- TfL has revised down its forecast for fares income yet again. Will the Mayor’s budget be enough to maintain London’s transport services and still invest in new infrastructure?
- What does the future hold for the LLDC now that the Mayor is taking sole control of the London Stadium?
In the first of three meetings to examine the Mayor’s 2018/19 budget, the London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee[1] will tomorrow put these questions to:
Panel 1: from 10am to approximately 11:30am
- Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Chair, LLDC
- Gerry Murphy, Acting Chief Executive and Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services, LLDC.
- Martin Clarke, Executive Director of Resources, GLA
- David Gallie, Assistant Director, Group Finance, GLA
Panel 2: from approximately 11:30 to 1:00pm
- Valerie Shawcross CBE, Deputy Mayor for Transport and Deputy Chair, TfL
- Mike Brown MVO, Commissioner for Transport, TfL
- Simon Kilonback, Interim Chief Finance Officer, TfL
- Sarah Bradley, Group Financial Controller, TfL
- David Gallie, Assistant Director, Group Finance, GLA
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 3 January from 10:00am in the Chamber at City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to attend
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE via webcast or YouTube
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Notes to editors
- The key responsibility of the Budget and Performance Committee is its annual scrutiny of the Mayor’s budget proposals for the next financial year. This involves detailed examination of the Mayor’s plans for spending his budget to help ensure taxpayers’ money is spent appropriately and effectively.
- The Mayor’s Budget
- Pre-Budget report
- Gareth Bacon AM, Chairman of the Budget & Performance Committee is available for interview. See contact details below.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
For media enquiries, please contact Sonia Labboun on 020 7983 5769. 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.