AGENDA
Meeting London Assembly (Mayor's Question Time) Date Thursday 21 March 2019 Time 10.00 am Place Chamber, City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2AA
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Tony Arbour AM Jennette Arnold OBE AM Chairman of the London Assembly Deputy Chair Wednesday 13 March 2019
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Agenda London Assembly (Mayor's Question Time) Thursday 21 March 2019
1 Apologies for Absence and Chairman's Announcements
To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chairman.
2 Declarations of Interests (Pages 1 - 4)
The Assembly is recommended to:
(a) Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;
(b) Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and
(c) Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and to note any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s).
3 Minutes (Pages 5 - 20)
The Assembly is recommended to confirm the minutes of the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting held on 7 February 2019, and the London Assembly (Mayor’s Question Time) meeting held on 25 February 2019 to be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.
The appendices to the minutes of the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting held on 7 February 2019 and the London Assembly (Mayor’s Question Time) meeting held on 25 February 2019 have been circulated to Assembly Members separately. Transcripts and written answers for past meetings can be downloaded from www.london.gov.uk/mayor-assembly/london-assembly/whole-assembly
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4 Mayor's Report (Pages 21 - 64)
The Assembly is recommended to note the Mayor’s Report covering the period from 12 February to 6 March 2019.
A list of all the decisions taken during the same period is attached, for Members only, on pages 47 to 64, as a background complementary paper to the Mayor’s Report (and as previously published). This document can also be downloaded at www.london.gov.uk/mayor- assembly/london-assembly/whole-assembly
5 Questions to the Mayor
(To be circulated separately)
Part A: The Assembly will put questions to the Mayor.
Part B: Motion submitted in the name of the Chairman:
“That the Assembly notes the answers to the questions asked.”
(The list of questions to be put to the Mayor can also be downloaded at www.london.gov.uk/mayor-assembly/london-assembly/whole-assembly)
6 Proposed Delegation to the Chairman of the Assembly
The Assembly is recommended to, in relation to urgent matters only, agree a general delegation of authority in respect of the Assembly’s powers and functions (apart from those that cannot under the Greater London Authority Act 1999 be delegated) be given to the Chairman of the Assembly, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, party Group Leaders and relevant committee Chair(s), from the close of this meeting until the next scheduled meeting of the Assembly, which will be the Assembly’s Annual Meeting on 2 May 2019.
7 Date of Next Meeting
The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly will be the Assembly’s Annual Meeting which will take place at 2.30pm on Thursday 2 May 2019 in the Chamber, City Hall.
8 Any Other Business the Chairman Considers Urgent
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Agenda Item 2
Subject: Declarations of Interests
Report to: London Assembly (Mayor’s Question Time)
Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat Date: 21 March 2019
This report will be considered in public
1. Summary
1.1 This report sets out details of offices held by Assembly Members for noting as disclosable pecuniary interests and requires additional relevant declarations relating to disclosable pecuniary interests, and gifts and hospitality to be made.
2. Recommendations
2.1 That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table below, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests1;
2.2 That the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s) be noted; and
2.3 That the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at below) and any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s) be noted.
3. Issues for Consideration
3.1 Relevant offices held by Assembly Members are listed in the table overleaf:
1 The Monitoring Officer advises that: Paragraph 10 of the Code of Conduct will only preclude a Member from participating in any matter to be considered or being considered at, for example, a meeting of the Assembly, where the Member has a direct Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in that particular matter. The effect of this is that the ‘matter to be considered, or being considered’ must be about the Member’s interest. So, by way of example, if an Assembly Member is also a councillor of London Borough X, that Assembly Member will be precluded from participating in an Assembly meeting where the Assembly is to consider a matter about the Member’s role / employment as a councillor of London Borough X; the Member will not be precluded from participating in a meeting where the Assembly is to consider a matter about an activity or decision of London Borough X.
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Member Interest Tony Arbour AM Jennette Arnold OBE AM European Committee of the Regions Gareth Bacon AM Member, LB Bexley Shaun Bailey AM Sian Berry AM Member, LB Camden Andrew Boff AM Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (Council of Europe) Leonie Cooper AM Member, LB Wandsworth Tom Copley AM Member, LB Lewisham Unmesh Desai AM Tony Devenish AM Member, City of Westminster Andrew Dismore AM Len Duvall AM Florence Eshalomi AM Nicky Gavron AM Susan Hall AM Member, LB Harrow David Kurten AM Joanne McCartney AM Deputy Mayor Steve O’Connell AM Member, LB Croydon Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM Keith Prince AM Alternate Member, European Committee of the Regions Caroline Russell AM Member, LB Islington Dr Onkar Sahota AM Navin Shah AM Fiona Twycross AM Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience; Chair of the London Local Resilience Forum Peter Whittle AM
[Note: LB - London Borough]
3.2 Paragraph 10 of the GLA’s Code of Conduct, which reflects the relevant provisions of the Localism Act 2011, provides that:
- where an Assembly Member has a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered or being considered or at
(i) a meeting of the Assembly and any of its committees or sub-committees; or
(ii) any formal meeting held by the Mayor in connection with the exercise of the Authority’s functions
- they must disclose that interest to the meeting (or, if it is a sensitive interest, disclose the fact that they have a sensitive interest to the meeting); and
- must not (i) participate, or participate any further, in any discussion of the matter at the meeting; or (ii) participate in any vote, or further vote, taken on the matter at the meeting
UNLESS
- they have obtained a dispensation from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer (in accordance with section 2 of the Procedure for registration and declarations of interests, gifts and hospitality – Appendix 5 to the Code).
3.3 Failure to comply with the above requirements, without reasonable excuse, is a criminal offence; as is knowingly or recklessly providing information about your interests that is false or misleading.
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3.4 In addition, the Monitoring Officer has advised Assembly Members to continue to apply the test that was previously applied to help determine whether a pecuniary / prejudicial interest was arising - namely, that Members rely on a reasonable estimation of whether a member of the public, with knowledge of the relevant facts, could, with justification, regard the matter as so significant that it would be likely to prejudice the Member’s judgement of the public interest.
3.5 Members should then exercise their judgement as to whether or not, in view of their interests and the interests of others close to them, they should participate in any given discussions and/or decisions business of within and by the GLA. It remains the responsibility of individual Members to make further declarations about their actual or apparent interests at formal meetings noting also that a Member’s failure to disclose relevant interest(s) has become a potential criminal offence.
3.6 Members are also required, where considering a matter which relates to or is likely to affect a person from whom they have received a gift or hospitality with an estimated value of at least £25 within the previous three years or from the date of election to the London Assembly, whichever is the later, to disclose the existence and nature of that interest at any meeting of the Authority which they attend at which that business is considered.
3.7 The obligation to declare any gift or hospitality at a meeting is discharged, subject to the proviso set out below, by registering gifts and hospitality received on the Authority’s on-line database. The on- line database may be viewed here: https://www.london.gov.uk/mayor-assembly/gifts-and-hospitality.
3.8 If any gift or hospitality received by a Member is not set out on the on-line database at the time of the meeting, and under consideration is a matter which relates to or is likely to affect a person from whom a Member has received a gift or hospitality with an estimated value of at least £25, Members are asked to disclose these at the meeting, either at the declarations of interest agenda item or when the interest becomes apparent.
3.9 It is for Members to decide, in light of the particular circumstances, whether their receipt of a gift or hospitality, could, on a reasonable estimation of a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts, with justification, be regarded as so significant that it would be likely to prejudice the Member’s judgement of the public interest. Where receipt of a gift or hospitality could be so regarded, the Member must exercise their judgement as to whether or not, they should participate in any given discussions and/or decisions business of within and by the GLA.
4. Legal Implications
4.1 The legal implications are as set out in the body of this report.
5. Financial Implications
5.1 There are no financial implications arising directly from this report.
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MINUTES
Meeting: London Assembly (Plenary) Date: Thursday 7 February 2019 Time: 10.00 am Place: Chamber, City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2AA
Copies of the minutes may be found at: http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor-assembly/london- assembly/whole-assembly
Present:
Tony Arbour AM (Chairman) Susan Hall AM
Gareth Bacon AM David Kurten AM
Shaun Bailey AM Joanne McCartney AM
Sian Berry AM Steve O'Connell AM
Andrew Boff AM Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM
Leonie Cooper AM Caroline Russell AM
Tom Copley AM Dr Onkar Sahota AM
Unmesh Desai AM Navin Shah AM
Tony Devenish AM Fiona Twycross AM
Florence Eshalomi AM Peter Whittle AM
Nicky Gavron AM
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1 Apologies for Absence and Chairman's Announcements (Item 1)
1.1 Apologies for absence were received from Jennette Arnold OBE AM, Andrew Dismore AM and Len Duvall AM.
1.2 During the course of the meeting, the Chairman welcomed to the public gallery pupils from St Joachim’s Catholic Primary School.
2 Declarations of Interests (Item 2)
3.1 The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.
3.2 Resolved:
That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Item 3, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.
3 Minutes (Item 3)
3.1 Resolved:
That the minutes of the 17 January 2019 (Mayor’s Question Time) meeting be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.
4 Question and Answer Session: Transport for London (Item 4)
Part A:
4.1 The Assembly put questions to Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, in his capacity as the Chair of Transport for London (TfL) and the Commissioner of TfL, Mike Brown MVO on issues relating to TfL.
4.2 The record of the questions put by Assembly Members and the answers given is attached as Appendix 1, and written answers are attached as Appendix 2.
4.3 During the course of the question and answer session Commissioner, Mike Brown MVO undertook to: Confirm the reasoning leading to the selection of the locations for the next five Low Emission Bus Zones; Provide the most up-to-date figures for the cost of consultants used by TfL;
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Provide the most up to date figures for the number of TfL staff with salaries over £100, 000 and the percentage reduction in senior managers; Provide details of the assessment of the capacity for development of a further 300 acres of TfL land; Organise for the Healthy Streets team to have a discussion with Caroline Russell AM regarding how to more transparently present details of spending and delivery on Healthy Streets schemes to the TfL Board; Write to Keith Prince AM regarding the amount being spent on road maintenance in 2018/19 and 2017/18 compared to previous years; and Consider providing more information on TfL signage regarding the ULEZ.
