PUBLICATION:
Tuesday 10 October
Police funding – Who’s paying the Bill?
Budget and Performance Committee
The Budget and Performance Committee publishes its report into police funding. ‘Who’s paying the Bill?‘ makes a number of recommendations to the Mayor and the Government about funding, especially in light of the recent terror attacks in London.
MEDIA CONTACT: Sonia Labboun on 020 7983 5769
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 10 October
Drones and droids
Transport Committee – 10:00am in the Chamber
The Transport Committee will explore the potential scale, benefits and risks of using drone and droid technology for deliveries in London. The Committee will also consider how well Transport for London is coping with the emergence of new technology in the transport sector. The guests are:
First panel – 10.00am to approx. 11.00am
- Henry Harris-Burland, Vice-President for Marketing, Starship Technologies
- Professor Alan McKinnon (via Skype), Keuhne Logistics University, Hamburg
- Tony Henley, Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
Second panel – from approx. 11.00 am
- Michael Hurwitz, Director of Transport Innovation, TfL
- Lauren Sager Weinstein, Chief Data Officer, TfL
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Tuesday 10 October
Financial inclusion for SMEs
Economy Committee - 3:30pm in Committee Room 5
The Economy Committee will tomorrow discuss what the Mayor of London and the financial services sector can do to better support London’s smaller businesses. What options are there for them to access the finance, advice and support they need to prosper? Could a community bank for London be the answer or are there other options the Mayor could support? The guests are:
- Tony Greenham, Director of Economy, Enterprise and Manufacturing, RSA
- Jennifer Tankard, Chief Executive, Responsible Finance
- Professor Richard Werner, Director, Centre for Banking, Finance and Sustainable Development (University of Southampton Business School)
- Natasha Jones, UK Head of Corporate Communications, Funding Circle
- Mike Conroy, Executive Director for Corporate and Commercial Banking, UK Finance
- Faisel Rahman OBE, Managing Director, Fair Finance
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067
Wednesday 11 October
Garden Bridge Review
GLA Oversight Committee – 2:00pm in Committee Room 5
The GLA Oversight Committee will discuss the process and impact of the Independent Review into the Garden Bridge and raise specific issues with guests:
- Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge MP
- Mike Brown MVO, Commissioner, TfL
- David Bellamy, Chief of Staff, Greater London Authority (GLA)
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Thursday 12 October
Mayor’s Question Time
10:00am in The Chamber
London Assembly Members will quiz Mayor Sadiq Khan for Mayor’s Question Time. Topics to be discussed include:
- The cost of Brexit
- Refusing to re-license Uber
- New housing policies
- London's population growth
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.