PUBLIC MEETINGS: Tuesday 2 September 2014 Taxi and Private Hire Services Transport Committee – 10.00am in Committee Room 5 The Transport Committee will explore what the Mayor and TfL are doing to address the many issues currently facing the Taxi and Private Hire industry. The following guests will be questioned:
- Isabel Dedring, Deputy Mayor for Transport, GLA
- Garrett Emmerson, Chief Operating Officer, Surface Transport, TfL
- Steve McNamara, General Secretary, Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA)
- Michael Galvin, Licensed Private Hire Car Association (LPHCA)
- Inspector Julian Collinson, Metropolitan Police Cab Enforcement Unit (CEU)
- Martin Low, Transport Commissioner, City of Westminster
- Jason White, Project Manager, Croydon Council
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228 Wednesday 3 September 2014 Access to Mental Health Services Health Committee - 2.00pm in Committee Room 5 The Health Committee will examine if the demand for mental health services outweighs supply and how young people access these essential services in London. The Committee will question the following guests,
- Barbara Rayment, Director, Youth Access
- Lucie Russell, Director of Campaigns and Media, YoungMinds
- Daniel Taegmayer, Senior Commissioning Manager, Lambeth CCG
- Gregor Henderson, Director, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Public Health England
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228 Thursday 4 September 2014 Q&A with MOPAC and the Metropolitan Police Service Police and Crime Committee – 10.00am in Committee Room 5 The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee meet to question;
- Cressida Dick, Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service
- Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime.
Issues will include investigating corruption, taser use, funding for victims’ support services and an update on water cannon. MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228 SITE VISIT Tuesday 2 September 2014 Taxi and Private Hire services Transport Committee – from 3.00pm Transport Committee will undertake a site visit to a central London location to watch a compliance operation involving TfL Compliance Officers, the Met Cab Enforcement Unit, Police and the Department for Work and Pension. It will include the inspection of both Taxi and Private Hire vehicles and their drivers to ensure they are licenced and fit for purpose. 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 4228. 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.