Part B:
4.3 The Chairman formally moved the motion on the agenda, namely:
“That the Assembly notes the answers to the questions asked.”
4.4 Resolved:
That the answers to the questions asked be noted.
5 Petitions (Item 5)
5.1 The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.
5.2 Keith Prince AM presented a petition with the following prayer:
“We the undersigned, call on Transport for London to put in place measures to: 1) Make the junction of Shellwood Road and Latchmere Road safe by installing a mirror; and 2) Review parking on Latchmere Road to ensure the visibility of traffic from Shellwood Road.”
5.3 Resolved: That the petition be forwarded to the Mayor in his capacity as the Chair of Transport for London for a response.
5.4 Onkar Sahota AM presented a petition on behalf of Leonie Cooper AM with the following prayer: “Dear Wandsworth Council, Mr Mayor and Transport for London, Air pollution contributes to 9,500 early deaths every year and is stunting the lungs and cognitive development of children and reduces their life expectancy. St Anselm’s Primary
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School is located near the crossroads of Trinity Road/Tooting Bec Road/Balham High Road/Upper Tooting Road, and as a result, its pupils are exposed to illegal levels of nitrogen oxide. A 2013 study revealed that the nitrogen dioxide pollution level at St Anselm’s Primary School was 43.1 micrograms per cubic metre of air (40 micrograms per cubic metre of air being the EU legal limit). What is particularly concerning is that the outdoor play area and gardens for the Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 classes are located directly outside a bus stop for the 249 and 319 buses. Not only do buses stop and idle next to our children’s play areas and classrooms, but traffic gathers and waits behind those buses. These gardens are used as a extension of the classroom and so our children are spending many hours each week breathing in these fumes. Children aged 4-8 are therefore being exposed on a daily basis to dangerous and illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide. These young children are particularly susceptible to the high levels of air pollution as their lungs are still developing. It is well documented that children living in areas with high levels of nitrogen dioxide have up to 10% less lung capacity than other children. We, the St Anselm’s Community in Tooting, call upon Wandsworth Council, the Mayor of London and Transport for London to take all steps to minimise the harm to our children. We have applied for grant funding from the Greener City Fund for the erection of a green screen to absorb some of the pollution, however we need your help. Specifically, we call upon you to move the offending bus stop on Tooting Bec Road further down the road, to minimise the unnecessary pollution directly outside the gardens where our children learn and play.”
5.5 Resolved: That the petition be forwarded to the Mayor in his capacity as the Chair of Transport for London for a response.
5.6 Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM presented a petition with the following prayer: “Petition to TfL and London’s Mayor. Stop the bus cuts. Keep buses serving Wellesley Road and West Croydon Station. TfL propose to cut routes 50, 75, 109, 154, 197, 250, 264, 403, 405, 412 and 433. Routes from the south would not serve Wellesley Road, Whitgift Centre or West Croydon Station. Routes from the north would turn around at West Croydon instead of reaching Katherine Street. We the undersigned want our buses to continue to reach West Croydon and our shops.”
5.7 Resolved: That the petition be forwarded to the Mayor in his capacity as the Chair of Transport for London for a response.
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6 Petitions Update (Item 6)
6.1 The Assembly received the report of the Executive Director of the Secretariat.
6.2 Resolved:
That the responses received to petitions presented at recent Assembly (Plenary) meetings be noted.
7 Motions (Item 7)
7.1 Shaun Bailey AM moved, and Susan Hall AM seconded, the following motion:
“This Assembly calls on the Mayor to raise awareness of how Londoners can join the stem cell donor list. The Assembly also calls on the Mayor to facilitate opportunities at City Hall, or at events organised by or in conjunction with the Mayor, by offering space free of charge to any organisation that signs people up to the stem cell register at events with an expected attendance of over 100 people.”
7.2 In accordance with Standing Order 3.79(A), Onkar Sahota AM moved and Fiona Twycross AM seconded the following amendment to the motion:
Add after “…in conjunction with the Mayor…”:
“and Assembly, by encouraging organisations hosting events at City Hall to enable guests to register as a stem cell donor.”
Remove all after “…with the Mayor by offering…”
7.3 Following debate and in accordance with Standing Order 3.6, Shaun Bailey AM as mover of the motion, accepted the amendment and agreed to alter the motion in his name.
7.4 Upon being put to the vote, the motion in the name of Shaun Bailey AM, as altered, namely:
“This Assembly calls on the Mayor to raise awareness of how Londoners can join the stem cell donor list. The Assembly also calls on the Mayor to facilitate opportunities at City Hall, or at events organised by or in conjunction with the Mayor and Assembly, by encouraging organisations hosting events at City Hall to enable guests to register as a stem cell donor.”
was agreed unanimously.
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7.5 Shaun Bailey AM moved, and Andrew Boff AM seconded, the following motion:
“This Assembly condemns the vandalism in London of the RAF Bomber Command Memorial, the memorial to murdered Police Woman Yvonne Fletcher, the Graspan Royal Marines Memorial, the Canada Memorial, and the Allies Statue of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and former US President Franklin D Roosevelt.”
7.6 Following debate and upon being put to the vote the motion was agreed unanimously.
7.7 Florence Eshalomi AM moved, and Steve O’Connell AM seconded, the following motion:
“Following the devastating fire at the Shurgard Storage Centre in Croydon, this Assembly expresses its sympathy to those people who lost possessions including irreplaceable family heirlooms, photos and memorable items. However, this fire and other similar incidents have revealed a deficit in regulation and protection for customers who put their trust in such facilities to hold their most valued and irreplaceable possessions. Customers affected by the fire have raised concerns over fire safety in the building as well as highlighting potentially misleading information and a lack of support given to customers by Shurgard after the fire. With 40 per cent of Europe’s self-storage being in the UK, the Government must step in. We join the Mayor in calling for an urgent review into the regulations and processes related to this industry so that it is held to account for its responsibility to provide the highest level of service and security for people’s belongings.”
7.8 Following debate and upon being put to the vote the motion was agreed unanimously.
7.9 Susan Hall AM moved, and Navin Shah AM seconded, the following motion
“Female Genital Mutilation, including pricking, piercing and cutting, has lifelong consequences, and has no place in London or the UK. This Assembly supports the Let Us Protect Our Girls campaign, which is being carried out in partnership between HM Government and the NSPCC. This Assembly commends the leadership of activists working from within those communities and other stakeholders affected. We acknowledge the work of the Mayor and agree that it is crucial that we continue to raise awareness of this issue and support those women and girls who have undergone this practice.”
7.10 Following debate and upon being put to the vote the motion was agreed unanimously.
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7.11 Susan Hall AM moved, and Dr Onkar Sahota AM seconded, the following motion
“This Assembly believes that hepatitis C is a serious public health and health inequalities issue in London and urges the London Mayor, in his role as Chair of the London Health Board, to lead efforts to raise awareness about the condition and new curative treatments available. This Assembly also calls on the Mayor to outline his plans and timelines for the steps and measures he is taking to accomplish this.”
7.12 Following debate and upon being put to the vote the motion was agreed unanimously.
7.13 Steve O’Connell AM moved, and Tom Copley AM seconded, the following motion
“This Assembly recognises and congratulates Battersea Dogs & Cats Home for their tireless work to improve the lives of dogs and cats across London, including their most recent report and campaign Pet Friendly Properties. Further to the contents of this report, we call on the Mayor to work with Councils and Housing Associations across London to implement more flexible housing policies, allowing more residents to keep dogs and cats in the capital. Where it would improve confidence and enhance animal welfare, social landlords should enlist the help of a recognised animal welfare organisation, like Battersea, to help improve policies and provide training and advice to owners.”
7.14 Following debate and upon being put to the vote the motion was agreed unanimously.
8 Future Meetings of the London Assembly (Item 8)
8.1 Resolved:
That the 7 March 2019 London Assembly (Plenary) meeting be used principally to hold a question and answer session with the Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP, Minister for London, regarding issues of importance to Londoners.
9 Date of Next Meeting (Item 9)
9.1 The next scheduled meeting of the London Assembly was the Mayor’s Question Time meeting which would take place at 10.00am on Monday 25 February 2019 in the Chamber, City Hall.
10 Any Other Business the Chairman Considers Urgent (Item 10)
10.1 There were no items of urgent business.
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11 Close of Meeting
11.1 The meeting closed at 12.53pm.
Chairman Date
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MINUTES
Meeting: London Assembly (Mayor's Question Time) Date: Monday 25 February 2019 Time: 10.00 am Place: Chamber, City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2AA
Copies of the minutes may be found at: www.london.gov.uk/mayor-assembly/london-assembly/whole-assembly
Present:
Tony Arbour AM (Chairman) Nicky Gavron AM
Jennette Arnold OBE AM (Deputy Chair) Susan Hall AM
Gareth Bacon AM David Kurten AM
Shaun Bailey AM Joanne McCartney AM
Sian Berry AM Steve O'Connell AM
Andrew Boff AM Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM
Leonie Cooper AM Keith Prince AM
Tom Copley AM Caroline Russell AM
Unmesh Desai AM Dr Onkar Sahota AM
Andrew Dismore AM Fiona Twycross AM
Len Duvall AM Peter Whittle AM
Florence Eshalomi AM
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1 Apologies for Absence and Chairman's Announcements (Item 1)
1.1 Apologies for absence were received from Tony Devenish AM and Navin Shah AM.
1.2 The Chairman gave an update on recent Assembly activity. The Deputy Chair asked the Mayor and Assembly to join her in passing condolences to the family of the late Andrea Levy, who passed away on 14 February 2019.
2 Declarations of Interests (Item 2)
2.1 Resolved:
That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.
3 Minutes (Item 3)
3.1 Resolved:
That the minutes of the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting held on 24 January 2019 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.
4 Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2019/20 (Item 4)
Report of the Mayor (Item 4a)
4.1 The Assembly received the Mayor’s Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2019/20 for the GLA Group.
4.2 The Assembly then received an oral statement from the Mayor on the Budget. A transcript of the Mayor’s oral statement is attached at Appendix 1.
