Agenda and minutes
Budget and Performance Committee - Thursday 20 November 2014 10.30 am

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Richard Tracey AM, for whom Andrew Boff AM attended as a substitute Member, and from Valerie Shawcross CBE AM.

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)   Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and

(c)   Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and to note any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s).

2.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

2.2  Resolved:

That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Budget and Performance Committee held on 15 October 2014 to be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Budget and Performance Committee held on 16 October 2014 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

4.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2  Resolved:

That the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Dale Langford; [email protected]; 020 7983 4415

The Committee is recommended to note the action taken by the Chairman under delegated authority, namely to agree, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, comments on the London Infrastructure Plan for submission to the London Assembly’s Planning Committee.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

5.2  Resolved:

That the action taken by the Chairman under delegated authority, namely to agree, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, comments on the London Infrastructure Plan for submission to the London Assembly’s Planning Committee, be noted.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Report of the Executive Director of Resources

Contact: Doug Wilson; [email protected]; 020 7983 4038

The Committee is recommended to respond on behalf of the Assembly to the Mayor’s consultation on his Draft GLA Budget for 2015-16.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on the draft GLA Budget for 2015/16 to the following invited guests:

·  Sir Edward Lister, Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor, Policy and Planning;

·  Jeff Jacobs, Head of Paid Service and Executive Director  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Steve Wright; [email protected]; 020 7983 4390

The Committee is recommended to note its work programme for 2014/15.

7.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

7.2  Resolved:

That the Committee’s work programme for 2014/15 be noted.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Tuesday 6 January 2015 at 10.00am in Committee Room 5.

8.1  The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Tuesday 6 January 2015 at 10.00am in Committee Room 5.

9.1  There was no other business.

10.1  The meeting ended at 12.43pm.