EVENTS:
Wednesday 13 March 2019
Chairman’s Event – River Thames
London’s Living Room, City Hall – 6.30pm
The Chairman of the London Assembly, Tony Arbour AM, hosts an event which celebrates those who work on the River Thames.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Thursday 14 March 2019
People’s Question Time
London Assembly Members & Mayor of London – 7.00pm at Crook Log Leisure Centre, Bexleyheath
People's Question Time is a public event which allows Londoners to ask members of the London Assembly and the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, about their plans and priorities for the city.
Topics up for discussion will include:
- Transport
- Safety
- Air quality and environment
- Housing
- Growing London’s Economy
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
PUBLICATIONS:
Tuesday 12 March 2019
Healthy Streets
Transport Committee
The London Assembly Transport Committee publishes a letter to the Mayor with a number of recommendations to help ensure the healthy streets approach is embedded across Transport for London and London boroughs.
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
Thursday 14 March 2019
Social Prescribing – a ten year vision
Health Committee
The London Assembly Health Committee releases its consultation response to the Mayor’s Social Prescribing Vision. The response sets out a ten-year vision for how to embed social prescribing across London.
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 12 March 2019
Small minicab firms
Economy Committee – 10.00am in The Chamber
The Economy Committee will examine if small, local minicab operations still have a viable future, caught between the Mayor’s quest to clean up the capital’s toxic air and the explosion of app-based services.
The meeting will be in two parts:
Roundtable discussion – 10.00am to 11.30am
- With 13 guests from trade associations and representatives from minicab and private hire companies.
Discussion with TfL – 11.30am to 12.30pm
With guests:
- Graham Robinson, General Manager, Taxi and Private Hire, TfL
- Christina Calderato, Head of Delivery Planning, TfL
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 4067
Thursday 14 March 2019
Crossrail
Transport Committee – 10.00am in The Chamber
The Transport Committee will have an opportunity to explore lessons learned from former and current Crossrail executives. There will also be an update from Network Rail on the eastern and western sections of the railway and when they might be open.
The guests are:
- Rupert Walker, Network Rail Strategy and Planning Director (South)
- Meliha Duymaz, Network Rail Route Managing Director (Anglia)
- Howard Smith, Crossrail Operations Director
- Simon Wright, former Crossrail CEO
- Andrew Wolstenholme, former Crossrail CEO
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
Thursday 14 March 2019
Child Dental Health
Health Committee – 2.00pm in The Chamber
The Health Committee will discuss how to improve the dental health of children in London.
The guests are:
- Dr Len D’Cruz, British Dental Association, Board Member
- Kelly Nizzer, NHS England, London Lead for Dental
- Pepe Shirlaw, Local Dental Network Chair
- Claire Robertson, Public Health England, Dental Health Consultant
- Professor Richard Watt, UCL, Chair of the Dental Public Health Faculty
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.