4.3 David Bellamy, Chief of Staff, and Martin Clarke, Executive Director of Resources, were also in attendance for the statement and for the duration of the question and answer session.
Questions to the Mayor (Item 4b)
4.4 Assembly Members put questions to the Mayor on his Final Draft Consolidated Budget.
4.5 The record of questions put by Members, together with the Mayor’s answers, is attached at Appendix 2.
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Consideration by the Assembly of the Mayor of London's Final Draft Consolidated Budget Proposals 2019/20 (Item 4c)
4.6 Following the Mayor’s departure, the Assembly debated the Mayor’s Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2019/20.
4.7 The substantive motion before the Assembly was: “To approve the Final Draft Consolidated Budget for 2019/20 with or without amendment”.
4.8 A formal Budget Amendment, presented on behalf of the London Assembly’s GLA Conservatives, was moved by Gareth Bacon AM and seconded by Susan Hall AM (and is attached at Appendix 3).
4.9 A formal Budget Amendment, presented on behalf of the London Assembly’s Brexit Alliance Group, was moved by David Kurten AM and seconded by Peter Whittle AM (and is attached at Appendix 4).
4.10 A formal Budget Amendment, presented on behalf of the London Assembly’s City Hall Greens, was moved by Caroline Russell AM and seconded by Sian Berry AM (and is attached at Appendix 5).
4.11 Following debate and in accordance with Standing Order 6.6E(1), a named vote was taken on each Budget Amendment, in the order in which they were moved.
4.12 The votes in relation to the Budget Amendment in the name of Gareth Bacon AM were cast as follows:
For the amendment: Gareth Bacon AM, Shaun Bailey AM, Andrew Boff AM, Susan Hall AM, David Kurten AM, Steve O’Connell AM, Keith Prince AM, Peter Whittle AM and Tony Arbour AM (Chairman).
Against the amendment: Sian Berry AM, Leonie Cooper AM, Tom Copley AM, Unmesh Desai AM, Andrew Dismore AM, Len Duvall AM, Florence Eshalomi AM, Nicky Gavron AM, Joanne McCartney AM, Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, Caroline Russell AM, Dr Onkar Sahota AM, Fiona Twycross AM, and Jennette Arnold OBE AM (Deputy Chair).
4.13 With 9 votes being cast in favour and 14 votes being cast against, the Budget Amendment did not receive the requisite two-thirds majority to amend the Mayor’s budget proposals.
4.14 The votes in relation to the Budget Amendment in the name of David Kurten AM were cast as follows:
For the amendment: David Kurten AM and Peter Whittle AM.
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Against the amendment: Shaun Bailey AM, Sian Berry AM, Andrew Boff AM, Leonie Cooper AM, Tom Copley AM, Unmesh Desai AM, Andrew Dismore AM, Len Duvall AM, Florence Eshalomi AM, Nicky Gavron AM, Joanne McCartney AM, Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, Caroline Russell AM, Dr Onkar Sahota AM, Fiona Twycross AM, and Jennette Arnold OBE AM (Deputy Chair).
Abstentions: Gareth Bacon AM, Susan Hall AM, Steve O’Connell AM, Keith Prince AM, Tony Arbour AM (Chairman).
4.15 With 2 votes being cast in favour, 16 votes being cast against, and 5 abstentions, the Budget Amendment did not receive the requisite two-thirds majority to amend the Mayor’s budget proposals.
4.16 The votes in relation to the Budget Amendment in the name of Caroline Russell AM were cast as follows:
For the amendment: Sian Berry AM and Caroline Russell AM.
Against the amendment: Gareth Bacon AM, Shaun Bailey AM, Andrew Boff AM,, Leonie Cooper AM, Tom Copley AM, Unmesh Desai AM, Andrew Dismore AM, Len Duvall AM, Florence Eshalomi AM, Nicky Gavron AM, Susan Hall AM, David Kurten AM, Joanne McCartney AM, Steve O’Connell AM, Keith Prince AM, Dr Onkar Sahota AM, Fiona Twycross AM, Peter Whittle AM, Jennette Arnold OBE AM (Deputy Chair) and Tony Arbour AM (Chairman).
Abstentions: Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM.
4.17 With 2 votes being cast in favour, 20 votes being cast against, and 1 abstention, the Budget Amendment did not receive the requisite two-thirds majority to amend the Mayor’s budget proposals.
4.18 Caroline Pidgeon AM moved, and Sian Berry AM seconded the following Budget Related Motion:
“This Assembly notes with regret the failure of the Mayor to allocate any additional funding in his final Budget towards a study on future road user charging, despite the updated council tax and business rates forecasts.
“With the introduction and future expansion of the ULEZ, future charging planned for Silvertown and Blackwall Tunnels, and the need to update the congestion charge, we believe the time is right to explore the next generation of road user charging in London.
“This Assembly also notes that the Mayor pledged to “investigate proposals for the next generation of road user charging systems” in his March 2018 Transport Strategy.
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“This was reiterated in December 2018 in TfL’s latest Business Plan which states:
‘We will continue to investigate new, more sophisticated models of road user charging, including the full range of measures described in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy’.
“This Assembly regrets that there has been no evidence so far that proposals for the next generation of road user charging have been explored and so we urge the Mayor to take action and undertake a full study of the options available – including road pricing and/or a Workplace Parking Levy”.
4.19 Upon being put to the vote, the motion was lost (3 votes cast in favour, 8 votes cast against and 11 abstentions).
4.20 Unmesh Desai AM moved, and Len Duvall AM seconded the following Budget Related Motion:
“The Assembly notes that the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime has made the decision to procure an operational radio fleet at a cost of £52.3 million. We further note that this purchase is necessary because the Home Office Emergency Services Network programme has suffered significant delays, meaning the MPS will still rely on the Airwave network until at least December 2022.
“Originally, the transition to new radios was scheduled to begin in September 2017. The Assembly has explored the reasons for this delay through its Oversight Committee and has expressed its concerns about the additional cost this will place on the MPS.
“We urge the Government to prioritise delivery of the ESN, ensuring that it meets the full operational needs of London’s emergency services and that this work is not funded by taking more money from already stretched national and local policing budgets.
“The Assembly therefore calls on the Mayor to continue to lobby the Home Secretary, as part of his efforts to secure fair funding for the MPS in advance of the Government’s Spending Review, and in so doing request the Government remunerate the MPS and MOPAC for any costs incurred because of the delay alongside full remuneration of the National and International Capital Cities Grant and the cost of the 2017/18 and 2018/19 police pay rise.”
4.21 Upon being put to the vote, the motion in the name of Unmesh Desai AM was unanimously agreed.
4.22 The Chairman then formally put the substantive motion, namely:
‘To approve the Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2019/20 without amendment’.
4.23 Upon being put to the vote, the substantive motion was carried (with 11 votes being cast in favour, 9 votes being cast against and 2 abstentions).
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4.24 The Chairman explained that no Budget Amendments had been agreed and the Substantive Motion before the Assembly had been agreed. The Assembly was therefore deemed by Paragraph 8(6) of Schedule 6 to the GLA Act 1999 to have approved the Final Draft Consolidated Budget 2019/20 without amendment.
4.25 The Chairman confirmed that the Assembly had concluded its consideration of the Final Draft Consolidated Budget for 2019/20.
5 Mayor's Report (Item 5)
5.1 Resolved:
That the Mayor’s Report, covering the period from 4 January 2019 to 11 February 2019, be noted.
6 Questions to the Mayor (Item 6)
6.1 The written answers to all questions submitted to this meeting under the Mayor’s Question Time procedure are attached at Appendix 6.
7 Date of Next Meeting (Item 7)
7.1 The next meeting of the London Assembly would be the Plenary meeting which was scheduled to take place at 10.00am on Thursday, 7 March 2019 in the Chamber, City Hall.
8 Any Other Business the Chairman Considers Urgent (Item 8)
8.1 There were no items of urgent business.
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9 Close of Meeting
9.1 The meeting ended at 12.55pm.
Chairman Date
Contact Officer: David Pealing Principal Committee Manager GLA Secretariat, City Hall The Queen’s Walk, London, SE1 2AA Telephone: 020 7983 5525 Email: [email protected]
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30th Mayor’s Report to the Assembly Mayor’s Question Time – 21st March 2019
This is my Thirtieth Mayor’s Report to the Assembly, fulfilling my duty under Section 45 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999. It covers the period from 12th February – 7th March 2019.
Executive summary
Call for school ‘off-rolling’ to be outlawed
On 7 March, I alongside Police and Crime Commissioners from across the country have called on the Prime Minster to outlaw ‘off-rolling’, which seems pupils disappear form school registers without having been formally excluded.
Clearly, the way the education system deals with excluded young people is broken. It cannot be right that so many of those who have committed offences have been excluded from school or were outside of mainstream education.
No-deal Brexit preparations
There is a very real risk that exiting the EU without a withdrawal agreement will cause significant harm to London and the UK's economy and put at risk the provision of essential services that Londoners rely upon.
That is why, on 1 March, I brought together senior officials from across the city to discuss what can be done to reduce the impact and risks of a no-deal Brexit on the lives of Londoners, and how best to communicate to the public, businesses and the voluntary sector.
Research identifies ‘black hole’ in special needs skills provision
On 1 March, I published new research which identified a ‘black hole’ in skills provision for Londoners over the age of 16 with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
The report is clear, we need greater investment from Government to tackle the looming black hole in skills provision and we must clamp down on schools removing students with special educational needs to boost their academic results.
I want to work with councils and the Government to help ensure all Londoners have the best possible chance of gaining the skills they need to get jobs and contribute to the capital’s success.
£15million boost to tackle violence against women and girls
On 27 February, I announced that we will be investing a further £15million to help services that support women and girls who have been the victim of violence in London.
I am committed to working with the sector to tackle violence against women and girls. We not only need to raise awareness of issues like domestic violence, but we need to target perpetrators and support victims by ensuring services have what they need.
Page 21 City Hall investment for policing and crime
The Government has already forced the Met to make £850million of cuts and the force still has to make cuts of £263million by 2022-23. On 25 February, I committed to investing record amounts from City Hall to support policing and to tackle crime. Keeping Londoners safe is my top priority. My budget will quickly deliver tangible results to Londoners’ lives.
