REPORT PUBLICATIONS:
Thursday 9 July
Mental health in London – report publication
£26 billion is lost from London’s economy each year as a result of mental ill health through reduced productivity. London’s ethnic minority populations are particularly at risk - but too often people only receive help when the problem becomes a crisis.
The London Assembly Health Committee calls for a greater focus on early intervention and prevention, particularly among young people and those from a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) background.
MEDIA CONTACT: Ash Singleton on 020 7983 5769
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Wednesday 8 July
TfL, trains and taxis
Transport Committee – 10:00am in the Chamber
What are the Mayor and Transport for London’s (TfL’s) proposals for devolving National Rail services? The following guests will be questioned:
Isabel Dedring, Deputy Mayor for Transport
Mike Brown, Managing Director, London Rail and London Underground, TfL
Charles Belcher, Board Member, TfL
The second part of the meeting will focus on the Transport Committee’s work on the taxi and private hire industry:
Isabel Dedring, Deputy Mayor for Transport
Leon Daniels, Managing Director, Surface Transport, TfL
Garrett Emmerson, Chief Operating Officer, Surface Transport, TfL
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Wednesday 8 July
TB continued
Health Committee – 2:00pm in Committee Room 5
London has the highest incidence of TB disease in any western capital city. In the Health Committee’s second meeting investigating TB, we hear from the following on their experiences of the disease and how we could better tackle it:
Nalini Iyanger, Public Health Registrar, LB Harrow
Mike Mandelbaum, Chief Executive, TB Alert
Dr Sue Collinson, TB Outreach worker, Homerton Hospital
Dr Alistair Story, Clinical lead, Find & Treat Service
Amy McConville, Patient Advocate, TB Action Group
Dr Jessica Potter , Clinical Research Fellow, Barts Hospital Trust.
MEDIA CONTACT: Ash Singleton on 020 7983 5769
Thursday 9 July
Police and crime plan: review of progress
Police & Crime Committee – 10:00am in the Chamber
Members will question the following guests – including the Mayor of London – on MOPAC’s annual report and progress against objectives in the Police and Crime Plan:
Boris Johnson MP, Mayor of London
Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM, Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Commissioner
Craig Mackey QPM, MPS Deputy Commissioner.
MEDIA CONTACT: Mary Dolan on 020 7983 4603
Thursday 9 July
TfL Board Governance
GLA Oversight Committee – 2:00pm in Committee Room 4
How are Transport for London’s expanded commercial activities being managed and what procedures are in place to deal with conflicts of interest at Board level? Members will put questions to:
Isabel Dedring, Deputy Mayor for Transport
Howard Carter, General Counsel, TfL
Graeme Craig, Commercial Director, TfL (from 3pm).
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
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.