EVENT:
Thursday 22 November 2018
London Youth Assembly
5.30pm in The Chamber
This is the inaugural meeting of the London Youth Assembly, a new body formed to bring together representatives from different youth forums across London to create positive change for young people.
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 4067
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 20 November 2018
Managing Finances Under Universal Credit
Economy Committee – 10.00am in The Chamber
The Economy Committee will examine if the self-employed on volatile incomes will suffer under Universal Credit and whether this is an obstacle to entrepreneurship.
The guests are:
- Neil Couling CBE, Director General, Department for Work and Pensions
- Andy Chamberlain, Deputy Director of Policy, IPSE
- Faisel Rahman OBE, Managing Director, Fair Finance
- Kayley Hignell, Head of Policy (Families, Welfare and Work), Citizens Advice
- Zoe Charlesworth, Policy and Product Manager, Policy in Practice
- Ben Fell, Senior Analyst, Policy in Practice
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 4067
Wednesday 21 November 2018
GLA Budget
Budget & Performance Committee - 10.00am in The Chamber
The guests are:
- David Bellamy, Mayor’s Chief of Staff
- Mary Harpley, Chief Officer
- Sarah Mulley, Interim Executive Director for Communities and Intelligence
- Emma Strain, Interim Executive Director for Communities and Intelligence
- David Lunts, Executive Director for Housing and Land
- Lucy Owen, Interim Executive Director for Development, Enterprise and Environment
- Martin Clarke, Executive Director for Resources
MEDIA CONTACT: Howard Wheeler on 020 7983 5769
Thursday 22 November 2018
Mayor’s Question Time
London Assembly – 10.00am in The Chamber
London Assembly Members will ask questions of Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London.
Topics include:
- Brexit’s impact on London
- Policing priorities
- Rent control in the private sector
- Transport in London
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
Thursday 22 November 2018
Resilience and Emergency Planning
Fire, Resilience & Planning Committee – 2pm in The Chamber
As a world city with a large and mobile population, London is particularly vulnerable to disruption in the face of a catastrophic event, such as infectious disease, extreme weather or terrorist attack. The Fire, Resilience & Emergency Planning Committee will examine London’s resilience and emergency planning arrangements.
The guests are:
- Steve Apter, Deputy Commissioner, Director of Safety and Assurance, London Fire Brigade
- John Hetherington, Interim Head, London Resilience
- Fiona Twycross AM, Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience and Chair of London Resilience Forum
- Ven Luke Miller, Archdeacon of London, and Chair of Faith Sector Panel, London Resilience
- Simon Moody, Area Director London, Environment Agency
- Emma Spragg, Director for London, Independent Living & Crisis Response, British Red Cross and Chair of Voluntary Sector Panel, London Resilience
- Doug Patterson, Chief Executive, London Borough of Bromley
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 4067
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.