PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 12 September
Future Transport
Transport Committee – 10:00am in The Chamber
The London Assembly Transport Committee begins a ground-breaking investigation into how we are likely to travel around the capital in the coming decades. This first meeting will focus on autonomous vehicles and app-based services. The guests are:
Panel 1: Autonomous vehicles, from 10am:
- Rob Wallis, Chief Exective Officer, Transport Research Laboratory
- Dan Phillips, GATEway project manager, Royal College of Art
- Professor Natasha Merat, Research Group Leader for Human Factors and Safety, University of Leeds
- David Wong, Senior Technology and Innovation Manager, The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Panel 2: App-based services, from 11am:
- Chris Lane, Head of Smart Travel, Transport for West Midlands
- Brian Matthews, Head of Transport Innovation, Milton Keynes Council
- Dr Maria Kamargianni, Lecturer in Transport, University College London
- Jonn Elledge, Editor, CityMetric
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Tuesday 12 September
Mayor’s Health Inequalities Strategy
Health Committee – 3:00pm in The Chamber
The Mayor has a statutory duty to produce a strategy to promote the reduction of health inequalities among Londoners. The Health Committee will discuss the draft strategy to help inform the Committee’s response to the consultation. The guests are:
- Doctor Somen Banerjee, Director of Public Health, LB Tower Hamlets & Vice Chair of the Association of Directors of Public Health (London)
- Professor Yvonne Doyle, Statutory Health Adviser to the Mayor of London & Director, Public Health England (London)
- Imelda Redmond, National Director, Healthwatch England
- Peter Goldblatt, Institute of Health Equity, University College London
- Amanda Coyle, Assistant Director of Health, Education and Youth, Greater London Authority
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067
Wednesday 13 September
The Mayor’s Draft Environment Strategy for London
Environment Committee – 10:00am in The Chamber
The first of two meetings where the Environment Committee, will discuss all topics in the Mayor’s Draft Environment Strategy. This meeting will explore climate change mitigation and energy, waste, and the transition to a low carbon circular economy. The guests are:
- Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy
- Patrick Feehily, Assistant Director, Environment, GLA
- Further GLA officers to be confirmed
Wednesday 13 September
Access to money: The Mayor’s role in promoting and supporting financial inclusion
Economy Committee – 2:00pm in The Chamber
The Economy Committee will discuss what the Mayor, the financial services sector, and the charitable sector can do to promote and support financial inclusion across London. How can households be supported to access affordable and appropriate financial services, as well as advice and support to build financial resilience. The guests are:
- Professor Sharon Collard, Director of the Personal Finance Research Centre at Bristol University and Member of the Financial Inclusion Commission
- Joan Driscoll, Senior Manager, London Mutual Credit Union
- Sian Williams, Director of the Financial Health Exchange, Toynbee Hall
- Laura Rodrigues, Senior Public Policy Advocate, StepChange
- Alan Nicholls, Senior Manager in Financial Inclusion and Financial Education, Lloyds Banking Group
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067
Thursday 14 September
Mayor’s Question Time
Mayor’s Question Time – 10:00am in The Chamber
Sadiq Khan will appear before London Assembly Members for Mayor’s Question Time. Topics to be discussed include:
- Proposed bridges linking the Olympic Park and Fish Island in Hackney Wick
- London's concerns about Brexit
- An Ombudsman for TfL
- Housing record after one year in office
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Thursday 14 September
London Resilience – Grenfell
GLA Oversight Committee – 2:30pm in The Chamber
From 4:00pm the GLA Oversight Committee will discuss the response of London Resilience to the Grenfell Tower Fire. The focus for the meeting is on what was done immediately after the Grenfell Tower Fire to bring all the necessary partners into a decision-making forum and to identify any lessons to be learned from how those partners interacted.
The guest is:
- Steve Hamm, Head of Programme for the London Resilience Forum, LFEPA
At this meeting, the Committee will also discuss the GLA’s use of your personal data.
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.