SITE VISIT:
Tuesday 3 February
Smithfield Market site visit
Regeneration Committee – 9.30am at the Guildhall, City of London
The Regeneration Committee will visit Smithfield Market to hear about the City of London Corporation’s regeneration plans for the market and surrounding area.
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Wednesday 4 February
Water in the capital
Environment Committee – 10.30am in the Chamber
The Environment Committee will discuss London’s water - including the Mayor’s role, water quality, drainage, supply and demand, sewage and prices - with the following guests:
Alex Nickson, Policy & Programmes Manager, GLA
Kevin Reid, Principal Programme Manager, GLA
Sir Tony Redmond, Chair, London and South East Region, Consumer Council for Water
Richard Aylard, External Affairs and Sustainability Director, Thames Water
MEDIA CONTACT: Mary Dolan on 020 7983 4603
Thursday 5 February
The Regeneration of the Royal Docks Regeneration Committee - 2pm in Committee Room 4
The Regeneration Committee will discuss the Mayor’s vision for the regeneration of the Royal Docks and the establishment of the Enterprise Zone with the following guests:
Debbie Jackson, Assistant Director, Regeneration, GLA
A representative from GLA Housing and Land
Paul Swinney, Senior Economist, Centre for Cities
Jonathan Seager, Housing and Olympics Legacy Policy Lead, London First
Eric Sorensen, former Chief Executive of the London Docklands Development Corporation
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067
Friday 6 February
Further Alterations to the London Plan
Plenary – 9.30am in the Chamber
The London Assembly will put questions on the Further Alterations to the London Plan (the Mayor’s spatial development strategy) to the following guests:
Sir Edward Lister, Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor for Policy and Planning
Stewart Murray, Assistant Director – Planning, GLA
Members may reject the Plan if two-thirds of those present vote to do so.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
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.