EVENTS:
Tuesday 23rd November 2021
People’s Question Time
Congress Centre, 28 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3LS
7:00pm to 9:00pm
A chance to question the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and the London Assembly, about their plans and priorities for the city, in-person.
Anne Clarke – Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, will chair the event.
Topics on the night will include; transport, policing and safety, air quality and the environment, housing and London’s economic recovery.
The event will be livestreamed.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Draft GLA: Mayor Budget 2022-23
Budget & Performance Committee – The Chamber - 10am
As part of the statutory annual budget setting process, the GLA is required to submit its budget plans for the following financial year. The Budget and Performance Committee will focus on those plans. The guests are:
- Mary Harpley, Chief Officer, Greater London Authority
- David Bellamy, Chief of Staff, Greater London Authority
- Richard Watts, Deputy Chief of Staff, Greater London Authority
- David Gallie, Executive Director of Resources, Greater London Authority
- Rickardo Hyatt, Executive Director of Housing and Land
- Phil Graham, Executive Director of Good Growth
- Sarah Mulley, Executive Director of Communities and Skills
- Niran Mothada, Executive Director of Strategy and Communications
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918
Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Chair of the Mayor’s Cultural Leadership Board
Confirmation Hearings Committee – The Chamber – 3.30pm
The Confirmation Hearings Committee will put questions to the Mayor’s proposed appointee to the office of Chair of the Mayor's Cultural Leadership Board and make decisions on its recommendation to the Mayor as to whether or not the nominee should be appointed to that office. The guest is:
- Moira Sinclair OBE, proposed appointee to the office of Chair of the Mayor's Cultural Leadership Board
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 07887 832 918
Wednesday 24th November 2021
Housing costs and financial health
Housing Committee – The Chamber - 10am
The Housing Committee will discuss the impact that housing costs have on Londoners’ overall financial health, particularly following the impacts of the pandemic. The guests are:
- Christine Whitehead, Professor of Housing Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Baroness Alicia Kennedy, Director, Generation Rent
- Susie Dye, Grants Manager, Trust for London
- Sian Williams, Director of External Policy, Toynbee Hall
- Mark Farmer, Operational Manager, Royal College of Nursing
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Lam on 07795 616 902
Thursday 25th November 2021
Access to healthcare for trans and gender-diverse people
Health Committee - The Chamber - 10am
Trans and gender-diverse people are often faced with significant challenges when it comes to accessing healthcare. The Health Committee will explore the healthcare experience for trans and gender-diverse people. The guests are:
- Shon Faye, Campaigner, podcaster, writer, editor-at-large Dazed, author of The Transgender Issue
- Dr Alison May Berner, Specialist Trainee and Academic Clinical Fellow in Medical Oncology and part-time Speciality Registrar in Gender Medicine
- Ryan Smith, Pride in Practice Manager, London and the South East, LGBT Foundation
MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303 897
Notes to editors
For more information, please contact the media team on 07887 832 918. For out-of-hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officer.