Tomorrow, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will present his Draft Consolidated Budget for 2021/22 to London Assembly Members.
The Draft Budget includes the following component budgets:
- Greater London Authority: Mayor of London and London Assembly
- Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (including the Metropolitan Police Service budget)
- London Fire Commissioner
- Transport for London
- London Legacy Development Corporation
- Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation
After questioning the Mayor, the Assembly will consider the Mayor’s draft Consolidated Budget and whether to approve it, with or without amendment. Amendments are subject to securing the support of a simple majority of the Assembly Members present and voting. The guests are:
- Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
- David Bellamy, the Mayor’s Chief of Staff
- David Gallie, Executive Director of Resources, GLA
This is the first of a two-stage budget-setting process and the Assembly is due to make a final decision on the budget at the London Assembly (Mayor’s Question Time) meeting on Thursday 25 February.
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 27 January 2021 from 10:00am. In line with government advice, this meeting will take place virtually.
Media and members of the public can watch the meeting live here.
Notes to editors
- Agenda papers.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
For more information, please contact the media team on 07849 308 317. 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.