SITE VISIT:
Wednesday 3 April 2019
Air quality around schools
Environment Committee site visit
Haimo Primary School, Greenwich - 2.30-4.30pm
Primary school children are particularly vulnerable to air pollution. Their lungs are still developing, and toxic air can stunt their growth, causing significant health problems in later life.
During a site visit to Haimo Primary School in Greenwich, teachers, parents, and children will speak with the Environment Committee about air quality related challenges facing schools and the Mayor’s Air Quality Audit. Attendees include:
- Cllr Denise Scott-McDonald - Cabinet Member for Air Quality, Public Realm and Transport, Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Jacqueline Graves - Deputy Head Teacher, Haimo Primary School
- Jemima Hartshorn - Founder of Mums for Lungs
- Professor Majid Ezzati - Professor and Chair in Global Environmental Health, Imperial College London
- GLA representative
- Student representatives from the Double G Committee
- Haimo PTA representatives
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 5769
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 2 April 2019
Housing First in London
Housing Committee – 10am in Committee Room 5
The guests are:
- Mark Taylor, Assistant Director of Services, The Single Homeless Project
- Stuart Nevill, Chief Executive Office, SPEAR
- Hannah Gousy, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Crisis
- David Eastwood, Rough Sleeping Lead Manager, Housing and Land, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
Wednesday 3 April 2019
Ethnicity pay gap in London
Economy Committee – 10.00am in Committee Room 2
The Economy Committee holds a public roundtable on London’s ethnicity pay gap, with a focus on career progression within the workplace for BAME communities.
- Simon Woolley, Chair, Race Disparity Audit Advisory Group
- Maxine Albert, Deputy Head of Diversity and Inclusion, House of Commons
- Jennifer Crook, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, House of Commons
- Andrew Fairbairn, Chief Executive Officer, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity London
- Sonia Brown MBE, Founder and Director, National Black Women’s Network
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 5769
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.