News releases issued by the London Assembly's External Relations Office and by individual Assembly Members are listed below by date in descending order (i.e. most recent first).
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Is the GLA ready to implement the Mayor’s priorities over the next three years? Are the annual targets ambitious enough? How will the GLA use its portfolio of 625 hectares of land and property to...
Is the GLA ready to implement the Mayor’s priorities over the next three years? Are the annual targets ambitious enough? How will the GLA use its portfolio of 625 hectares of land and property to...
London Assembly Members will tomorrow question Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
Subjects for questioning during the two and a half hour session include:
Over the next 20 years, London’s population growth is predicted to be comparable to adding a city the size of Birmingham to the capital [1].
Are London’s canal and river moorings becoming overcrowded and polluted by increasing numbers of boats? As more people consider living on a boat amid rising house prices, does the capital need...
The Metropolitan Police’s latest figures reveal that 61 police officers have been cut in Newham since May 2010. London has seen a decrease of over 2,900 police officers across the city...
The Metropolitan Police’s latest figures reveal that 124 police officers have been cut in Tower Hamlets since May 2010. London has seen a decrease of over 2,900 police officers across the...
Figures released by the Department of Work and Pensions show that in the last year the number of private tenants claiming housing benefit in inner London boroughs has dropped dramatically, while...
Stephen Knight, Liberal Democrat London Assembly budget spokesperson, commenting on the London Finance Commission report published today:
London Assembly Labour Group Budget spokesman John Biggs AM today welcomed proposals for London to gain new decision, tax raising and spending powers. The proposals were outlined in the...
Jenny Jones AM has welcomed the London Finance Commission’s endorsement of land value taxation as a possible tax for London, which she had lobbied the Chair of the Commission, Prof Travers, to...
The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will continue its investigation into the expansion of Taser deployment in the capital tomorrow.
The Taser working group will be questioning...
The construction industry should be used as a tool to help get people off the dole and into work, the London Assembly heard today.
How can ambitious targets set by the Mayor to cut homelessness as part of the “No Second Night Out”[1] initiative be met? What new measures can the Mayor take to stem the increasing...
The London Assembly today welcomed the launch of a joint consultation by TfL and Network Rail that will examine the case for Crossrail 2.