Coming up next week at the London Assembly - w/c December 15th

PUBLIC MEETINGS

Monday 15 December

Confirmation Hearing – Chair of LLDC

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

The London Assembly will hold a confirmation hearing to assess Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan’s proposed appointment of Keith Morgan CBE as Chair of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC).

MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918 / [email protected]
 

Film London

Audit Panel – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm

The Greater London Authority (GLA) has provided funding to Film London since 2010. The Audit Panel will meet to discuss the GLA Procurement Shared Services, Film London and Treasury Management. The guests are:

• Dianne Tranmer, Executive Director, Corporate Resources & Business Improvement, GLA
• David Canham, Head of Business Improvement, Corporate Resources & Business Improvement, GLA
• Mark Woodley, Group Audit Lead, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
• Fay Hammond, Chief Finance Officer, GLA
• Natasha Graham, Senior Policy Officer, Diversity, GLA
• Nigel Mascarenhas, Deputy Director, Treasury & Shared Service Delivery, London Treasury LTD
• David Esling, Head of Audit and Assurance, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)

MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918 / [email protected]
 

Tuesday 16 December

TfL Budget

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

The Budget and Performance Committee will meet to scrutinise Transport for London’s (TfL) draft 2026-27 budget, looking at the assumed fares increase, capital renewals and staffing costs. The guests are:

• Seb Dance, Deputy Mayor for Transport 

• Andy Lord, TfL Commissioner 

• Rachel McLean, TfL Chief Finance Officer 

• Pritesh Patel, TfL Group Finance Director 

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

Wednesday 17 December

VAWG and hate crime on public transport

Police and Crime Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am 

The Police and Crime Committee will question the Met, British Transport Police and TfL on the work they are doing to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) and hate crime on public transport.

Part one – Hate crime and VAWG on public transport (10:00am to approx. 11:30am):

• Siwan Hayward – Director of Security Policing and Enforcement, Transport for London
• Mandy McGregor – Head of Policing and Community Safety, Transport for London
• Chief Superintendent Chris Casey – Divisional Commander for London and the South East, British Transport Police
• Metropolitan Police Service, rep TBC

Part two – Q&A with Deputy Mayor (approx. 11:35am to 1:00pm):

• Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime

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

 

Social Housing Allocations

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

With demand for social housing rising across London, the Housing Committee will question the Deputy Mayor and housing experts on how allocations work and should work in the future.

Panel 1 (14.00 – 15.15)

• Daniel Reast, Senior Research Officer, Centre for London 
• Neil Morland, Independent Housing Consultant 
• Professor Katherine Brickwell, Professor of Urban Studies, Kings College London 
• Dr Mel Nowicki, Senior Lecturer in Urban Geography, Oxford Brookes University

Panel 2 (15.20 - 16.35)

• Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development
• Rory Weal, Interim Head of Housing Strategy, Housing and Land, GLA 

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

 

Thursday 18 December

Mayor’s Question Time

The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am

London Assembly Members will question the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan on a number of topics, including:

• On the side of Londoners
• Holding private landlords to account
• A budget deal for London
• Businesses Leaving London
• Car Clubs in London

MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918 / [email protected] 

 

Mayor summonsing – Met Estates Strategy

Police and Crime Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 1pm or the fall of MQT, whichever is latest

The Police and Crime Committee used its statutory powers to issue a summons notice requiring the Mayor, in his capacity as occupant of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), to attend a meeting to answer questions related to why the Committee has been excluded from receiving a copy of the Metropolitan Police Service’s draft Estates Strategy or been provided with an opportunity to comment on its content as part of the Committee’s oversight and scrutiny role.

The guests are:

• Sir Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London and Occupant of MOPAC
• Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime

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