Van scrappage fund for microbusinesses and charities
To get a grip on London’s lethal air and protect public health we need to rid our streets of the most polluting vehicles. That is why on 23 February, I launched a £23million scrappage scheme to enable microbusinesses and charities to scrap polluting vans and minibuses, and switch to cleaner vehicles. The van scrappage scheme will be followed later this year with a £25million fund to help lower-income households scrap polluting cars.
The Macpherson report – 20 years on
February marked the 20th anniversary of the Macpherson Report. This was a landmark moment in the history of race relations in our country, which has gone on to have a transformative effect on policing and how we view and tackle discrimination and prejudice across society.
Last month I paid tribute to the Lawrence family and all those who supported them in pushing for the inquiry. It is thanks to their courage, strength and perseverance that this change for the better has been possible. The Met Commissioner and I are united in our commitment to ensure that the lessons of 20 years ago are never forgotten.
We must redouble our efforts to root out the racism, discrimination and inequality that still exist in our city. We must give young people of all backgrounds the opportunities they need for a brighter future and point to the changes that have happened to remind all young Londoners that progress is possible.
An extra £7million to help tackle rough sleeping
On 18 February, I announced plans to invest an additional £7million of City Hall resources into a range of services and projects tackling rough sleeping in the capital.
This extra money will boost help for people who are homeless on the street, including by introducing a new rapid response outreach team in the coming months and by gearing up to expand severe weather shelters even further next winter.
Activities for young people over the half-term period
On 18 February, I published updated details of hundreds of activities available for young Londoners across the capital during the half-term holidays and beyond - from theatre workshops and music sessions to coding clubs and cooking classes.
Giving young Londoners positive things to do, whether equipping them with new skills or introducing them to new friends through arts and sports, is essential in steering them along the right path and helping them make the right choices in life.
Page 22 £24million funding boost for electric taxis
On 15 February, I announced an additional £24million to help more black cab drivers switch to electric vehicles. This will more than double TfL’s existing £18million fund which launched last month.
Calls for improved lorry safety across Europe
On 15 February, I met with Roza von Thun und Hohenstein, the MEP leading the European Parliament’s work on the General Safety Regulation (GSR), and city leaders from Amsterdam and Bruges, and reiterated that we have a ‘once-in-a-decade’ opportunity to improve lorry safety across Europe.
London’s first HGV Safety Permits will be issued in October – the initial stage of our city’s world-leading Direct Vision Standard (DVS) which will see the most unsafe lorries banned from next year.
Brexit or no Brexit, it is vital that improved HGV safety standards are rolled out across Europe as road safety and supply chains don’t stop at London’s outskirts. It is simply too urgent for us to wait.
Metro Mayor’s Air Quality Summit
On 14 February, I hosted a clean air summit with Unicef UK and UK:100, bringing together city leaders from across the country to address our shared priorities and demand more Government action to tackle the country’s air quality crisis.
New funding for London Fire Cadets programme
On 12 February, I announced investment of £1.1million of new City Hall funding in the London Fire Cadets programme to create positive opportunities for more than 500 young Londoners. The investment will help create 15 new Fire Cadets Units across the capital, meaning every London borough will have at least one unit over the next two years.
Youth services such as the Fire Cadets are vital for Londoners and I will continue to do everything in my power to fund and support the fantastic programmes, schemes and charities that are making a real and lasting difference to our young people.
Fire Commissioner’s 30-year long service award
On 12 February, I was honoured to present London’s Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton with her 30-year long service award.
Commissioner Cotton joined the Brigade in 1988 when there were only a handful of female firefighters. In recent years, she has led the Brigade through an unprecedented period of major incidents and has demonstrated time and time again the courage, determination and heart that it takes to be an exceptional firefighter.
She is a role model for women in our city and an inspiration to many young people across the country who aspire to work in the same field and I was privileged to present her award on behalf of all Londoners
Page 23 Policing, Crime and Security
Violence Reduction Unit update
Work to mobilise the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) continues apace. On 4 March, I was delighted to welcome the new Director of the VRU, Lib Peck, on her first day in post. This is a significant milestone for the Unit and Lib is already driving forward activity to bring the VRU fully into operation.
Later that week Lib chaired the Partnership Reference Group that is guiding the development and future plans of the VRU and was pleased to update participants on the proposed operating model for the Unit, and that recruitment is now underway for the small core team that will administer the VRU’s activities. We are committed to ensuring that the Unit attracts candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds and we are welcoming applications from GLA staff, colleagues from partner agencies and external applicants for these posts.
On 5 March, Lib Peck and I visited the Croydon BME Forum, to see first-hand the impact that local projects have on local young people. These projects are funded by City Hall and give training and support to grassroots BAME organisations providing activities for young people affected by knife crime.
City Hall investment for policing and crime
With the police and partner agencies under huge pressure as a result of the Government’s failed austerity agenda, I’m determined to do everything in my power as Mayor to support them in their vital work of keeping our city safe.
On 25 February, I welcomed the Assembly’s confirmation of my budget for 2019/20, which will provide an unprecedented £234million in additional funding to support policing and to further intensify the fight against crime. This includes £95million announced earlier in the budget process, funded mostly from an 11 per cent increase to the Mayor’s council tax policing precept - the equivalent of 46p a week. This will be split between a number of crime-fighting measures, including new officers, specialist investigators to disrupt gang violence and the new Violence Reduction Unit.
The budget also includes an extra £118.6million from business rates to support police officer numbers in future years and an additional £20.4million to support additional initiatives against serious violence, including tackling gangs and providing more youth workers at hospital Accident and Emergency units.
£15million boost to tackle violence against women and girls
On 27 February, I announced an additional investment of £15million to help services that support women and girls who have been the victim of violence in London. After years of Government cuts, these vital services have been stretched to breaking point, and I’m determined to do everything I can as Mayor to support them and ensure that victims can get the help they need. This new investment is urgently needed.
A new ‘Beneath the Numbers’ report by MOPAC’s Evidence and Insight Team shows that domestic abuse offences in London increased by 63 per cent between 2011 and 2018. It also found that last year three quarters of victims were female and that victims were more likely to live in more deprived areas. Alongside this enhanced investment from City Hall, I have also
Page 24 written to the Home Secretary to ask the Government to step up and reverse the huge cuts the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector is struggling with, and to properly fund our police service. I welcome the support of Assembly Members in echoing those calls.
Knife offenders to be tagged
On 18 February, a new one-year pilot project launched to tag offenders who have served a custodial sentence for knife-related crimes – such as knife possession, robbery, wounding, GBH and aggravated burglary. The one-year pilot will operate in four London boroughs among those most affected by knife crime - Lewisham, Lambeth, Croydon and Southwark - and will use GPS tracking on up to 100 offenders. Under the scheme, offenders who are deemed more likely to reoffend will have their movements automatically checked against the location of reported crimes, with significant matches shared with local police. GPS monitoring has been successfully piloted by MOPAC as part of a community sentence with persistent offenders since March 2017, and this is a significant step forward in harnessing the power of technology to prevent crime and reduce reoffending.
The Macpherson Report – 20 years on
February marked the 20th anniversary of the Macpherson Report into the handling of the murder of Stephen Lawrence by the Metropolitan Police Service. This was a landmark moment in the history of race relations in our country, which has gone on to have a transformative effect on policing and how we view and tackle discrimination and prejudice across society.
As we reflect on the Report, it is a time to recognise the progress made by policing since Stephen’s murder and look to the work still to be done to ensure racism, discrimination and inequality are rooted out of our public institutions. I pay tribute to the Lawrence family and all of those who supported them in pushing for the inquiry. It is thanks to their courage, strength and perseverance that this change for the better has been possible. The Met Commissioner and I are united in our commitment to ensure that the lessons of 20 years ago are never forgotten.
While progress has been made over the last 20 years, I also recognise the frustration in some communities that this hasn’t been quicker. That is why there can be no room for complacency. I made this argument in a letter to the Home Affairs Select Committee who are conducting an inquiry into the Macpherson Report which was published following Stephen Lawrence inquiry.
Transport
Eleven new projects to receive £50million investment to create healthy streets across London
On 5 March, I joined with TfL in announcing 11 new successful bids in our multi-million pound Liveable Neighbourhoods programme.
The funding, which has increased from £33million in November 2017 to £53.4million this year, will be used to transform local neighbourhoods in inner and outer London, with new walking and cycling infrastructure, new pedestrian crossings and rat runs closed to motor traffic. New pocket parks and revamped public spaces will improve air quality and make local streets more attractive places, helping to support local high streets.
Page 25 The London boroughs of Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Enfield, Hounslow, Lambeth, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Redbridge and the City of London Corporation have all been successful in being awarded funding.
On top of the £33million funding awarded last year, this means that 18 boroughs have now received Liveable Neighbourhoods money to reduce car use and turn local areas into safer, greener and healthier places for Londoners to live.
Liveable Neighbourhoods are part of my record £2.3billion of overall investment to create Healthy Streets across the capital, with the aim of increasing the proportion of people walking, cycling and taking public transport to 80 per cent by 2041, and cut the damaging impact of air pollution in the capital.
Working with these boroughs to make our streets more welcoming for walking and cycling is vital for our health and wellbeing, but also essential for the future vibrancy and success of London’s local high streets.
TfL successfully prosecutes Cadent Gas and launches new good practice handbook
Transport for London (TfL) has successfully prosecuted Cadent Gas for a series of unsafe roadworks, with the utility company ordered to pay a fine of £40,000.
During their unsafe work, Cadent Gas failed to provide suitable alternative walkways when footpaths were closed, forcing people to walk out into the road, close to busy traffic. Cadent Gas failed to use barrier systems at Kingsland Road and North Circular Road between April and June last year.
The utility company, which runs the UK’s largest gas network, pleaded guilty to two offences of failing to provide adequate signing and guarding in the course of the works. In addition to the £40,000 fine issued at the Westminster Magistrates’ court, Cadent was ordered to cover TfL’s costs of £11,909.
