Coming up next week at the London Assembly
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Tuesday 28 January
Planning and Tall Buildings
Planning and Regeneration Committee – Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Planning and Regeneration Committee will ask guests from industry and the London Tenants Federation about issues including residents’ experiences of living in tall buildings and how they vary among different groups, the characteristics of successful tall buildings, and the extent to which high-rise buildings meet Londoners’ housing needs.
Guests include:
Panel 1 – 10am – 11.15am:
- Stuart Baillie, Partner and Head of Planning, Knight Frank
- Russell Whitehead, Director, Robert Bird Group
- Chris Edgington, Associate Director – Building Services, ARUP
- Additional guests TBC
Panel 2 – 11.30am – 12.30pm:
- Kath Scanlon, Distinguished Policy Fellow and Deputy Director, LSE London
- Pat Turnbull, Regional Delegate, London Tenants Federation
MEDIA CONTACT: Josh Hunt on 07763 252310 / [email protected]
Wednesday 29 January
Q&A with the Met Police
Police and Crime Committee – Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will question the Metropolitan Police Service and the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime on the work being done in relation to grooming gangs in London, and to understand what impact the national audit will have in London.
The guests are:
- Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
- Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist KPM, Frontline Policing, Metropolitan Police Service
- Claire Waxman OBE, London’s Independent Victims’ Commissioner
MEDIA CONTACT: Anthony Smith on 07763 251727 / [email protected]
Thursday 30 January
HIV in London
Health Committee - Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The London Assembly Health Committee will discuss HIV prevention efforts in London, the work of HIV charities in London and international comparisons.
The guests are:
Panel 1 – HIV prevention in London (10:00 – 11:10):
- Marc Thompson, Lead Commissioner, London HIV Prevention Programme
- Mona Hayat, Director of Sexual Health, London Sexual Health Programme
- Professor Kevin Fenton CBE, Statutory Health Advisor to the Mayor
Panel 2 – HIV charities in London (11:15 – 12:25):
- Judi Otti, Head of HIV Services, Africa Advocacy Foundation
- Mark Santos, Executive Director, Positive East
- Kat Smithson, CEO, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)
- Joel Robinson, CEO, Spectra
- Tony Wong, CEO, METRO Charity
Panel 3 – International comparisons (12:30 – 13:00):
- Elske Hoornenborg, Head of the Center for Sexual Health and medical doctor specialised in internal medicine and infectious diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam
MEDIA CONTACT: Anthony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]
Notes to editors
For more information, please contact Josh Hunt in the Assembly Media Office on 07763 252310 or [email protected]. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.