Coming up next week at the London Assembly
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Monday 9 September
Overcoming London’s barriers to housing development
Planning and Regeneration Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm
At a meeting of the London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee in July, housing developers and experts in the sector revealed the biggest barriers stopping new homes being built in London.
On Monday, the Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service and a Director from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) will be asked how they will address the issues raised by the Committee’s investigation to help deliver the homes that London needs.
The guests are:
- Jules Pipe CBE – Deputy Mayor, Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service, Greater London Authority
- Cathy Francis – Director, New Towns, Infrastructure and Housing Delivery, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
- Lisa Fairmaner, Head of the London Plan and Strategic Planning, GLA
- John Wacher, Strategic Planning Manager – Viability, GLA
- Cllr James Jamieson, Expert adviser, Housebuilding in London: London Plan Review, and Councillor, Central Bedfordshire Council.
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727/ [email protected]
Tuesday 10 September
Preventing another Grenfell tragedy
Fire Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report showed ‘systematic dishonesty’ contributed to the deaths of 72 people on 14 June 2017.
The London Assembly Fire Committee will ask the Deputy Mayors responsible for housing and the fire service, along with senior representatives from the London Fire Brigade (LFB), how they will respond to the Inquiry’s findings and recommendations.
The guests are:
Panel 1: 10am-10.30am
- David Shek - Executive Council Member, London, Fire Brigades Union
- Ben Selby, Assistant General Secretary, Fire Brigades Union
Panel 2: 10.40am-1pm
- Andy Roe, KFSM – Commissioner of the LFB
- Charlie Pugsley – Deputy Commissioner / Director of Prevention, Protection and Operational Policy, LFB
- Jonathan Smith – Deputy Commissioner and Operational Director for Preparedness and Response, LFB
- Jules Pipe CBE – Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service
- Tom Copley – Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918/ [email protected]
Wednesday 11 September
Met Police Q&A - public order policing
Police and Crime Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The annual Notting Hill Carnival took place on the bank holiday weekend of 24 August 2024. In total, there were 334 arrests during the event. Of these arrests, 49 were for possession of an offensive weapon, 37 for assault on an emergency worker, and eight for sexual offences. In total, there were eight stabbings and two fatalities at the Carnival.
In the second of the Committee’s regular monthly Q&A sessions, Members will question the Deputy Mayor and Met Police on:
- Public order policing
- London Policing Board
- HMICFRS PEEL Report
The guests are:
- Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (DMPC)
- Matt Twist, Assistant Commissioner, Met Operations, Metropolitan Police Service
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727/ [email protected]
Thursday 12 September
Mayor's Question Time
The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
London Assembly Members will question the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, for Mayor’s Question Time.
Topics include:
- Cladding Remediation
- Reform of the Metropolitan Police
- Good Growth Fund
- Met PEEL Inspection
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918/ [email protected]
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