Monday 21 January 2019
Holocaust Memorial Day
11am
The London Assembly and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will hosting a special service to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. The theme for this year is Torn from Home. The ceremony will commemorate victims of the Holocaust and reflect upon those affected by more recent genocides.
This year also marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the Genocide in Cambodia and the 25th anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
PUBLICATIONS:
Thursday 24 January 2019
Aircraft Noise
After hearing from residents and airport operators, the Environment Committee publishes its report ‘Aircraft Noise’.
It makes a number of urgent recommendations to reduce the noise nuisance for people living under busy flight paths.
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 4067
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 22 January 2019
Temporary Accommodation & Welfare Reform
Housing Committee – 10.00am in Committee Room 5
The Housing Committee will discuss the link between welfare reforms and the rise in the number of Londoners living in temporary accommodation.
The guests are:
From 10am:
- Natalie Williamson, Senior Policy Officer, Residential Landlords Association
- Lee Georgiou, Housing Needs Manager, London Borough of Lewisham
- Julia Pit, Director of Gateway services, London Borough of Croydon
- Matt Campion, Chief Executive, Shepherd’s Bush Housing Group
From 11am:
- Deborah Halling, Senior Policy Officer, Greater London Authority Housing & Land
- Richard d’Souza, Head of the Universal Credit Engagement Division, Department for Work & Pensions
- Mark Baigent, Director of Place Limited, Interim Divisional Director, Housing and Regeneration, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
Stop & Search
Police & Crime Committee – 10.00am in Committee Room 5
The Police and Crime Committee will be hearing from Londoners about how stop and search has changed, the way in which the Met engages with communities around stop and search, and the use of Section 60.
Guests are:
- Deji Adeoshun, Youth Leadership Manager, Hackney Council Voluntary Service (CVS)
- Oluwatosin Adegoke, Stop and Search Monitoring Group, Hackney CVS
- Derreem Huggins, GLA peer Outreach Team
- Jay Bance, GLA Peer Outreach Team
- Jason Xeni, GLA peer Outreach Team
- Neena Samota, StopWatch and Programme Director Criminology and Sociology and Programme Director MA Human Trafficking, Migration and Organised Crime, St Mary’s University
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
Thursday 24 January 2019
Draft Consolidated Budget
Plenary – 10.00am in The Chamber
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will present his £16 billion Final Draft Budget for 2019/20 to London Assembly Members.
The Final Draft Budget includes the following component budgets:
- Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (including the Metropolitan Police Service budget)
- Transport for London
- London Fire Commission
- London Legacy Development Corporation
- Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation
- Mayor of London
- London Assembly
After questioning the Mayor, the Assembly will consider the budget and approve it, with or without amendment. Amendments are subject to securing the support of a simple majority of the Assembly Members present and voting.
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.