Site Visits
Wednesday 11 January
Green Spaces
Environment Committee site visit – 2:45pm-4:00pm
The Environment Committee will visit St. Mary’s Secret Garden as part of its investigation into the management and enhancement of London’s green spaces. St. Mary’s is a community garden where vulnerable people and the local community can get hands-on experience of gardening, benefit from a sense of inclusion, develop employment skills and gain qualifications. The Committee will speak to managers, volunteers and users.
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
Location: St. Mary’s Secret Garden
Time: 2:45pm-5:00pm
Address: St Mary's Secret Garden, 50 Pearson Street, E2 8EL
Nearest station: Hoxton (Overground)
MEDIA CONTACT: Mary Dolan on 020 7983 4603
Wednesday 11 January
Bus services in London
Transport Committee – 10:00am in The Chamber
The Transport Committee meets to consider the overall design of London’s bus network and what changes to route planning could achieve better outcomes. The guests are:
- Leon Daniels, Managing Director, Surface Transport, TfL
- Gareth Powell, Director of Strategy and Service Development, TfL
- Dr Ronghui Liu, Associate Professor, Institute for Transport Studies, Leeds University
- Katharina Winbeck, Head: Transport, Environment & Infrastructure, London Councils
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Thursday 12 January
Olympic Park regeneration through the eyes of nearby artistic communities
Regeneration Committee site visit – 1:45pm-4:00pm
The Regeneration Committee will meet with artists in Hackney Wick and Fish Island to seek their views on culture and the impact of the regeneration of the Olympic Park. Topics for discussion will include collaboration with the London Legacy Development Corporation and the demolition of artists’ studios at Vittoria Wharf to make way for a pedestrian bridge.
Guests expected include:
- William Chamberlain, Founder and Director of Creative Wick
- Neil McDonald, Founding Director of Stour Space
- Mark Clack, Founder, Wood Street Walls
- Nima Tehranchi, Artist, Save Hackney Wick
- Iain Aitch, Writer and Journalist
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
Location: Stour Space
Time: 1:45pm-4:00pm
Address: 7 Roach Road, Tower Hamlets, E3 2PA
Nearest stations: Stratford (Tube), Hackney Wick (Overground) and Pudding Mill Lane (DLR)
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067
Public Meetings
Tuesday 10 January
The Mayor’s budget for 2017-18
Budget and Performance Committee – 10:00am in The Chamber
In the third and final meeting to examine the financial priorities of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s first budget, the Budget and Performance Committee will question:
- Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
- David Bellamy, Mayor’s Chief of Staff, GLA
- Martin Clarke, Executive Director of Resources, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 422
Wednesday 11 January
Bus services in London
Transport Committee – 10:00am in The Chamber
The Transport Committee meets to consider the overall design of London’s bus network and what changes to route planning could achieve better outcomes. The guests are:
- Leon Daniels, Managing Director, Surface Transport, TfL
- Gareth Powell, Director of Strategy and Service Development, TfL
- Dr Ronghui Liu, Associate Professor, Institute for Transport Studies, Leeds University
- Katharina Winbeck, Head: Transport, Environment & Infrastructure, London Councils
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Thursday 12 January
The Mayor’s Draft Police and Crime Plan
Police and Crime Committee – 10:00am in The Chamber
The Police and Crime Committee will examine the content of the Mayor’s Draft Police and Crime Plan. Questions will be asked about how it addresses current and future challenges for policing, and the effectiveness of the proposed performance measures.
- Rory Geoghegan, Director, Centre for Public Safety
- Marian Fitzgerald, Honorary Professor of Criminology, University of Kent
- Professor Nick Tilley, Department of Security and Crime Science, UCL
MEDIA CONTACT: Mary Dolan on 020 7983 4603
Thursday 12 January
Mental health and disabled and Deaf people
Health Committee – 2:00pm in Committee Room 5
The Health Committee is investigating mental health challenges faced by disabled and Deaf people in London, including access to services and what more can be done to prevent mental health issues for people in these groups.The guests are:
- Joan Hutton, Assistant Director of Adult Social Services, LB Lewisham
- Alessandro Storer, Equality Improvement Manager, MIND
- Roger Hewitt, Chair, British Society for Mental Health and Deafness
- Richard Holmes, Regional Campaigns Officer (London), Royal National Institute for Blind People
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067