To help prevent unsafe roadworks in future, TfL has published a Temporary Traffic Management Handbook, giving all companies who want to do work on London’s roads clear guidance and innovative ideas on how to keep people safe around roadworks. This new safety guidance forms part of the Mayor and TfL’s Vision Zero ambition, to eliminate death and serious injury on London’s roads.
Construction of new cycle route between Acton and Wood Lane
TfL has announced that construction work on a new 3.5km cycle route between Acton and Wood Lane is set to begin in March - helping make cycling and walking safer and easier in the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham.
Work on the route – which includes a new two-way cycle track separated from traffic and pedestrians - will get underway on 18 March and is expected to be complete by the end of the year. Over three-quarters (77 per cent) of people who took part in a consultation about the scheme in 2016 supported the proposals. Several improvements have been incorporated in the final plans following feedback from local residents and visitors. The new £10million route is part of the record investment in cycling and walking. This is designed to help create Healthy Streets across the capital, which enable people to walk, cycle and use public transport more often - benefitting people’s health, improving air quality and reducing road danger.
Page 26 There is high demand for cycling in the area and the improved plans will deliver further improvements for walking and cycling, helping reduce car use which is crucial to cleaning up London’s toxic air.
On-demand bus services set to be trialled in Sutton
On 20 February, TfL launched a four-week consultation on plans to trial an innovative ‘on- demand’ bus service in Sutton.
The new service will let people or groups use an app to book seats on a minibus that will stop at more convenient locations, including areas not currently served by public transport. The on- demand service is proposed to run from 6.30am to 9.30pm, seven days a week and would carry up to 14 passengers. They would benefit from a guaranteed seat, free Wi-Fi and USB charging points and flexible stops within a certain area.
Londoners are being asked for their views on the specific area of Sutton that the service should cover and suggested stopping points. The trial, which will last for a year, will help TfL gauge the level of interest for an on-demand service and assess how it would work alongside the existing public transport network in Sutton.
Sutton was chosen because it has relatively high car dependency, and TfL believes the service could encourage people to switch to a more sustainable way of travelling. In doing so it will improve London's air quality and reduce congestion. The buses will meet our tough ULEZ standards, and accommodate wheelchairs - improving accessibility.
TfL agrees new deal for Tube track renewals
On 14 February, TfL announced that a contract for London Underground track renewals will be awarded to Balfour Beatty. The contract, worth around £220million, encompasses all aspects of track renewal – including track, points and crossings, and trackside drainage – and will help to ensure value for money and a strong focus on safety.
The four-year contract will start in April 2019, with an option included to extend the contract for up to a further six years. London Underground track assets include track drainage, depots and long timber bridges as well as elements like rails, points and sleepers.
The contract replaces a previous eight-year agreement with Balfour Beatty which contributed to modernising around 75 per cent of the Tube network. TfL’s comprehensive and strict procurement process evaluated key criteria focused on safety, behaviours, delivery expertise and value for money.
The continued modernisation of the Tube is a key part of my Transport Strategy to make London a greener, more accessible place. The investment in improving public transport will help reduce reliance on the car and contribute to my target of 80 per cent of journeys made by public transport, cycling or walking by 2041.
TfL publishes detailed final cost of the undelivered Garden Bridge project
On 13 February, Transport for London (TfL) confirmed the final public sector cost of the Garden Bridge project, following the conclusion of its review of the underwriting request from the Garden Bridge Trust.
Page 27 In August 2017, the Garden Bridge Trust, which since November 2015 was fully responsible for the construction and management of the project, confirmed that the project would no longer be progressing. TfL has now published a detailed breakdown of the Trust’s final expenditure on the project, which shows a total of almost £53.5million was spent. As confirmed in July 2015 under the previous Mayor, up to £60million of public funding was made available to the Trust, apportioned as £30million each from TfL and the DfT. Approximately £37million of this funding was paid to the Trust in a series of grant payments tied to specific funding conditions.
In May 2016, the Secretary of State for Transport at the time agreed that for a limited period of four months up to £15million of the remaining balance of public funding would be available to fund expenditure linked to the closure of the project, should it not proceed. The Government subsequently extended this underwrite but reduced it to a maximum of £9million. Any payments related to this would come from the DfT’s part of the funding, after I made clear that TfL would not contribute towards the underwriting from its funding allocation, or allocate further funds under his control to the project.
As financial administrator for the public sector funding, TfL has spent the last year reviewing the Trust's request for payment under the underwriting agreement, to ensure that the final cost from any part of the public purse is kept to a minimum. As part of their review, TfL also sought independent legal advice from a leading QC and also took its external auditors, EY, through the assessment process and the evidence in detail.
TfL has now concluded its review and confirmed that the final amount payable to the Trust is £5.5m - this will come from DfT funding, and include around £500k for future liabilities and contingency associated with the formal wind-up of the Trust in accordance with Charity Commission requirements. It is around 40 per cent lower than it could have been. This also means the final public sector spend will be around £43m - split between £24m from TfL and £19m from the DfT.
The Trust now has 120 days to request additional funding from the £500k Government funded contingency, and TfL will continue to review any request that is made by the Trust during this time. Following the 120 days, any contingency funds remaining will be returned to the DfT, and any future requests rising from additional financial liability will only be considered if they arise from events outside of the Trust's control.
Ever since I took office, I have always been clear that not a single penny more of London taxpayers’ money that I control should be spent on the Garden Bridge. I am therefore pleased that TfL has worked to reduce the financial impact of the underwriting costs on the UK taxpayer.
New vest helps staff at stations provide better customer service
A new, modern vest for London Underground station staff has been launched as part of a programme of improvements to customer service on the Tube network. Frontline station staff started wearing the new vests from 10 February in order to boost visibility and help customers identify who to speak to for assistance.
The tabards are reversible, pairing the standard orange high visibility vest with a red vest featuring a ‘Here to Help’ message on the back. The vests are being implemented following recommendations from London TravelWatch on how London Underground could improve customer service.
Page 28 Other recommendations that have been implemented include more and better signs directing customers to lifts and visitor centres, improved processes supporting disabled customers, faster access to Oyster credit refunds and other upgrades to ticket machines.
Fire and Resilience
Local Resilience Forum Chair’s Conference
On 6 March, my Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience, Fiona Twycross AM, attended the Local Resilience Forum Chair’s Conference.
Brexit Contingency Planning Group
On 4 March, my Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience, Fiona Twycross AM, chaired a meeting of the London Resilience Partnership’s Brexit Contingency Planning Group. The Group continues to oversee the Partnership’s preparedness for EU Exit.
EU Exit South East Regional Exercise
On 15 February, my Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience, Fiona Twycross AM, attended the South East Regional EU Exit Exercise which was hosted by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The event gave Resilience Forums across the South East to discuss the shared regional challenges and risks as well as the cross-border impacts that might arise from EU Exit.
Sounding Board
On 14 February, my Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience, Fiona Twycross AM, chaired the inaugural meeting of the London Resilience Forum Sounding Board. The Sounding Board has been established to support the 100 Resilient Cities Project, providing advice and expertise to the Chief Resilience Officer. The Sounding Board is made up of representatives of the London Resilience Partnership.
London Resilience Forum
On 14 February, my Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience, Fiona Twycross AM, chaired the London Resilience Forum.
EU Exit Working Group
On 13 February, my Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience, Fiona Twycross AM, appeared before the London Assembly’s EU Exit Working Group alongside John Hetherington, Head of London Resilience and representatives from the National Health Service (NHS). The session provided an opportunity for the Working Group to question the Deputy Mayor, the Head of London Resilience and the NHS on contingency planning for EU Exit.
London Fire Brigade Long Service Awards
On 12 February, my Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience, Fiona Twycross AM attended and spoke at the London Fire Brigade’s Long Service Awards. The Awards recognise the contribution of London Fire Brigade Staff, both uniformed and non-uniformed to the
Page 29 organisation and keeping London safe. The London Fire Commissioner, Dany Cotton, was among those who received their 30 year awards.
Growth, Skills and Regeneration
London’s Post-16 SEND Review
On the 1 March, I published the Post-16 SEND Review. This new research is the first supply and demand analysis of skills provision for Londoners over the age of 16 with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The report shows that the demand for skills provision for Londoners aged 16 and above with SEND is projected to rise by five per cent between 2018 and 2022. By 2021 there will be an estimated shortfall of 8,950 places across London – around 45 per cent of the total projected demand – which is primarily driven by gaps in provision for those aged 19 to 24. The report was led and written by education specialists Mime and was jointly funded by the Mayor of London and the Department for Education.
City Hall is working on a number of initiatives to tackle this shortfall, including a joint internship programme with Transport for London to help SEND Londoners into roles at the Greater London Authority, as well as investing more than £6 million to support Londoners aged 16-24 with complex support needs to access education, employment and training opportunities. I want to work with councils and the Government to help ensure all Londoners have the best possible chance of gaining the skills they need to get jobs and contribute to the capital’s success.
Future High Streets Fund
On 27 February, my Regeneration & Economic Development team hosted a high streets network event in City Hall in partnership with London Councils. The event was an opportunity to introduce and provide further detail on the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) Future High Streets Fund, highlight Historic England’s newly announced ‘High Street Heritage Action Zones’ fund and introduce and involve London boroughs in the development of our new high streets - adaptive strategies research.
Joint meeting between Skills for Londoners Board and Business Partnership
On 5 March, my Skills for Londoners Business Partnership and Skills for Londoners Board came together to discuss London’s future proposition for skills and employment. To take forward this work over the coming months a steering group will be created, and the Skills for Londoners Board and Business Partnership will meet again later in the year to consider the group’s proposals in more detail.
Skills for Londoners Business Partnership meet for the first time
On 25 February, my Skills for Londoners Business Partnership met for the first time. Chaired by Rajesh Agrawal, Deputy Mayor for Business, the Partnership brings together leaders from across London’s industries to identify ways of improving future skills provision in London. Some of the key issues they will be considering include how to improve alignment between skills provision and employer needs, Brexit, access to talent and sectoral skills challenges.
