Coming up next week at the London Assembly
PUBLICATIONS
Monday 15 September
London’s devolution
GLA Oversight Committee
The GLA Oversight Committee will publish its report ‘Trusting London to deliver: our place in the Government’s devolution reforms’, which includes 14 recommendations in relation to the English Devolution White Paper and the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918 / [email protected]
Friday 19 September
Swimmable rivers in London
Environment Committee
The Environment Committee will publish its report ‘Swimmable rivers: Towards clean and healthy waterways in London’ which includes 12 recommendations looking into the Mayor’s plan to make rivers in London clean, healthy and ‘swimmable’ within ten years.
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS FILMING/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT.
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251 727/ [email protected]
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Tuesday 16 September
Firefighters’ exposure to chemicals
Fire Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
Firefighters can be exposed to hazardous contaminants while carrying out their vital work keeping the public safe.
The Fire Committee will ask experts about the risks of the effects of contaminants on firefighters’ health and wellbeing, how they are managed, and what more could be done to mitigate them.
- Professor Anna Stec, Professor in Fire Chemistry and Toxicity, University of Lancashire
- Luke Gazzard, NFCC Contaminants Group, Assistant Chief Fire Officer for Service Delivery, Avon Fire & Rescue Service
- Dr Johanna Feary, Academic Consultant in Occupational Lung Disease
- Dr Alberto Caban-Martinez, Professor of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, Deputy Director of the Firefighter Cancer Initiative
MEDIA CONTACT: Josh Hunt on 07763 252 310/ [email protected]
Wednesday 17 September
Prison leavers accessing employment – Dusty Knuckle Bakery
Economy, Culture and Skills Committee
The London Assembly Economy, Culture and Skills Committee will visit the Dusty Knuckle Bakery, Dalston, to hear from former prison leavers and partners at Switchback about the work being done to reintegrate prison leavers into employment.
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS FILMING/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT. Please contact [email protected] on 07763 251 727
Wednesday 17 September
Q&A with the Deputy Mayor
Police and Crime Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Police and Crime Committee will hold a Q&A session with the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, looking at A New Met for London: Phase 2, Notting Hill Carnival policing and the Met’s summer policing.
- Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
- Kenny Bowie, Director of Strategy and MPS Oversight, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727/ [email protected]
Wednesday 17 September
Climate financing
Environment Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm
The Environment Committee will examine the effectiveness of the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) current climate finance initiatives in scaling up the amount invested to accelerate London’s transition to net zero, and what can be done to further increase private finance to help London achieve its target of achieving net zero emissions by 2030.
Panel One:
- Alison Gowman CBE (Alderman), Lead Member for Climate Action Strategy, Biodiversity and Urban Greening, City of London Corporation
- Emily Hickson, Director, Business and Investor Engagement, Climate Catalyst
- Emma Howard Boyd CBE, Former Chair of London Climate Resilience Review
Panel Two:
- Kenroy Quellennec-Reid, Deputy Director – Impact Investment, London Treasury Limited
- Matthew Thomas, Senior Programme Manager, Green Energy, GLA
- Other guests are to be confirmed.
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727/ [email protected]
Wednesday 17 September
Peoples Question Time
Hammersmith & Fulham – 7-9pm
Everything from transport to policing, housing and the environment. London Assembly Members will answer your questions about their plans and priorities for the city.
Thursday 18 September
Mayor’s 2024 manifesto commitments
Budget and Performance Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
In April 2024, Sir Sadiq Khan launched his third-term election campaign with A Fairer, Safer, Greener London for everyone, outlining a policy agenda structured around four themes: fairness, safety, the environment, and prosperity for Londoners.
The Budget and Performance Committee will meet to assess the current progress and plans for the delivery of the Mayor’s 2024 manifesto commitments.
- Richard Watts, Mayor’s Deputy Chief of Staff
- Jamilla Hinds-Brough, Mayoral Head of Delivery
- Fay Hammond, Chief Finance Officer, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727/ [email protected]