Coming up next week at the London Assembly - w/c December 8th

PUBLIC MEETINGS

Monday 8 December

Designing a better London

Planning and Regeneration Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm

The Planning & Regeneration Committee will meet to examine whether new developments reflect what Londoners want from the city’s built environment. The guests are:

Panel 1:

• Saffron Woodcraft, Faculty Lead for Public Policy, UCL Bartlett School
• Lucy Bush, Director of Research and Participation, Demos
• Robert Kerr, Design Director, ADAM Architecture
• Robert Kwolek, Senior Architectural Designer and Project Manager, Create Streets

Panel 2:

• Dinah Roake, Chair, London Housing Panel
• Sarah Considine, Head of Design Unit, Greater London Authority (GLA)
• Holly Lewis, Co-Founding Partner, We Made That, and Mayor’s Design Advocate
• Karen Montgomerie, Team Leader, Strategic Planning, GLA
• Marissa Ryan-Hernandez, London Plan Manager, Strategic Planning, GLA

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

Tuesday 9 December

Bus journey times

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

Why bus journey times in London are getting increasingly longer and whether measures set out by Transport for London (TfL) will reverse this. The Transport Committee will question:

Panel 1 - Bus journey times:

• Michael Roberts, Chief Executive, London TravelWatch
• Keven Stagg, Chair London & Eastern Passenger Committee, Unite
• Jim Kelly, Vice Chair London & Eastern Passenger Committee, Unite
• Paul Lynch, Managing Director – London, Stagecoach Bus and President of the Confederation of Passenger Transport

The Committee will also hear from London TravelWatch on its business plan. The guests are:

Panel 2 - London TravelWatch business plan:

• Michael Roberts, Chief Executive, London TravelWatch
• Tricia Hayes, Chair, London TravelWatch

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

Wednesday 10 December

Draft Budget - Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime(MOPAC)

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

The Budget and Performance Committee will meet to scrutinise the draft 2026-27 budget for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime(MOPAC) and will speak to the Met about its plans for funding services in the midst of significant changes to services, to meet the budget gap.  The guests are:

• Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Deputy Mayor, Policing and Crime
• Amana Humayun, Chief Finance Officer and Director of Corporate Services, MOPAC
• Dan Worsley, Chief Finance Officer, Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)
• Clare Davies, Chief People and Resources Officer, MPS

MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763251727 / [email protected]
 

Unpaid Carers

Economy, Culture and Skills Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm

The experiences and challenges of unpaid carers in London, and how providing unpaid care affects people’s wellbeing, as well as their personal finances, education and employment prospects.  The Economy, Culture and Skills Committee will question:

Panel 1 (14:00-15:30):

• Brian Jones, Chief Executive, Carers Network
• John Perryman, Head of Policy, Carers UK
• Rohati Chapman, Executive Director for Programmes, Policy and Impact, Carers Trust
• Allegra Lynch, CEO, Camden Carers

Panel 2 (15:35-16:30):

• Steve Shaffelburg, Senior Commissioning Manager, Prevention and Wellbeing – Universal Services, Richmond and Wandsworth Better Service Partnership

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

Thursday 11 December

Rapporteurship and Quarterly Monitoring Report

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

The GLA Oversight Committee will discuss a Rapporteurship proposal from an Assembly Member and view the Secretariat Quarterly Monitoring report.

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