Further information on the Business Partnership, including membership and terms of reference, can be found on the dedicated Skills for Londoners Business Partnership area of london.gov.uk.
Page 30 Crowdfund London
Following the launch of the next round of Crowdfund London funding last month, my team has been holding workshops across the city to help people to pitch their ideas to transform their local communities and spaces. This crowdfunding programme helps communities to address local opportunities and challenges with creative local projects, with the possibility of attracting a pledge of up to £50,000. This year we are particularly encouraging young people to step forward with their ideas, and we held a dedicated workshop for 18-25-year olds in Brixton on 6 March.
Working with the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP), my Crowdfund London programme has now provided £1.8million to support 100 projects, which have attracted pledges worth £2.2million from a crowd of more than 14,000 backers. Housing London Councils Housing Conference
My Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, James Murray, presented at the London Councils Housing Conference on the 7 March, which brought together the public and private sectors to discuss policy solutions to the housing crisis. At this event he participated in a panel discussion with Paul Hackett, Cllr Jayne McCoy, Cllr Darren Rodwell and Tony Pidgley CBE exploring political perspectives on the current context.
50/50 Dinner
On 5 March, three days before International Women’s Day, my Deputy Mayor for Housing & Residential Development, James Murray, gave a keynote speech to the inaugural 50/50 dinner that has been established to promote equality in the property sector. The event was held in aid of the London Homelessness Charities Group (LHCG) – a coalition of 22 charities who have come together to provide the public with a single donation point as part of my winter rough sleeping campaign.
Ashmount Road opening
On 1 March, my Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, James Murray, was guest of honour at the opening of Islington & Shoreditch Housing Association’s new development in Ashmount Road. This will deliver 46 genuinely affordable homes including 35 social rented.
Camden Visit
I was pleased to visit two major estate regeneration projects at Abbey Road and Agar Grove in Camden on 28 February, hosted by Cllr Georgia Gould, the Leader of Camden Council. The Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, James Murray, and I visited recently-built homes and saw how future phases will be going even further with support from my Building Council Homes for Londoners programme. When all phases are complete, the two estates will provide 734 new or refurbished homes, of which 50 per cent will be affordable.
Page 31 Event on ‘How to Design and Deliver 21st Century Affordable Homes’ with Farrells
On 27 February, my Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, James Murray, presented at 'How to Design and Deliver 21st Century Affordable Homes', an event hosted by London First and Farrells. James discussed our work to build the high-quality social rented and other genuinely affordable homes that our city so desperately needs. He also emphasised the importance of organisations like London First backing our calls on national Government to give London the investment and powers we need to build far more council and other affordable housing.
Homes for Londoners
On 27 February, I chaired my Homes for Londoners Board which involves representatives from London boroughs, small and large housing associations, the residential property sector and Transport for London. We discussed: Leadership 2025, an initiative to make the leadership of the housing sector more ethnically diverse; preparations to ensure that affordable housing in London is properly funded in the next Comprehensive Spending Review; my Community Housing Fund; an update from TfL on their development programme; the potential impacts of Brexit on housing supply; and a housing delivery report which noted I am on track to exceed my target of starting 14,000 genuinely affordable homes this financial year.
Deputy Mayor James Murray launched our partnership with Apex Airspace
Airspace - the space above existing buildings – has the potential to accommodate tens of thousands of new homes across London. I want to see us making use of this opportunity for new social rented and other genuinely affordable homes, and so through my Innovation Fund I am providing £10million development finance to Apex Airspace, who specialise in this area and want to expand substantially.
My Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, James Murray spoke at the launch of the funding partnership on 26 February, which was attended by leaders, CEOs, and directors of boroughs and housing associations from across London. This partnership is just one example of how my Innovation Fund is helping to bring forward new solutions to the challenge of providing affordable homes for Londoners, and it will see 500 new homes get underway of which at least 50 per cent will be genuinely affordable.
Lord Mayor of Sydney visit
I was pleased to welcome the Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore to City Hall on 22 February to discuss what our great cities can learn from each other. After our meeting, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, James Murray, took the Lord Mayor on a visit to Kings Crescent estate in Hackney, which is currently undergoing a comprehensive expansion and improvement to build 490 new homes and refurbish 275 existing ones.
Charlton Together meeting
On 22 February, my Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, James Murray, met with representatives of community group Charlton Together, and the Leader of Greenwich Council Danny Thorpe, at Greenwich Town Hall for a very positive discussion about how my team, the council, and local residents can all work together on our shared vision for Charlton Riverside.
Page 32 Visit to Newham
On 21 February, I visited tenants who had recently moved into fantastic new council homes in Newham. I was joined by the Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz, along with Deputy Mayors James Murray and John Gray to visit Florence Road, Upton Park, where seven three-bedroom homes were built just three years ago. I heard from Rokhsana about the impressive progress Newham has been making with their plan to build 1,000 new council homes in the next three years, supported by more than £107million from my Building Council Homes for Londoners grant fund - more than any other authority in the capital.
New guide for London’s leaseholders
On 20 February, I published my leasehold guide for Londoners, which is designed to make the process of buying a leasehold property easier to understand. The information ranges from the difference between leasehold, freehold, and renting, to advice on buying the freehold for a block of flats and pursuing tribunal proceedings against a freeholder if an enfranchisement agreement can’t be reached. There is also a glossary of useful terms to help leaseholders understand the complex language often used in leasehold agreements. The guide is available at london.gov.uk/leasehold
Change Please Mayoral visit
On 18 February, I visited a coffee cart on St Thomas' Street in London Bridge run by Change Please – an organisation I am very pleased we are supporting through my Rough Sleeping Innovation Fund. It was a pleasure to meet the baristas – all of whom have experience of homelessness – and the organisation's founder Cemel Ezel. Change Please trains people to become baristas who are sleeping on the streets, as well as people leaving the justice system who are at risk of homelessness, and hidden rough sleepers who are referred by my Night Transport Outreach Team. Cemel's vision and drive has delivered real results for many people, and Change Please now has 32 locations across London, with plans to expand internationally soon.
Build to Rent dinner
On 13 February, my Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development James Murray was opening speaker at an event for the Build to Rent sector, hosted by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. James set out our support for Build to Rent, and he emphasised the importance of the sector offering genuinely affordable housing as part of their developments to meet the expectations of councils and Londoners.
The Economy, Business and Enterprise
Engagement with business leaders and entrepreneurs
On 7 March, I spoke to 100 businesses at an event hosted by French Chamber of Commerce.
On 28 February, I spoke at the inaugural London Business Awards, organised by my promotional agency, London & Partners. Up to 850 of London’s most exciting, high-growth businesses attended, including recent investors to London, companies from my International Business Programme and Business Growth Programme. I warned that while London has fared
Page 33 well over the last two and a half years since I came to office - with a growing economy, more jobs, higher employment and rising pay – Brexit poses a serious threat to that progress.
On 13 February, I attended the London First Business Reception along with my Deputy Mayor for Business, Rajesh Agrawal, and my Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills, Jules Pipe, where we engaged with 150-200 businesses from the capital. I welcomed London First’s recent decision to call for Article 50 to be revoked and to give the public the final say on Brexit. I warned that the lack of firm proposals on how to protect services – which account for nearly 80 per cent of the UK economy and 92 per cent of London’s economy - is a major failure of the Government’s approach. Leaving the single market would damage London and the UK for decades to come, resulting in tens of thousands fewer jobs. I also answered questions from business leaders on London’s competitiveness, housing, transport and skills.
London & Partners Berlin Office Launch On 4 March, my Deputy Mayor for Business, Rajesh Agrawal, travelled to Berlin to officially launch London & Partner's (L&P) new Berlin office. I have given L&P additional funding to increase their global footprint in response to Brexit. While in Berlin, Rajesh also visited Berlin scale-ups as well as undertaking a number of FDI meetings.
No deal preparedness
On 26 February, the Prime Minister made a statement to the House of Commons announcing a further delay to the meaningful vote. The Government will hold a second vote on its Brexit deal by Tuesday 12 March having suffered a historic defeat in Parliament earlier this year. If Government loses this second vote it will ask MPs to vote on leaving the EU without a deal and, if this is rejected, seeking a short extension to Article 50. A report published by the Government the same day shows that the Government is wholly unprepared for a no-deal Brexit scenario and it would wreak havoc on London and the UK economy. I have made clear that the PM must withdraw Article 50 now to rule out these devastating consequences and let the country decide what course it wants to take.
Delivering a difference in dementia in London Boroughs
On 13 February, my Regeneration and Economic Development team convened a meeting to examine how older Londoners in social care could benefit from digital innovations. The event enabled commissioners of social care services across over 20 London Boroughs to meet small medtech and digital health businesses supporting the care of people with dementia. With an aging population, and struggling social services, innovation could help deliver better care. The event was funded as part of my MedTech Connects programme.
Cementing London’s reputation for scientific research and innovation
On 12 February, my deputy Mayor for business Rajesh Agrawal, was quoted in an announcement of a significant new development agreement of the British Library with Stanhope plc and Mitsui Fudosan UK Ltd to develop plans to build a 100,000 sq ft extension to the Grade I listed building. This development will be facilitated by the construction of extensive commercial space for organisations and companies seeking to locate in the heart of the Knowledge Quarter, an area supported by MedCity, which I co-fund, and at the intersection of learning, data science and biomedical research. This shows how London’s Knowledge Quarter is going from strength to
Page 34 strength and our scientific institutions are the envy of the world. This scheme will deliver new jobs and demonstrate that London is Open to the world’s greatest scientific minds.
Supporting London’s Business Improvement Districts On 13 February, I hosted and opened the second annual Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) conference, welcoming over 100 attendees from London BIDs, BID networks and local authorities. Attendees also heard from a series of guest speakers, including Deputy Mayor for Business Rajesh Agrawal and Night Czar Amy Lamé. This was followed by a highly productive roundtable session where attendees shared opportunities and challenges for their local areas and explored topics such as the Ultra-Low Emission Zone, business rates and my Good Work Standard.
Environment Divestment Event for London Borough Councils
On 6 March, my Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy, Shirley Rodrigues hosted a roundtable event with London councillors to discuss divesting pension funds from fossil fuels and increasing green investments. The event convened Councillors and officers from over 15 London boroughs to discuss good practice, challenges and opportunities in advancing divestment at local authority level.
