Assembly press releases

News from Darren Johnson AM: police action in Redbridge against rough sleepers “wholly unacceptable”
24 May 2013

Reacting to reports in the Ilford Recorder that police officers have seized sleeping bags and food from people sleeping rough, Darren Johnson AM commented:

The Week Ahead at the London Assembly
24 May 2013

OPERATIONAL NOTE

Thursday 30 May 2013

Investigation launch - Bus services in London

News from Jenny Jones AM: One third lost benefits on workfare scheme in London and Home Counties
24 May 2013

Jenny Jones has obtained figures showing that one third of the people referred to a mandatory workfare scheme London and the Home Counties were hit with benefit sanctions from June 2011-May 2012...

‘Democracy will not be derailed’, London Assembly Chair’s statement on Woolwich murder
23 May 2013

Commenting on yesterday’s horrific murder in Woolwich London Assembly Chair Darren Johnson AM said:

How will the Mayor’s new business plan improve London?
22 May 2013

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...

How will the Mayor’s new business plan improve London?
22 May 2013

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...

Mayor’s Question Time at City Hall
21 May 2013

London Assembly Members will tomorrow question Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

Subjects for questioning during the two and a half hour session include:

Overcrowding, regeneration, value for money: the case for Crossrail 2 under debate at City Hall
20 May 2013

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].

Can London’s waterways cope with increasing demand for moorings?
17 May 2013

Are London’s canal and river moorings becoming overcrowded and polluted? Give us your views

News from John Biggs: New figures reveal 61 Met Police Officers cut in Newham since 2010
16 May 2013

 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...

News from John Biggs: New figures reveal 124 Met Police Officers cut in Tower Hamlets since 2010
16 May 2013

 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...

News from Darren Johnson AM: Housing benefit figures show inner London becoming a no-go zone
16 May 2013

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...

News from Stephen Knight - London Finance Commission report is a welcome step in giving Londoners greater control over their city
15 May 2013

Stephen Knight, Liberal Democrat London Assembly budget spokesperson, commenting on the London Finance Commission  report published today:

News From John Biggs: New powers for London welcome
15 May 2013

 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...

News from Jenny Jones AM: Land value tax proposal urgently needed for Crossrail 2
15 May 2013

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...

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