PUBLICATIONS:
Wednesday 27 March 2019
Taxi and Private Hire
Transport Committee
The Transport Committee publishes a follow-up report on the taxi and private hire industry. The current approach to regulating the private hire market in London needs to adapt to reflect changes in the sector and give Transport for London the ability to raise standards.
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 26 March 2019
Update on the Use of TfL Land to Build Homes
Housing Committee – 3.30pm in Committee Room 5
The Housing Committee will consider how the Mayor is progressing with his target of building new homes on land owned by Transport for London.
With guests:
- Graeme Craig, Commercial Development Director, TfL
- Daniel Lovatt, Head of Property Development, TfL
- Councillor Clare Coghill, Leader, London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Lianna Etkind, Campaigns Manager, London Community Land Trust
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
Wednesday 27 March 2019
London Plan: Examination in Public
2.00pm in the Chamber
The London Assembly will make representations to the inquiry into the Mayor’s London Plan on environmental topics including biodiversity, trees, food growing and healthy cities.
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 4067
Thursday 28 March 2019
Brexit: The Next Steps
EU Exit Working Group – 10.00am in the Chamber
The EU Exit Working Group will examine the different possible scenarios based on the latest available information about the UK’s departure from the EU.
With guests:
- Dr Fiona Twycross AM, Chair, London Resilience Forum
- John Hetherington, Head of London Resilience
- Joe Owen, Associate Director, Brexit Programme, Institute for Government.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Thursday 28 March 2019
Emergency Services Collaboration
Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee – 2.00pm the Chamber
The Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee will investigate the challenges and opportunities that come with increased collaboration between London’s fire, police and ambulance services.
With guests:
- Richard Mills, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Safety and Assurance, London Fire Brigade
- Susan Ellison-Bunce, Assistant Director Strategy and Risk, London Fire Brigade
- David Shek, Regional Secretary, Fire Brigades Union
- Kevin Canavan, London Ambulance Service
- Matthew Twist, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police
- Councillor John Robinson, Chairman of Durham and Darlington Fire Authority and Emergency Services Collaboration Working Group
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.