Public meetings coming up next week:
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Tuesday 25 March 2014
Encouraging diversity in London’s house building industry
Housing Committee – 10am in Committee Room 5
The Housing Committee will examine the potential barriers faced when entering the housing market and discuss how the Mayor can improve competition in the sector.
The Committee will question the following guests:
· Paul Rayment, Senior Surveyor, Affleck Property Services, Member of the Federation of
Master Builders;
· Sarah Monk, Deputy Director, Cambridge for Housing and Planning Research;
· Tim Craine, Director, Molior;
· Stephen Hill, UK co-housing network; and
· David Lunts, Executive Director–Housing and Land, Greater London Authority.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alice Andrewartha on 020 7983 4603
Wednesday 26 March 2014
Mayoral Carbon Reduction Targets
Environment Committee – 10am in the Chamber
The Environment Committee will discuss the progress made towards the Mayor’s carbon reduction targets and in particular the contribution of decentralised and renewable energy generation in London.
The Committee will question the following guests:
· Matthew Pencharz, Senior Mayoral Adviser Environment & Energy, GLA;
· Andrew Richmond, Policy & Programmes Officer, GLA;
· Afsheen Kabir Rashid, Co-founder Director of Repowering London, Chair of Brixton Energy;
· Reg Platt, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR; and
· Don Leiper, Director of New Business, E.ON Energy.
MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228
Dot London
Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee – 2pm in Committee Room 2
The Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee will be speaking to London & Partners about expectations for the Dot London domain, which goes on sale in April, and in the second part of the meeting they will be looking at the performance of the London Fire Brigade.
The Committee will be questioning the following guests:
· Andrew Cooke, Chief Operating Officer, London & Partners; and
· Sue Budden, Director of Financial and Contractual Services, LFB.
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769
Thursday 27 March 2014
Q&A
Police and Crime Committee – 10am in the Chamber
The Police and Crime Committee will be questioning Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey and Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime Stephen Greenhalgh about a range of policing issues. From 11.30am the Committee will also question the Mayor about undercover policing in the capital.
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Demery on 020 7983 5769
Notes to 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.