This event followed my call to London’s boroughs in 2018 to divest their pension funds. It gave a chance for boroughs to showcase the commitments they have made since then, and to identify how the GLA can support London’s councils on this issue. This forms part of my wider commitment towards advancing divestment in London, which includes establishing a global forum for divestment through C40, co-chaired with the Mayor of New York, and working with the LPFA on the implementation of their climate change policy.
High pollution alert
On 26 February, I issued a high pollution alert for London. To inform as many Londoners as possible, alerts were displayed on 2,500 bus countdown signs and river pier signs across London, 140 road-side dot matrix message signs on the busiest main roads into the capital and electronic update signs in the entrances of all 270 London Underground stations. Alerts were also shared with schools and care homes and on social media as well as through and a press release. This is the tenth time the alerts have been issued since I became Mayor and is evidence of the scale of London’s air quality crisis. The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in central London is expected to reduce harmful emissions in the zone by around 45 per cent by 2021. I’m also taking other hard-hitting measures including cleaning up buses and taxis, delivering improvements to schools in some of London’s most polluted areas and providing vehicle scrappage schemes to tackle this crisis head on.
Energy Efficiency evidence at BEIS Select Committee
On 26 February, my Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy, Shirley Rodrigues gave evidence on energy efficiency in London to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee. Deputy Mayor Rodrigues highlighted that to help the one in ten households in London living in fuel poverty, and to reach the Mayor’s zero carbon
Page 35 ambitions, the government needed a step change in its policies. This includes making energy efficiency a national infrastructure priority and devolving powers and resources to me to allow to us to increase the rate of energy efficiency retrofitting more than ten fold from the current level in London of less than 10,000 homes per year, to a rate of 160,000.
Vehicle Scrappage Funding
On 14 February, I announced £48million worth of vehicle scrappage funding to help micro- businesses, charities and low-income Londoners to scrap older polluting vehicles and prepare for the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).
As part of this funding, on 22 February, I opened applications for a £23million van scrappage scheme to help London’s microbusinesses and charities scrap older, polluting vans and minibuses and switch to cleaner vehicles. A £25million scheme will be launched later this year to help low-income Londoners scrap older, more polluting vehicles in preparation for the expansion of the ULEZ in 2021.
Metro Mayor’s Air Quality Summit
On 14 February, I hosted a clean air summit with Unicef UK and UK:100, bringing together city leaders from across the UK to address our shared priorities and demand more Government action to tackle the country’s air quality crisis. Attendees included the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the West of England, Tim Bowles, and Mayor of the Sheffield City Region, Dan Jarvis as well as Simons Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England.
The group raised their shared priorities to Secretaries of State Michael Gove and Matt Hancock. These included: adopting WHO recommended pollution guidelines as legally binding limits; creating a truly independent environmental watchdog; granting cities and local authorities the powers and resources to deliver zero emission transport networks and establish emission zones for Non-Road Mobile Machinery; and a partnership approach between the Government, regions, cities and local authorities to improve air quality. They also called for the establishment of a £1.5billion government-funded vehicle upgrade programme.
Deputy Mayor meeting with Minister of State at BEIS
On 13 February, my Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy, Shirley Rodrigues, met with the Rt. Hon. Claire Perry MP, Minister of State at BEIS, to discuss my concerns about Government policy on small scale solar, the smart meter roll out and the rate of energy efficiency retrofitting in London. As I only have powers and resources to deliver less than half of the emissions reductions required to meet my zero carbon goals, more ambitious national Government policies, including on solar, smart meters and energy efficiency are vital.
My Deputy Mayor highlighted the need for powers and resources to be devolved to me to set minimum energy efficiency standards, the need for solutions to be found to install smart meters in flats and high rise buildings and more innovative delivery models, and the need for the replacement to the feed-in-tariff to continue to drive demand for small-scale solar.
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Early Years in London
On 6 March, we held a fantastic London Early Years Conference at City Hall. My Deputy Mayor for Education and Childcare, Joanne McCartney AM welcomed around 100 attendees from across the early years sector. She praised the great work already going on to improve the take- up and quality of early education in London. This includes my thee Early Years Hubs, who are working in Barnet, Newham and Wandsworth and Merton.
Joanne launched two new programmes, which will go further to supporting the sector. We have appointed the National Day Nurseries Association to run my Early Years Leaders Programme. By developing the confidence and quality of the early years workforce, this two-year pan-London programme will improve the quality and sustainability of the capital’s early years sector.
My London Early Years Campaign seeks to raise awareness about early education amongst families who are currently missing out.
We have also funded eleven organisations to deliver creative activities, from now until October, which will engage local families and communities from across London.
More information on all our work around early years can be found at: www.london.gov.uk/early-years
Young Londoners Fund
On 6 March, the largest of my Young Londoners Fund projects launched in Haringey. Over the next three years Haringey Community Gold will reach 6,000 young people in Tottenham and Wood Green who are at-risk of exclusion or on the peripheries of crime. The project, managed by London Borough of Haringey, uses a tailored outreach service and a network of nine community programmes.
Getting Ahead London
On 25 February, the Mercer’s Company hosted the spring plenary event of my Getting Ahead London programme. This brought together the 60 aspirant headteachers, who are being mentored through this programme, with their experienced headteacher coaches. Programme alumni who have been successful in promotions towards and into headships also attended.
The theme of the event was the leadership journey in London’s schools. This year’s participants are from 22 London boroughs, are over two-thirds female and over half are from BAME backgrounds. They heard inspiring speeches on the personal leadership journeys of Heather Melville OBE, Director of Client Experience at PwC, Karen Giles, Headteacher of Barham Primary School, Brent and Sally Spence, headteacher of Ravens Wood School, Bromley. A panel of four students from Oaklands School, Tower Hamlets, were interviewed about their aspirations, what they look for in a headteacher, and how schools can support their students better. The students focused on mental health and emotional support issues.
Page 37 Mayor’s London Scientist - secondary school programme launch
On 25 February, my Deputy Mayor for Education and Childcare, Joanne McCartney AM, welcomed guests to the Mayor's London Scientist Secondary School Programme Launch at City Hall.
My Education and Youth team is working with the British Science Association, STEM Learning and the Royal Institution to offer the Mayor’s London Scientist programme to schools in London. We want to inspire more young Londoners to consider a career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) – particularly students from underrepresented backgrounds. The programme is fully funded for eligible schools, providing a range of exciting offers to engage students with STEM.
The aim of the event was to recruit and support more secondary schools onto the Mayor’s London Scientist programme. Over 70 secondary school teachers and STEM Ambassadors (local STEM professionals who can provide schools with inspiration and guidance for running STEM projects) attended on the night. This is being promoted further through the boroughs, teaching schools and regional school commissioners.
Imperial Schools Challenge Final
On 14 February, my Deputy Mayor for Education and Childcare, Joanne McCartney AM, was judge and speaker at Imperial College London’s School Challenge Grand Final at the Science Museum. This programme supports students from widening participation backgrounds to complete STEM projects that explore environmental challenges in London. These are aligned to my priorities and students use data and statistics from London.gov.uk to shape their projects. Students also receive funding through my Mayor’s London Scientist programme to achieve the CREST Award – the top accreditation for school STEM projects in the UK. At the event, 22 teams of eight year 9 students (aged 13- 14 years) from 12 schools presented their innovative solutions to the challenge that they were set at the launch event in October 2018.
Communities and Social Policy
Visits to small businesses being supported following the Grenfell fire
On 26 February, I along with my Deputy Mayor for Business, Rajesh Agrawal, and my Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement, Debbie Weekes- Bernard, visited small businesses in west London to discuss how they are coping in the aftermath of the Grenfell tower tragedy. It was good to see how the grants provided via the Business Continuity Fund - launched in partnership with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - have been helping to support businesses whose sites, productivity or cash flow were disrupted following the tragedy in 2017.
Mayoral Citizenship Ceremony 2019
On 27 February, I hosted a Pan-London Citizenship Ceremony at London’s Southbank Centre. The ceremony brought together Londoners to witness and celebrate the citizenship of new British citizens. Although the GLA has hosted a Mayoral Citizenship Ceremony for the past eight years, the scale of this ceremony made it the largest citizenship ceremony the GLA has ever held.
Page 38 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group
On 14 February, I launched my newly formed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group. This group of experts in equality and diversity have been brought together to tackle disadvantage and inequality and help City Hall ensure all Londoners have the opportunity to thrive. This group will be chaired by my Deputy Mayor for Social Mobility, Social Inclusion and Community Engagement, Debbie Weekes-Bernard.
Health
Healthy Schools London
On 28 February, my Deputy Mayor for Education and Childcare, Joanne McCartney visited Hackbridge Primary School in LB Sutton to congratulate them on achieving their Healthy Schools London Gold Award. She saw the work that they are doing to increase pupils’ physical activity and support their mental health including introducing The Daily Mile. I want all of London’s primary schools to sign up to the Daily Mile.
Healthy Early Years London
Since the launch of my Healthy Early Years London (HEYL)programme in October 2018, over 1,000 early years settings are now taking part to improve London’s youngest children’s health, wellbeing and development with the first setting having achieved the first HEYL Gold award.
Team London, Sports and Volunteering
Team London Young Ambassadors attend WE Day
On 6 March, 5,000 of my Team London Young Ambassadors attended WE Day, Europe’s largest youth empowerment event. The event brought together world-renowned speakers, award- winning performers and 12,000 young people to celebrate a year of youth social action. Debbie Weekes-Bernard, Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility & Community Engagement spoke at the event and introduced two fantastic young Team London Ambassadors from Deptford Green school who showcased the work they have been doing to promote gender equality in their classrooms.
Deputy Mayor visits Salaam Peace project launch
On 20 February, my Deputy Mayor Debbie Weekes-Bernard visited the launch of East London United, a project being run by Salaam Peace, which was awarded funding through the first round of London Together in 2018. The East London United project engages children and young people from Waltham Forest and Hackney, particularly those at risk of isolation and being caught up in crime. The project delivers a range of sport activities such as football, cricket and tennis, supplemented by workshops on areas such as citizenship, critical thinking and presentation skills to build relationships between staff, volunteers and participants.
