SITE VISIT:
Tuesday 19 June 2018
Micro businesses
Economy Committee
11:30am - 12:45pm from Newspeak House, off Brick Lane
As part of its investigation into London’s micro business challenges and business support, the Economy Committee will take a walk around the Brick Lane/Bethnal Green area to meet with a variety of self-employed business people and micro business owners at their business sites. Potential interviewees include:
- Krissie Nicholson, Coordinator East End Traders Guild
- Paul Gardner, Gardners' Bags, Spitalfields Oldest family business (Retail)
- Ed Saperia, Newspeak House (Tech Firm)
- Tallie Maughn, Turning Earth (Maker Space)
- Qusai Jafferji, Newmans Stationery (Retail)
- Mervyn Bennet, Bancroft Garage (Industrial Use)
- Stuart Archer and Sarah Braun, Archer & Braun (Architects)
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Thursday 21 June 2018
Mayor’s Question Time
10:00am in The Chamber
London Assembly Members will quiz the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in Mayor’s Question Time (MQT). Topics to be discussed include:
- Stopping Heathrow Expansion
- The Home Secretary and Police funding
- Use of borough-wide Section 60 (police powers)
- Hate Crime
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
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.