Coming up next week at the London Assembly
EVENTS
Thursday 27 November
London Assembly & CFGS Scrutiny Conference
The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 11am-6pm
The London Assembly and Centre for Governance and Scrutiny (CFGS) will hold a conference on the future of Mayoral scrutiny: Holding Mayors to account: The future of scrutiny in devolved government.
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT. Please contact [email protected] on 07887 832 918
Friday 28 November
London Assembly Fire Committee Site Visit
P380 Old Kent Rd, London SE1 5AA, 10:00 - 12:30
The London Assembly Fire Committee will hold a site visit as part of an investigation on The risk of firefighters’ exposure to contaminants and its impact on their health and wellbeing. Zack Polanski, the Chair of the Fire Committee and Verona Clarke, the Deputy Assistant Commissioner (South East) will be available for interviews.
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT. Please contact [email protected] or on 07887 832 918
PUBLICATIONS
Monday 24 November
GLA:Mayor budget letter
Budget and Performance Committee
The Budget and Performance Committee will write to the Mayor regarding the GLA:Mayor budget submission, with recommendations ahead of the draft consolidated budget.
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Tuesday 25 November
Allocations in Social Housing
Housing Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Housing Committee is investigating the variation of social housing allocation policies across local authorities in London, including the extent to which policies are applied equitably and make the best use of available housing. The guests are:
- Richard Sorensen, Director of Housing Needs, London Borough of Lambeth
- Grace Williams, Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration, London Councils, and Leader, London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Ian Swift, Deputy Corporate Director of Housing Operations, London Borough of Islington
MEDIA CONTACT: Daniel Zikmund on 07860 647 577/ [email protected]
Wednesday 26 November
Weight Loss Medication
Health Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Health Committee continues to investigate how and on what scale Londoners are accessing weight loss medicines privately and on the NHS, and the regulatory framework for accessing them in this way and to understand the benefits and risks for Londoners. The guests are:
- Dr Charlotte Benjamin, Chief Medical Officer, North West London Integrated Care Board
- Nadya Isack, lived experience guest
- Paul Sinclair, lived experience guest
- Alexandra Smith, lived experience guest
- Leyla Hannbeck, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Pharmacies Association
- Ian Budd, Independent Pharmacist Prescriber, Chemist4U
- Kieran Seyan, Chief Medical Officer, Pharmacy2U
- Jon Hayhurst. Regional Chief Pharmacist, NHS England (London)
MEDIA CONTACT: Daniel Zikmund on 07860 647 577/ [email protected]
Notes to editors
For more information, please contact Daniel Zikmund in the Assembly Media Office on 07860647577 or [email protected]. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.