Coming up next week at the London Assembly
PUBLICATIONS
Tuesday 9 June
Heat networks
Environment Committee
The Environment Committee will publish its report - Zoning: The Heat Networks Puzzle – with recommendations for stronger price protections for heat network customers in London.
MEDIA CONTACT: Daniel Zikmund on 07860 647 577 / [email protected]
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Tuesday 9 June
Autonomous Passenger Vehicles
Transport Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Transport Committee will begin its investigation into how autonomous passenger vehicles may work in practice and how they could impact jobs, licensing, regulation, road safety, congestion, cyber security and Londoners’ transport choices. The guests are:
- Thomas Ableman, Host of the ‘Freewheeling’ Podcast and former Director for Strategy and Innovation at Transport for London
- Prof Jack Stilgoe, Professor of Science and Technology Policy, UCL
- Prof Glenn Lyons, Mott MacDonald Professor of Future Mobility, UWE Bristol
- Dr Nick Reed, Founder, Reed Mobility and member of DfT Science Advisory Council
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918 / [email protected]
Wednesday 10 June
Empty Homes
Housing Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Housing Committee will examine the scale of empty homes in London and what more can be done to bring them back into use. The guests are:
Panel 1: 10.00am-11.15am
- Tara Clinton, Associate, Arup
- Chris Bailey, Director of Policy and Campaigns, Action on Empty Homes
- Sam Bloomer, Policy Officer, Shelter
Panel 2: 11.20am-12.35pm
- Evelyn Williams, Empty Homes Officer, London Borough of Waltham Forest and Board Member, Empty Homes Network
- Joyce Amoateng, Empty Homes Coordinator, London Borough of Camden
- Yus Nordin, Empty Homes Officer, London Borough of Lewisham
MEDIA CONTACT: Daniel Zikmund on 07860 647 577/ [email protected]
Wednesday 10 June
Overheated Homes
Planning and Regeneration Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 2pm
The Planning and Regeneration Committee will explore how overheating affects Londoners, why some homes are more vulnerable than others, and whether current planning rules and building standards are keeping pace with the climate crisis. The guests are:
Panel 1
- Dr Anastasia Mylona, Technical Director, CIBSE.
- Tom Dollard, Partner – Sustainability and Innovation, Pollard Thomas Edwards, and a member of the Good Homes Alliance.
- David Stronge, Design Director, Peabody
- Antonietta Canta, Senior Energy Engineer, Arup
Panel 2
- Jules Pipe, Deputy Mayor, Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service, GLA
- Elliot Kemp, Policy Team Leader – Design, Heritage & Environment, London Plan, GLA
- Dan Bicknell, Climate Adaptation Manager, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Daniel Zikmund on 07860 647 577/ [email protected]
Friday 12 June
Mayor’s Question Time
All Assembly – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan will be asked questions by Assembly Members on topics including:
- Decision making
- Ambitious public housebuilding
- Net Zero 2030
- Young people and work: interim report
- 2026 London Climate Action Week
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918 / [email protected]
Notes to editors
For more details, please contact Alison Bell in the Assembly Media Office on 07887 832 918. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.