Public Meetings
Tuesday 28 February 2023
Road user charging
Transport Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Transport Committee will discuss what a future road user charging scheme might look like and how road user charging might help to tackle some of the issues facing London, including climate change, congestion and air pollution, by reducing car use.
- Christina Calderato, Director of Transport Strategy and Policy, Transport for London
- Michael Roberts, Chief Executive, London TravelWatch
- Sandeep Shingadia, Director of Strategic Partnerships & Delivery Integration, Transport for West Midlands
- Steve Gooding, Director, RAC Foundation
MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303 897
Wednesday 1 March 2023
Retrofit vs rebuild
Planning and Regeneration Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
When a building is given a new life, it is better for it to be modified to make it more energy efficient, or for it to be demolished and rebuilt?
The Planning and Regeneration Committee will examine policy and guidance on Whole Life-Cycle Carbon Assessment and trade-offs between retrofitting and rebuilding.
- Rhian Williams, Strategic Planner, Greater London Authority (GLA)
- Arun Rao, Principal Policy and Programmes Officer, Environment, GLA
- Dr Julie Godefroy, Sustainability consultant and Head of Sustainability at Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
- Louisa Bowles, Sustainability Lead at Hawkins\Brown and Mayor’s Design Advocate
- David Cheshire, Director, AECOM (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations and Management)
- Jon Hall, Whole Life-Cycle Carbon Officer, GLA
- Nina Di Certo, Principal Policy and Programme Officer - Waste and Circular Economy, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303 897
Thursday 2 March 2023
Healthy eating in London
Health Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
Poor eating habits are key drivers of health inequalities, with various barriers existing to make it harder for both children and adults to make healthy eating choices.
For the second of two meetings on healthy living, the Health Committee will examine what further action the Mayor could take to reduce barriers to healthy eating for Londoners.
- Dr Tom Coffey OBE, Mayoral Health Adviser, GLA
- Emma Pawson, Head of Health, GLA
- Sonia Pombo, Public Health Nutritionist, Queen Mary University of London, and Campaign Lead, Action on Salt
- Peter Rogers OBE JP, Co-founder, Highams Park Food Aid
- Ruth Soroko, Chief Executive and Founder, Eat Club
- Taz Khan, Chief Executive Officer, London’s Community Kitchen
MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303 897
Notes to editors
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