Coming up next week at the London Assembly w/c 15/11/21

PUBLICATIONS:

Friday 19^th November 2021 – World Toilet Day

The Toilet Paper – Improving public toilet provision in London

Health Committee – Trafalgar Square - 10am

There is an overall decline in the provision of public toilets provided by local authorities across the UK and questions on how to improve access, information and signposting, while increasing supply, are overlooked and remain largely unanswered.



Following an investigation and survey of Londoners, the Health Committee will launch its report on public toilet provision in the capital.

Interviewees will include:

Caroline Russell AM – Chair of the London Assembly Health Committee

Changing Places – Karen Hoe

Representative - Chrohn’s & Colitis UK

Londoners with lived experience

Media are invited and asked to confirm their attendance beforehand

MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303897

PUBLIC MEETINGS:

Monday 15^th November 2021

Circular Economy, Waste & Recycling

Environment Committee – The Chamber - 10am

Waste management is key to London’s environmental and economic stability.

The Environment Committee will review progress on London’s waste management and move towards a circular economy. The guests are:

• Andrew Dunwoody, Policy and Programmes Manager Waste and the Green Economy, Greater London Authority
• Rachel Ledwith MBE, Head of Community Engagement, The Felix Project
• Sarah O’Carroll, Cities Lead, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
• Ugo Vallauri, Co-founder and Policy Lead, The Restart Project
• Wayne Hubbard, CEO, ReLondon

MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918

Tuesday 16^th November 2021

Crossrail and TravelWatch

Transport Committee – The Chamber - 10am

The Transport Committee will:

1. Examine the key issues relating to the delivery of the remaining aspects of Crossrail, considering progress of Crossrail to date
2. Assess the outcomes of Crossrail’s governance changes, including the financial implications for Transport for London (TfL) and understanding the role of Network Rail in the remaining aspects of the delivery of Crossrail
3. Understand lessons learned from the Crossrail delivery programme

The guests are:

• Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor, Transport and Deputy Chair, Transport for London
• Andy Byford, Commissioner, Transport for London
• Mark Wild, Chief Executive Officer, Crossrail Ltd

MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918

Wednesday 17^th November 2021

Q&A with the Met & MOPAC

Police & Crime Committee – The Chamber - 10am

The Police and Crime Committee will question the Metropolitan Police and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime on misconduct and vetting of police officers. Other topics in the session will include:

• Online activity and links to violence/extremism
• Use of facial recognition technology
• The Met’s wanted offenders

The guests are:

• Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
• Sir Stephen House QPM, Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service

MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303897

Thursday 18^th November 2021

Mayor’s Question Time - MQT

The Chamber - 10am

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan will face questions from London Assembly Members.

Topics will include:

• London Living Wage Week
• Tackling air pollution in London
• Manifesto Commitments
• Mayor’s Action Plan for improving transparency, accountability and trust in policing

MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918