PUBLICATION:
Thursday 29 June
Digital connectivity in London
Regeneration Committee
The Regeneration Committee will publish its report on digital connectivity in London and the challenges London faces in improving its connectivity. What priorities should shape the Mayor’s new digital strategy and what actions should the new Chief Digital Officer take?
MEDIA CONTACT: Mary Dolan on 020 7983 4603
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 27 June
Eye health and preventing sight loss in London
Health Committee – 10:00am in Committee Room 5
The Health Committee will discuss eye health and preventing sight loss in London. It will explore how the Mayor can support better eye health through his Health Inequalities Strategy. The guests are:
- Parul Desai, Ophthalmologist & Consultant in Public Health, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Helen Lee, Policy Manager - Advocacy Directorate, Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB)
- Cathy Low, London Projects Director, Thomas Pocklington Trust
- David Parkins, Optometrist & Chair, London Eye Health Network, NHS England (London)
- Keith Valentine, Chief Executive Officer, Vision UK
MEDIA CONTACT: Mary Dolan on 020 7983 4603
Tuesday 27 June
Tackling hidden homelessness
Housing Committee – 3.30pm in Committee Room 3
After a first meeting aimed at identifying the nature and extent of ‘hidden homelessness’, the Housing Committee meets for a second time to investigate the policy measures available to tackle it.
The guests are:
- Vincent Lawal, Housing Solutions Manager, London Borough of Southwark
- Jenny Barnes, Head of Policy and Research, Centrepoint
- Deborah Halling, Senior Policy Officer, Housing and Land, Greater London Authority
- Jennie Bibbings, Campaigns Manager, Shelter Wales (via video link).
MEDIA CONTACT: Sonia Labboun on 020 7983 5769
Wednesday 28 June
Plenary
Transport for London – 10:00am in The Chamber
With the Mayor’s Transport Strategy now announced – how does Transport for London intend to implement his radical new ideas?
At a full meeting of the London Assembly, Assembly Members will put questions to:
- Mike Brown MVO, TfL Commissioner
- Val Shawcross CBE, Deputy Mayor for Transport
Following this, Assembly Members will submit motions on various topics.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Wednesday 28 June
Family friendly London
Planning Committee – 2.30pm Committee Room 2
Is London ‘family friendly’? Are there large areas of London that families with children cannot, or will not, live in? The Planning Committee is exploring the way London can adopt a ‘good growth’ concept that can allow all household types and age groups to live together in the same neighbourhood.
The Committee will question the following guests:
Session 1: What makes London family friendly?
- Marion Briggs, Alliance for Childhood
- Tim Gill, Rethinking Childhood
- Anna Smee, Chief Executive, UK Youth Voice
- Adrian Voce, Policy for Play
Session 2: Overcoming housing design barriers to a family friendly London
- Dinah Bornat, Director, ZCD Architects
- Dominic Papa, Director, S333 Architecture + Urbanism
- Sunand Prasad, Co-founder, Penoyre & Prasad Architects
Session 3: Creating a family friendly public realm, shared space and healthier cities
- Sarah Gaventa, Founder, Made Public
- Sam Williams, Landscape Architect, Arup
- Hannah Wright, Urban Planner, Arup
MEDIA CONTACT: Sonia Labboun on 020 7983 5769
Thursday 29 June
GLA Oversight Committee
The GLA’s Diversity and Inclusion Strategy – 10:00am in Committee Room 5
The GLA Oversight Committee will put questions to Matthew Ryder, the Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement about the Mayor’s vision for a diverse and inclusive city.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
SITE VISIT:
Thursday 29 June
Outer London Junctions
Transport Committee rapporteurship site visit – 10:00am
Caroline Russell AM is proposing a rapporteurship for the Transport Committee looking at walking and cycling infrastructure at Outer London junctions.
Assembly Members plan to visit the Walthamstow Mini Holland, accompanied by Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman. They will be taken on a tour of the improved area to see examples of the impact of recent investment in walking and cycling infrastructure. Local campaigners and officers from the borough have also been invited.
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
Location: Walthamstow Mini Holland
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Nearest station: Walthamstow Central
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.