PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Wednesday 21 January
Mayor’s Question Time (MQT) -10.00am in the Chamber
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson will face Assembly questions for the first time in 2015. Subjects will include:
Helping homeless veterans
Justification for the Met recording and retaining information
Ultra Low Emission Zone changes after the public consultation
A & E waiting times and ambulance response times
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Thursday 22 January
Accommodating London’s growth
Planning Committee – 10:00am in Committee Room 5
The Planning Committee will question the following guests on how the expected rise in London’s population will be planned for:
Jonathan Manns, Director of Planning, Colliers International
Catriona Riddell, Director, Catriona Riddell Associates
Marcel Steward, Environmental Risk and Insurance Consultant
Philipp Rode, Executive Director, LSE Cities
Paul Miner, Senior Planning Officer , Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
Noel Farrer, President, Landscape Institute.
MEDIA CONTACT: Ash Singleton on 020 7983 5769
Thursday 22 January
Monitoring the Mayor’s budget
Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee – 2:00pm in the Chamber
The Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee will speak to the following guests about the Dot London and London & Partners business plans:
Andrew Cooke, Chief Operating Officer, London & Partners
Alex Kinchin-Smith, Programme Director, Dot London.
The Committee will also speak to Emma Strain, the Greater London Authority’s Assistant Director for External Relations, about the ticketing of the 2014 New Year’s Eve celebrations.
MEDIA CONTACT: Ash Singleton on 020 7983 5769
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.