Public meetings and report launches coming up next week:
SITE VISIT:
Wednesday 15 January 2014 – Old Theatre Hostel Visit
The Housing Committee will complete its investigation into rough sleepers in London with a site visit to the Old Theatre Hostel in Hammersmith. Members of the Housing Committee will visit the hostel and meet with some of the occupants.
WHEN: 3.00pm
WHERE: Old Theatre Hostel, 229 King Street, Hammersmith London W6 9JT
Nearest Tube: Ravenscourt Park
MEDIA CONTACT: Alice Andrewartha on 020 7983 4603
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 14 January 2014
Budget and Performance Committee - 10.00am in the Chamber
The Committee will question the Mayor, Boris Johnson, on his draft budget for 2014-15, including his plans to fund London’s transport services and the Metropolitan Police Service.
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769
Wednesday 15 January 2014
Plenary – 10.00am in the Chamber
The London Assembly will question the policies and work of the London Legacy Development Cooperation and examine whether the legacy is on track to reach its long term goals.
The following guests will be questioned:
Mayor Boris Johnson, Chairman LLDC
Neale Coleman, Deputy Chairman LLDC, and Mayor’s Advisor
Dennis Hone, Chief Executive, LLDC
The Assembly will also be questioning Clive Betts MP, Chair of House of Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee, about the report: ‘The GLA Act 2007 and the London Assembly.’
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769
Thursday 16 January 2014
Police and Crime Committee – 10.00am in the Chamber
The Committee will discuss forward planning by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and the Metropolitan Police Service for spending, performance and governance. The Committee will scrutinise key decisions in regards to the 2014/15 budget submission along with analysing MOPAC’s internal restructure.
The following guests will be questioned:
Stephen Otter, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary for National and the London Regional
Craig Mackey, Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police;
Ian Percival, Director of Group Finance, Metropolitan Police;
Helen Bailey, Chief Operating Officer, MOPAC;
Rebecca Lawrence, Director of Strategy, MOPAC;
Marie Snelling, Director of Integrated Offender Management, Programme and Neighbourhoods, MOPAC;
Julie Norgrove, Director of Audit, Risk and Assurance, MOPAC;
Lynda McMullen, Director of Police Resources, MOPAC; and
Annabel Cowell, Head of Strategic Finance and Resource, MOPAC.
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.
For more information, please contact the media team on 020 7983 4283. For out-of-hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit on 020 7983 4100.