Public meetings coming up next week.
Tuesday 12 June 2012
TfL finances + Riot recovery funding
Budget and Performance Committee – 10am in Committee Room 5
From 10am: Riot recovery funding
Committee Members will question the following guests about the amount, distribution and impact of funding provided to businesses and individuals affected by last August’s riots:
- Sir William Castell, Founder and Chairman of Trustees of the High Street Fund
- David Lammy MP, Member of Parliament for Tottenham
- Kit Malthouse, Deputy Mayor of London for Business and Enterprise
- Fiona Fletcher-Smith, Executive Director of Development and Environment, GLA
- Bob Atkins, Chief Finance Officer, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime
- Moaz Nanjuwany, Chairman of Tottenham Traders' Partnership
From approx 11am: TfL finances
The Committee will question the following guests about Transport for London’s (TfL) finances and the background to the Mayor’s next fares decision:
- Stephen Critchley, Chief Finance Officer, TfL
- Simon Kilonback, Group Treasurer, TfL
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Water management in London
Health and Environment Committee – 3.30pm in the Chamber
The Committee will question the following guests about water management in London, including the current drought and longer-term options to ease pressure on water supplies.
- Richard Aylard, External Affairs and Sustainability Director, Thames Water
- Mike Pocock, Physical Asset Strategy Manager at Veolia Water Central
- Simon Hughes, Regional Environment and Performance Manager, Environment Agency
- Andrew Wescott, Policy Manager, Institution of Civil Engineers
- Alex Nickson, Policy and Programmes Manager, Climate Change Adaptation and Water, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Moore on 020 7983 4228
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Mayor’s Question Time
Full Assembly – 10am in the Chamber
The Assembly will question the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, on a range of issues.
Questions listed in priority order
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Key planning challenges for London
Planning Committee – 2.30pm in Committee Room 5
After receiving an overview of the Mayor’s London Plan, Committee Members will question expert guests about how policy should address current planning challenges in the capital.
From 2.30pm: The London Plan
- Andrew Barry-Purssell, Senior Manager London Plan, GLA
From approx 3pm: Planning challenges
- Seema Manchanda, Assistant Director Planning Services, LB Wandsworth
- Matthew Jaffa, Senior Development Manager, Federation of Small Businesses (London Branch)
- Ian Fletcher, Director of Policy (Real Estate), British Property Federation
- Roger Hepher FRICS, Chairman, London Region Policy Group, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Helen Marcus, Trustee, The London Forum of Amenity & Civic Societies
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Moore on 020 7983 4603
Thursday 14 June 2012
2012 transport
Transport Committee – 10am in The Chamber
Committee Members will question the following guests about how transport arrangements for the 2012 Games are progressing and any lessons learned from the Diamond Jubilee weekend:
- Mike Brown, Managing Director, London Underground and London Rail, TfL
- Mark Evers, Director, Games Transport, TfL
- Richard George, Director of Transport, Locog
- Sue Kershaw, Executive Head of Programme and Contract Delivery, ODA Transport Team
- Dave Ward, Olympic Delivery Director, Network Rail
MEDIA CONTACT: Dana Rothenberg on 020 7983 4603
Thursday 14 June 2012
Police and Crime Committee – 2pm in The Chamber
As it begins its review into support for victims of crime in London, the Committee will question the following guests:
- Commander Nick Ephgrave, Metropolitan Police Service
- Catherine Crawford, Chief Executive, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime
- Chief Superintendent Steve Ashley, Chief of Staff for Joint Agency Inspection, HMIC
- Javed Khan, Chief Executive, Victim Support.
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769
Notes for Editors:
- London Assembly meetings are held at City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA and are open to the media and members of the public.
- Detailed agenda papers for all the meetings are available on our website.
- All our public meetings are webcast live and are available online for up to six months.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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