PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Monday 7 January 2019
Transport for London (TfL) & GLA Budget
Budget & Performance Committee – 2.00pm in The Chamber
The Budget & Performance Committee will ask questions about the 2019-2020 TfL budget and how its individual budget fits into the Greater London Authority (GLA) Group budget.
The guests are:
- Mike Brown MVO, Commissioner, TfL
- Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor for Transport
- Simon Kilonback, Chief Financial Officer, TfL
- Sarah Bradley, Head of Group Financial Accounting, TfL
- David Gallie, Assistant Director of Finance, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 4067
Tuesday 8 January 2019
The 2019-20 GLA Group Budget
Budget & Performance Committee – 10.00am in The Chamber
The Budget & Performance Committee will question the Mayor and senior GLA officers on the draft 2019-2020 budget ahead of the Assembly’s formal response in February.
The guests are:
- Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
- David Bellamy, Mayor’s Chief of Staff, GLA
- Martin Clarke, Executive Director of Resources, GLA
- David Gallie, Assistant Director, Group Finance, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Giles Broadbent on 020 7983 4067
Wednesday 9 January 2019
Crossrail and the future
Transport Committee – 10.00am in The Chamber
The Transport Committee will continue its investigation into who knew what when about the launch delay of Crossrail. The Committee will also discuss the future of the project.
The guests are:
- Sir Terry Morgan, Former Chair of Crossrail
- Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor for Transport
- David Hughes, Director of Strategy & Network Development, London Underground
- Mark Wild, Chief Executive of Crossrail
- Tony Meggs, TfL and DfT nominee for role of Chair of Crossrail
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
Thursday 10 January 2019
Question & Answer
Police & Crime Committee – 10.00am in The Chamber
The Police & Crime Committee will hold its first regular question and answer session of the year with the Metropolitan Police and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime.
Questions will cover:
- Sanction Detection Rates
- Tackling violence
- Mental health and policing
- Diversity in the Met
The guests are
- Sir Stephen House QPM, Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service
- Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, MOPAC
MEDIA CONTACT: Funmi Olutoye on 020 7084 2713
EVENTS:
Thursday 10 January 2019
BAME Organ Donors
Health Committee – 2.00pm in The Chamber
The Health Committee will ask living donors, donor recipients, families of deceased donors and charity workers about the barriers to organ donation for people in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities.
The guests will include:
- Lonyo, Actor/musician and recipient of a kidney transplant
- Orin Lews OBE, Co-founder of the African & Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT)
- Akua Kezia, Author of ‘Transplant Girl’ and recipient of a liver transplant at age 14
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.