Coming up next week at the London Assembly
SITE VISITS
Monday 15 June
Autonomous Vehicles – visit to Wayve
Transport Committee – Wayve Technologies Ltd, 10am – 12.30pm
The Transport Committee is investigating the roll out of autonomous vehicles in London. This site visit will provide Committee Members with the opportunity to ride in one of Wayve’s autonomous vehicles. The Committee will also hear from Wayve about its plans to run autonomous passenger vehicles in London.
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS FILMING/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT.
Please contact [email protected] on 07887 832 918.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Tuesday 16 June
Healthy High Streets
Health Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Health Committee will examine how limited access to healthy options on London’s high streets affect people’s overall health and contributes to health inequalities.
Panel 1 (10:00 – 11:20)
- William Roberts, Chief Executive, Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH)
- Dr Agatha Nortley-Meshe, Regional Medical Director for Primary Care, NHS England – London region
- Rob Anderson, Research Director, Centre for London
- Cllr Rags Sandhu, Councillor for Bexleyheath ward, London Borough of Bexley
Panel 2 (11:30 – 12:30)
- Louise Duggan, Head of Regeneration & Growth Strategies, Greater London Authority (GLA)
- Tim Rettler, Area Manager South (Regeneration - Growth Strategies), GLA
- Gerard Burgess, Senior Strategic Planner, GLA
- Harry Burchill, Planning Policy Team Leader, London Borough of Brent
MEDIA CONTACT: Daniel Zikmund on 07860 647 577/ [email protected]
Wednesday 17 June
Met’s contract with Palantir
Police and Crime Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Police and Crime Committee will question the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime on the concerns around how the deal was made between Palantir and the Met.
Other topics for the Q&A include the Henry Nowak case and shoplifting.
Guests include:
- Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
- Kenny Bowie, Director of Strategy & MPS Oversight, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]
Thursday 18 June
Preventing fraud at the GLA
GLA Oversight Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The GLA Oversight Committee will question guests over arrangements for preventing fraud in the Greater London Authority (GLA) Group.
Guests include:
- David Esling, Director of Audit, Risk and Assurance, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727 / [email protected]
Notes to editors
For more information, please contact Daniel Zikmund in the Assembly Media Office on 07860647577 or [email protected]. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.