Coming up next week at the London Assembly w/c 5 December

Tuesday 6 December 2022
London’s street and covered markets

Economy Committee

The Economy Committee will publish a letter to the Mayor with six recommendations on how to support London’s markets, helping them to recover from the setbacks experienced during the pandemic and to build on the opportunities it created.

MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303 897

Tuesday 6 December 2022
Exempt supported accommodation

Housing Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am

Supported housing aims to give vulnerable people independence, support, and control over their housing choices, but a recent report called a part of England’s supported housing sector – exempt accommodation – a “complete mess” that is failing too many residents.

The Housing Committee will meet to assess concerns about the quality of exempt accommodation in London and how these concerns compare to other areas of the country. The guests are:

• Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development
• Bob Blackman, MP for Harrow East
• Jasmine Basran, Head of Policy and Campaigns, Crisis
• Councillor Sharon Thompson, Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness, Birmingham City Council
• Guy Chaundy, Senior Manager Housing Strategy, Birmingham City Council

MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303 897

 

Wednesday 7 December 2022
LLDC & OPDC

Budget & Performance Committee – Committee Room 2&3, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1ZE, 10am

The Mayor oversees a total budget of £19 billion and is responsible for setting the budget for the Greater London Authority (GLA) and its functional bodies, including the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC).

The Budget & Performance Committee will question LLDC and OPDC on their budgets for 2023-24 and whether they are delivering for Londoners. The guests are:

LLDC – from 10am

• Lyn Garner, Chief Executive, LLDC
• Richard Irish, Director of Finance, LLDC
• Enver Enver, Assistant Director Group Finance and Performance, GLA

OPDC – from 12pm

• David Lunts, Chief Executive Officer, OPDC
• Liz Peace CBE, Chair, OPDC
• Jasbir Sandhu, Chief Finance Officer, OPDC
• Enver Enver, Assistant Director Group Finance and Performance, GLA

MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303 897

 

Wednesday 7 December 2022
Green Transition

Environment Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm

The Environment Committee will discuss the opportunities and challenges that exist for businesses in London as they commit to taking greener measures in their work. The guests are:

• Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy
• Catherine Barber, Assistant Director, Environment and Energy, GLA
• Dr Ashok Sinha, Chair, London Sustainable Development Commission
• Hamid Tavassoli, Programme Lead – Greener Businesses, SELCE
• Mark Jenkinson, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry

MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303 897

 

Thursday 8 December 2022
The Mayor’s blue light services

Budget & Performance Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am

What funding pressures lie ahead for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and the London Fire Brigade (LFB)?

The Budget & Performance Committee will question the Mayor’s blue light services on their budgets for 2023-24. The guests are:

MOPAC and MPS – from 10am

• Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
• Sir Mark Rowley QPM, Commissioner, MPS
• Lisa Kitto, Interim Chief Finance Officer, MOPAC
• Ian Percival, Finance Director, MPS
• Enver Enver, Assistant Director Group Finance and Performance, GLA

LFB – from 12pm

• Baroness Twycross, Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience
• Andy Roe, Commissioner, LFB
• Mostaque Ahmed, Director of Corporate Services, LFB
• Enver Enver, Assistant Director of Group Finance and Performance, GLA

MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303 897