PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Wednesday 12 September 2018
Crossrail & Night Tube
Transport Committee – 10.00am in The Chamber
The Transport Committee will scrutinise the reasons for and the effects of the delay to Crossrail. The guests are:
- Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor for Transport
- Sir Terry Morgan CBE, Chairman, Crossrail
- Simon Wright, Chief Executive and Programme Director, Crossrail
The Committee will assess the impact of the Night Tube service on London’s economy, transport users and residents. The guests are:
- Nick Dent, Director of Line Operations, Transport for London
- Peter McNaught, Director of Asset Operations, Transport for London
- Richard Dilks, Programme Director, Transport, London First
- Katharina Kort, Tube Noise Action Group
- Assistant Chief Constable Robin Smith, British Transport Police
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
Wednesday 12 September 2018
The London Economic Action Partnership
Economy Committee – 2.00pm in The Chamber
The Economy Committee will ask how the London Economic Action Partnership is responding to the Mayor’s business priorities and whether its projects offer value for money. The guests are:
From 2.00pm – 2.45pm:
- Sir Harvey McGrath, Chairman, Prudential Plc, and former Co-Chair, London Enterprise Panel
- James Price, Campaign Manager, Taxpayers Alliance
- Dr Jamie Whyte, Director of Research, Institute of Economic Affairs
From 2.45pm – 4.00pm:
- Rajesh Agrawal, Deputy Mayor for Business
- Angus Knowles-Cutler, Co-Deputy Chair, London Economic Action Partnership
- Dr Celia Caulcott, Board Member, London Economic Action Partnership
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 4067
Thursday 13 September 2018
Mayor’s Question Time
London Assembly - 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:
- Genuinely affordable homes
- The social housing green paper
- The Knowledge of London
- Banning high fat, salt or sugar adverts
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Thursday 13 September 2018
Secondary School Exclusions
Education Panel – 2.30pm in The Chamber
The Education Panel will discuss the reasons behind the increase in exclusions from secondary school, the likely consequences of exclusion in terms of educational achievement and what can be done to reduce exclusions and meet the needs of the most vulnerable. The guests are:
- Cllr Anntoinette Bramble, Deputy Mayor & Cabinet Member for Children's Social Care, Education and Young People, London Borough of Hackney
- Kiran Gill, Chief Executive, The Difference
- Seamus Oates CBE, CEO, TBAP Multi Academy Trust
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
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.