Coming up next week at the London Assembly w/C 31 Aug

PUBLIC MEETINGS

Wednesday 2 September

TfL Advertising Space
GLA Oversight Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am

The GLA Oversight Committee will meet to scrutinise the value for money of the Mayor’s paid advertising across London, and whether it provides value for money for Londoners.

The Committee will also speak to TfL about its counter-fraud policies and how they work in practice.

Guests include:

Panel 1 – Mayor’s public communications (10am – 11.30am)

• David Bellamy, Mayor’s Chief of Staff
• Puja Parmar, Mayoral Head of Marketing and GLA Brand Strategy
• Chandru Dissanayeke, Executive Director of Strategy and Communications
• Nicole Valentinuzzi, Director of External Relations

Panel 2 – Countering fraud in the GLA (11.30am – 1pm)

• Richard Mullings, Head of Counter-Fraud and Corruption, TfL
• Paul Bromage, Senior Fraud and Corruption Investigation Manager, TfL

MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]

Draft London Plan
Housing Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm

The Draft London Plan 2026 contains 10 policies which focus specifically on housing. The Housing Committee will examine these, with a particular focus on the following issues:

• Overall housing targets in the London Plan
• Delivering affordable housing
• Meeting the need for services and infrastructure to support the growth in homes

The guests are:

Panel 1

• Jason Perry, Mayor, London Borough of Croydon & Executive member for Planning, Infrastructure and Regeneration, London Councils
• Liam Shrivastava, Mayor, London Borough of Lewisham & Executive member for Community Safety, Cohesion and Neighbourhoods, London Councils
• Councillor Stephen Cowan, Leader, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 

Panel 2

• Jules Pipe CBE, Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service
• Lucinda Turner, Assistant Director for Planning and Regeneration, Greater London Authority (GLA) and Director of Spatial Planning, Transport for London
• Tim Steer, Executive Director, Housing and Land, GLA
• Mikyla Smith, Team Leader, Strategic Planning, GLA

Thursday 3 September

Draft London Plan
Environment Committee – Committee Rooms 2&3, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am 

The Mayor has published a range of relevant plans and reviews to inform the draft London Plan. These include the Climate Ready London plan, the Clean Rivers and Waterways plan, a green belt review, and reviews of Energy efficiency standards, Accessible Green Space, and the Urban Greening Factor, as well as the Clean Rivers and Waterways plan. The Environment Committee will question the following guests on the environmental aspects of the new draft London Plan:

Panel 1 - Overview, Green Belt and Energy (12.00 – 12.30)

• Jules Pipe CBE, Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service
• Sophie Donaldson, London Plan Manager, GLA
• John Diver, Senior Strategic Planner, GLA
• Rhian Williams, Senior Strategic Planner, GLA
• Megan Life, Assistant Director for Environment and Energy, GLA

Panel 2 - Green Infrastructure, waterways, and adaptation (11.00 – 12.00)

• Megan Life, Assistant Director for Environment and Energy, GLA
• Abby Crisostomo, Head of Green Infrastructure, GLA
• Sophie Donaldson, London Plan Manager, GLA
• Dan Bicknell, Climate Adaptation Manager, GLA

Panel 3 - NGO responses (12.00 – 12.30)

• Richard Barnes, Head of Planning & External Affairs, London Wildlife Trusts
• John Sadler, Operations Director, CPRE London

MEDIA CONTACT: Daniel Zikmund on 07860 647 577 / [email protected] 

Underage Vaping
Health Committee – Committee Rooms 2&3, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm 

The Health Committee will begin its investigation into Underage Vaping in the capital. The Committee will aim to understand to what extent underage vaping in London is a problem, ask what action London boroughs are taking to tackle underage vape sales and explore what further action the Mayor, Government and boroughs should take to tackle the issue.  The guests are:

Panel 1

• John Waldron, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
• Professor Kevin Fenton CBE, Regional Director of Public Health & Health Advisor to the Mayor of London
• Abigail Whitehouse, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Queen Mary University London

Panel 2

• Trish Burls, Trading Standards, Food and Safety Manager, London Borough of Croydon
• Stuart Radnedge, Regional Coordinator, London Trading Standards
• John Herriman, Chief Executive, Chartered Trading Standards Institute
• Denise Power, Lead Practitioner in Trading Standards, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Trading Standards.

MEDIA CONTACT: Daniel Zikmund on 07860 647 577 / [email protected] 

Friday 4 September

Draft London Plan
Planning & Regeneration Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am 

The Planning & Regeneration Committee will scrutinise the Draft London Plan. This meeting will examine the policy areas of:

• Overall housing targets
• Optimisation framework
• Brownfield first and Green Belt release
• Tall buildings and mid-rise development
• New data centre policy
• Heat risk plan

The guests are:

• Jules Pipe CBE, Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service
• Nina Miles, Interim Head of the London Plan
• Elliot Kemp, Team Leader, Strategic Planning, GLA
• Sophie Donaldson, London Plan Manager, GLA

MEDIA CONTACT: Daniel Zikmund on 07860 647 577 / [email protected]