Agenda and minutes
London Assembly (Plenary) - Wednesday 15 January 2014 10.00 am

1.1    Apologies for absence were received from Victoria Borwick AM and Navin Shah AM.

1.2  The Chair placed on record the Assembly’s congratulations to those who had received Honours in the New Year’s Honours list, in particular those Londoners and GLA Group colleagues who had received honours.

The Assembly 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 Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

2.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the list of Assembly Members’ offices, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests; and

(b)  That Tom Copley AM’s declarations of gifts and hospitality, namely  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

The Assembly is recommended to confirm the minutes of the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting held on 4 December 2013 and the London Assembly (Mayor’s Question Time) meeting held on 18 December 2013 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting held on 4 December 2013 and the London Assembly (Mayor’s Question Time) meeting held on 18 December 2013 be signed by the Chair as correct records.

Part A:

The Assembly will put questions to: Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, in his capacity as Chairman of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC); Neale Coleman, Deputy Chairman, LLDC, and Mayor’s Adviser, Olympic and Paralympic Legacy; and Dennis Hone, Chief Executive, LLDC.

Part B:

Motion submitted in the name of the Chair:

“That the Assembly notes the answers to the questions asked.”

Part A:

4.1  The Assembly put question to: Boris Johnson, Mayor of London in his capacity as Chairman of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC); Neale Coleman CBE, Deputy Chairman of the LLDC and the Mayor’s Adviser on Olympic and Paralympic Legacy; and Dennis Hone CBE, Chief Executive, LLDC, on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Joanna Brown, [email protected] and Teresa Young, [email protected], both tel 020 7983 6559.

The London Assembly is recommended to note Clive Betts MP’s answers to the Assembly’s questions on the Communities and Local Government (Select) Committee’s report Post-legislative scrutiny of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 and the London Assembly. 

5.1  The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions to Clive Betts MP, Chair, House of Commons’ Communities and Local Government (CLG) (Select) Committee, on its report Post?legislative scrutiny of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 and the London Assembly.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

It is proposed, if necessary to do so, that the Assembly hold an additional Plenary meeting on 2 April 2014 principally to consider the Mayor’s draft Housing Strategy, which is expected to be published in mid-March 2014.  Detailed arrangements for the session, if it is to be held, will be the subject of reports to future meetings.

Recommendations:

That the Assembly agrees provisionally to hold an additional Plenary meeting (if necessary to do so) on 2 April 2014 to consider the Mayor’s draft Housing Strategy, subject to the publication of that strategy in mid-March 2014.

6.1  Resolved:

That an additional Plenary meeting of the London Assembly be held (if necessary to do so) on 2 April 2014 at 10.00am to consider the Mayor’s draft Housing Strategy, subject to the publication of that strategy in mid-March 2014.

Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat 

Contact: David Pealing, [email protected], telephone: 020 7983 5525

The Assembly is recommended to note commitments made by the Mayor, Boris Johnson, during London Assembly Mayor’s Question Time meetings held between January 2013 and December 2013.

7.1  The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

7.2  Resolved:

  That the commitments made by the Mayor, Boris Johnson, during London Assembly Mayor’s Question Time meetings held between January 2013 and December 2013 be noted.

Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Joanna Brown, [email protected] and Teresa Young, [email protected], both tel 020 7983 6559.

The Assembly is recommended to note recent action taken by the Chair of the London Assembly, Darren Johnson AM, in accordance with the authority delegated to him, namely to agree that the attached joint letter signed by the Mayor of London, Chair of the Assembly and the Chair of London Councils, be sent to The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, to provide a summary response to the ONS Beyond 2011 Consultation (Appendix 1).

8.1  The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

8.2  Resolved:

That the recent action taken by the Chair of the London Assembly, Darren Johnson AM, in accordance with the authority delegated to him, namely to agree that the joint letter (attached to the report to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Joanna Brown, [email protected] and Teresa Young, [email protected], both tel 020 7983 6559.

The Assembly is recommended to receive and to note the petitions listed at paragraph 4 of the report and to decide whether to refer the petitions, and if so where to, and to seek a response to the points raised.

9.1  The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

9.2  Murad Qureshi AM presented a petition with the following prayer:

“We residents and workers of London petition Transport for London and the City to install pedestrian traffic lights at the junction of Charterhouse Street and the A201  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Joanna Brown, [email protected] and Teresa Young, [email protected], both tel 020 7983 6559.

The Assembly is recommended to note the responses received to petitions presented at recent Assembly (Plenary) meetings.

10.1  The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

10.2  Resolved:

  That the responses received to petitions presented at recent London Assembly (Plenary) meetings be noted.

Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Joanna Brown, [email protected] and Teresa Young, [email protected], both tel 020 7983 6559.

The Assembly is asked to consider the motions submitted by Assembly Members.

11.1  The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

11.2  Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM moved, and Valerie Shawcross CBE AM seconded, the following motion:

“This Assembly notes the interim report published by Sir Howard Davies’ Airports Commission and the options proposed for expanding Heathrow and Gatwick.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly will be the Mayor’s Question Time meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 in the Chamber, City Hall.

12.1  The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly was the Mayor’s Question Time meeting due to take place at 10.00am on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 in the Chamber, City Hall.  The Chair stated that the meeting would take place all day as the London Assembly would consider the Mayor’s  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.

13.1  There were no items of urgent business.

14.1  The meeting ended at 1.46 p.m.