Public meetings and report launches coming up next week:
Event:
Monday 20 January 2014
Holocaust Day Memorial Ceremony (By invitation only) – 11.00am in the Chamber
Media are invited to attend the annual Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony which will commemorate those who were victims of the Holocaust and reflect upon those affected by more recent atrocities. The event will include testimonies from a Holocaust survivor and a survivor from the Rwandan Genocide.
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 21 January 2014
Economy Committee - 10.00am in Committee Room 5
Apprenticeships
The Economy Committee will examine how proposed government changes will affect apprenticeship schemes in the capital and discuss what more the Mayor can do to support apprenticeship provision in London.
The Committee will question the following guests:
- Ian Ashman, Principal of Hackney Community College and co-chair of the Association of Colleges London
- Jack Morris OBE, Chairman of Business Design Centre Group and Co-Chair London Enterprise Panel Skills and Employment sub-group
- Jon Thorn, Head of Business Development for London and the South East, Skills Funding Agency/National Apprenticeships Service
- Dr Tristram Hooley, University of Derby
- Fiona Fletcher Smith, Executive Director-Development, Greater London Authority Regeneration
- Representative from CBI London TBC
MEDIA CONTACT: Alice Andrewartha on 020 7983 4603
Wednesday 22 January 2014
Health Committee – 10.00am in Committee Room 5
Out-of-hospital care for older people
The Health Committee will evaluate the increase in attendance by older people to A&Es and assess out-of-hospital provisions for older people in London.
The Committee will question the following guests:
- Amanda Coyle, Assistant Director of Health and Communities, Greater London Authority
- Helen Cameron, Regional Director of Transformation, NHS England (London)
- Tom Gentry, Policy Adviser, Health Services, Age UK
- Jay Stickland, Senior Assistant Director (Care Management) Adult and Older People’s Services, Greenwich integrated care pilot
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Notes for Editors:
- London Assembly meetings are held at City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA and are open to the media and members of the public.
- Detailed agenda papers for all the meetings are available on our website.
- All our public meetings are webcast live and are available online for up to six months.
- 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 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.