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The London Assembly holds the Mayor to account by monitoring his strategies, decisions and actions, and making suggestions for change. The Mayor is required to consult the Assembly on his statutory strategies and respond to comments submitted to him before publishing them for wider consultation. These statutory strategies form the backbone of the Mayor’s plans for the future development of London. The Assembly reviews his proposals, meets with experts to gather views and information, and suggests amendments and areas for improvement to the Mayor.
Here you can find links to the Assembly’s work on proposed Mayoral strategies.
Transport
The Mayor’s Transport Strategy is the principal tool through which he exercises his responsibilities for the planning, management and development of transport in London. The Transport Committee submitted its formal response to the Mayor’s draft Transport Strategy on 12 January 2010. It argued that the Mayor needs to set out how the difficult decisions needed to provide an efficient, low-carbon transport network over the next decade and beyond will be made. It highlighted concerns that overcrowding, congestion and carbon emissions will not be tackled effectively without further intervention from the Mayor.
Transport Committee response to the Mayor’s draft Transport Strategy - January 2010
The Mayor incorporated several of the Committee's key findings into his Transport Strategy.
Other reports
Response to Mayor's Transport Strategy: Statement of Intent - July 2009
Response to ‘Way to Go: Planning for better transport’ - January 2009
Economic Development
The Mayor's draft Economic Development Strategy (EDS) aimed to set out his vision for London’s economic future and put the policies in place to drive London towards achieving this vision. The Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism (EDCST) Committee submitted its formal response on 12 January 2010. The committee made the following key points in its response:
- The final strategy must clearly explain how the overall delivery of the EDS will be managed.
- The management team should produce and regularly update a document that maps the proposed actions within the EDS to the more specific plans, strategies and programmes of the delivery organisations;
- The implementation plan should include details of how the Economic Development Strategy’s delivery will be monitored and reported on;
- Monitoring and reporting on progress should be carried out on a six monthly basis with progress checked against the long-term objectives set out in the Economic Development Strategy.
Response to the Mayor's draft Economic Development Strategy - January 2010
Other reports
Response to the Economic Development Strategy and the Low Carbon Capital Prospectus - July 2009
London Plan
The London Plan – the Spatial Development Strategy – is perhaps the most important policy document that the Mayor is required to produce. It sets out an economic, environmental, transport and social framework for the development of London over the next 20-25 years. It is an over-arching document that picks up on the “places and spaces” aspects of all the other Mayoral strategies, and provides the strategic, London-wide context within which boroughs must set their planning policies. The Planning and Housing Committee submitted a formal response to the Mayor’s draft of the London Plan as part of its ongoing work in this area.
Response to the Mayor's draft replacement London Plan - January 2010
Several of our recommendations have been incorporated into the London Plan. In particular, the Committee highlighted the requirement for larger, good quality homes, the need to ensure the capital’s suburbs are properly connected by transport infrastructure, that commercial food growing is supported by planning policies and war memorials are protected when boroughs consider planning applications that affect them.
Other reports
London Plan Review - response to Mayor's initial proposals - July 2009
Environment
The Environment Committee examines the Mayor's environmental strategies, including Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change and Mitigation, Air Quality and Waste, and monitors their implementation. The Committee is currently awaiting publication of the draft Business Waste Strategy.
Reports
Response to the Mayor's draft Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Strategy - April 2010
Response to the Mayor's draft Waste Management Strategy - March 2010
Response to the Mayor's draft Air Quality Strategy - December 2009
Response to the Mayor's draft Climate Change Adaptation Strategy - November 2008
Culture
The Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee responded to the Mayor's draft Cultural Strategy. The response seeks clarification on the Mayor’s role, priorities and actions in the field of cultural policy in London. The Committee called for more information on how the Mayor plans to work in partnership to set priorities, provide leadership and deliver long-term improvements for culture.
Response to the Mayor's draft Cultural Strategy: 2012 and Beyond - March 2010
Health
The Health and Public Services Committee responded to the draft Health Inequalities Strategy, calling on the Mayor to provide details of how he will bring together local partners and break down organisational ‘silos’.
Response to the Mayor's draft health inequalities strategy - January 2010
The Committee also responded to the Mayor's draft strategy for combating violence against women in London, pressing for more information about costs, the partners involved, their responsibilities and timeframes for implementation.