Services, LLDC
- David Gallie, Executive Director of Resources, GLA
OPDC:
- Liz Peace CBE, Chair OPDC
- David Lunts, Interim Chief Executive Officer, OPDC
- Fiona Marsh, Interim Chief Finance Officer, OPDC
- David Gallie, Executive Director of Resources, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Aoife Nolan on 020 7983 4067
Thursday 15 October 2020
Mayor’s Question Time (MQT)
London Assembly – 10am
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan will take questions from London Assembly Members from 10am. Topics include:
- Transport for London: Extraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement
- Police Officer Safety
- Safeguarding the interests of disabled people
- London Demonstrations
MEDIA CONTACT: Aoife Nolan on 020 7983 4067
In line with Government advice, these meetings will take place in a hybrid format, taking place virtually, but with some Members and guests in attendance.
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.