Page 39 Millwall Community Trust
On 19 February, I visited Millwall football club to witness the work of Millwall Community Trust, which is focused on diverting children and young people from violent crime through sport, education and employability programmes and community support. I was pleased to show my support for the initiative and welcome what Millwall are doing for young people in their community.
Team London and Thrive LDN Grants
On 18 February, Team London, in partnership with Thrive LDN, were pleased to award funding to 11 organisations as part of the Team London Thrive LDN grants. These grants were awarded to organisations that will deliver projects that encourage vulnerable young people to take part in volunteering and social action.
London Enterprise Adviser Network Sub-Regional Partnership for East London
In February, Team London, my Volunteering and Social Action team were pleased to award, Local London, the Sub-Regional Partnership for East London, the contract to deliver the London Enterprise Adviser Network across East London boroughs. This means, as outlined in my Skills for Londoners Strategy, the Network will be active in every London borough, offering every mainstream secondary school, FE college and pupil referral unit the opportunity to be matched with a volunteer Enterprise Adviser by August 2020. Culture and Events
Futurecity Presents: LDN WMN Exhibition
LDN WMN was a free London-wide public art project created as part of my #BehindEveryGreatCity campaign, in partnership with Tate Collective. On 6 March, to mark International Women’s Day 2019, a free exhibition celebrating LDN WMN will open at Foyles Gallery on Tottenham Court Road, curated by Futurecity. It will celebrate the impact of LDN WMN and the artists who took part and will continue to highlight the 20 hidden women from London’s last 100 years who are the subjects of the project. The exhibition will run for a month in this central London location and will be seen by over 3,000 Londoners, tourists and students.
World Cities Culture Forum European city workshops
On 28 February, my Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Industries, Justine Simons OBE, welcomed delegates from six European cities: Amsterdam, Lisbon, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn and Vilnius. Their visit was part of the World Cities Culture Forum’s commitment to building strong regional relationships in Europe. The cities took part in a two-day workshop to identify shared challenges, learn from one another and develop a future plan to work together as part of an Action Planning Network.
Page 40 Launch of Barking and Dagenham’s New Town Culture
On 28 February, my Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Industries, Justine Simons OBE, attended the launch of New Town Culture, one of my Cultural Impact Award winning projects. The event was hosted by Darren Rodwell, Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, at Barking Town Hall. New Town Culture will bring together social workers, care staff, artists and academics in a three-year initiative that will embed cultural activity within core social care practice. It will respond to the incredible stories, knowledge and skills of the residents of Barking and Dagenham through a programme of courses, artistic commissions and training. The project will take place in adult and children’s social care settings across the borough, working with the Serpentine Galleries and the Foundling Museum.
London Fashion Week
On 16 February, the Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Industries, Justine Simons OBE, attended the opening of London Fashion Week. This season’s event showcased over 100 businesses and attracted visitors from 49 countries. London’s catwalks are now the second most diverse in the world with over 34 per cent of participating models being Black, Asian or minority ethnic. The British Fashion Council launched a new partnership with BBC Earth and designer Amy Powney to encourage environmentally sustainable fashion choices by businesses and consumers. Emerging London based designer and sustainability champion Bethany Williams won the second Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design. The GLA hosted her presentation in January at City Hall.
London Legacy Development Corporation
LLDC Design Guide Launch
On 27 February, LLDC (London Legacy Development Corporation) launched its updated Design Quality Policy and Park Design Guide. These key documents will guide the delivery of 6,000 homes by LLDC and future public spaces on and around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
London Stadium Operator brought in house
Following January’s announcement LLDC successfully brought The London Stadium operator, LS185, in house on 18 February. The operational focus remains on safety and security for all events, but this is an important step to get the London Stadium on a firmer financial footing.
East Wick and Sweetwater announcement
On 14 February, Homes England announced £78million loan funding to support the delivery of the new East Wick and Sweetwater neighbourhood on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The project, which is now on site and is part of a joint venture between Places for People and Balfour Beatty on behalf of the LLDC, will provide schools, green spaces, business and creative space, leisure and community facilities and 1,500 homes.
Hackney Wick Central Masterplan
Planning permission was granted (subject to final conditions and s106 being agreed) for the Hackney Wick Central Masterplan, which will deliver a new neighbourhood centre around Hackney Wick Station. The masterplan will support existing communities and a new
Page 41 development of up to 850 new homes, re-providing affordable workspace, as well as providing space for new retail units, restaurants, bars, and community facilities.
The scheme will retain over 8,400 square metres of affordable workspace, including low cost space for artists, creative businesses and start-ups, ensuring the local creative economy of Hackney Wick continues to thrive, and local people can benefit from the changes in the area. The development will also provide nearly 18,000 square metres of new employment space that will accommodate and enable growth in the burgeoning tech and creative industries.
Planning
Planning and Development Control 30 January 2019 to 25 February 2019
Planning Decisions (Stage II referrals)
10-11 Watkin Road, Wembley, LB Brent I have written to the London Borough of Brent stating that I am content to allow the Council to determine the application itself.
The Chocolate Factory and Parma House, Wood Green, LB Haringey I have written to the London Borough of Haringey stating that I am content to allow the Council to determine the application itself.
Grange Farm Estate, South Harrow, LB Harrow I have written to the London Borough of Harrow stating that I am content to allow the Council to determine the application itself.
240 Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, LB Islington I have written to the London Borough of Islington stating that I am content to allow the Council to determine the application itself.
Graphite Square, Vauxhall, LB Lambeth I have written to the London Borough of Lambeth stating that I am content to allow the Council to determine the application itself.
Hackney Wick Central, London Legacy Development Corporation I have written to the London Legacy Development Corporation stating that I am content to allow the Corporation to determine the application itself.
Brampton Manor Academy, Roman Road, North Beckton, LB Newham I have written to the London Borough of Newham stating that I am content to allow the Council to determine the application itself.
Land at Chrisp Street Market, Poplar, LB Tower Hamlets I have written to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets stating that I am content to allow the Council to determine the application itself.
19-35 Baker Street, Marylebone, City of Westminster I have written to the City of Westminster stating that I am content to allow the Council to determine the application itself.
Page 42 The Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills, under powers I delegated to him, has sent a letter in response to the following statutory referrals:
Waste and Recycling Centre, Northgate Road, Barking Riverside, LB Barking and Dagenham The Deputy Mayor has written to the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham stating that he is content to allow the Council to determine the application itself. Douglas Webb House, Sipson Road, West Drayton, LB Hillingdon The Deputy Mayor has written to the London Borough of Hillingdon stating that he is content to allow the Council to determine the application itself.
Ferry Lane Industrial Estate, Wickford Way, Walthamstow, LB Waltham Forest The Deputy Mayor has written to the London Borough of Waltham Forest stating that he is content to allow the Council to determine the application itself.
Planning Decisions (Stage I referrals)
I have asked officers to send letters giving comments about the following stage one referrals:
• Arthur Street Estate, Erith, LB Bexley • Alperton House, Bridgewater Road, Wembley, LB Brent • Elthorne Works, Trumpers Way, Hanwell, LB Ealing • Ada Lovelace Temporary School, Oldfield Lane North, Uxbridge, LB Ealing • International Academy, Bowring Sports Ground, Eltham Road, Eltham, RB Greenwich • Former Cyclotron Building, Hammersmith Hospital, LB Hammersmith and Fulham • Former BHS, 22-42 High Road, Wood Green, LB Haringey • Springwell Lane Closed Landfill, Harefield, LB Hillingdon • Land off Harefield Road, Uxbridge, LB Hillingdon • University of Westminster Boathouse, Chiswick, LB Hounslow • Town Hall Annexe, Barking Road, East Ham, LB Newham • Former HSS Site, Manor Road, Canning Town, LB Newham • Hackbridge Industrial Estate, London Road, Hackbridge, LB Sutton • Juniper House, Hoe Street, Walthamstow, LB Waltham Forest • Ferrier Street Industrial Estate, Wandsworth Town, LB Wandsworth
Delegated Planning Decisions (Stage I referrals)
The Deputy Mayor Planning, Regeneration and Skills has asked officers to send a letter giving comments about the following stage one referrals:
• Footzie Social Club, Lower Sydenham, LB Bromley • Seal House, Swan Lane, Cannon Street, City of London • 30-38 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, LB Croydon • Ladbroke Grove/Kensal Road, Kensal Town, RB Kensington and Chelsea • Axion House, Silver Road, Lewisham, LB Lewisham • Land East of Victoria Centre, Acton Lane, Park Royal, Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation • Land off Hospital Bridge Road, Whitton, LB Richmond upon Thames • Central House, Hoe Street, Walthamstow, LB Waltham Forest
Page 43 Planning Decisions (Development Consent Order)
I have sent a letter in response to the following development consent order referral:
• Thames Tideway Tunnel – Kirtling Street, Nine Elms, LB Wandsworth
Decisions made under delegation to Assistant Director - Planning
• Havelock Estate, LB Ealing • Homebase, Western Avenue, LB Ealing • Sainsbury's and Former Comet Stores, RB Greenwich • Harris Academy, LB Haringey • Royal Victoria Dock Western Extension, LB Newham • Carlton House, LB Wandsworth • 12-14 Lombard Road, LB Wandsworth • St Johns Wood Delivery Office, City of Westminster • 1-17 Shaftesbury Avenue, City of Westminster • Wandsworth Local Plan Full Review Issues Document 2018, LB Wan
Key Engagements
Among my additional engagements since my last report were the following:
• I attended the London Fire Brigade Long Service Award Ceremony taking place at City Hall on 12 February • I addressed the Business Improvement Districts Summit taking place at City Hall on 13 February • I had an introductory meeting with Max Hill QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, on 13 February • I met with Jan Vapaavuori, the Mayor of Helsinki, on 13 February to discuss Brexit and to promote the London Is Open campaign • I attend the GLA Apprentices Graduation ceremony on 13 February • I addressed the London First Reception on 13 February • I hosted the National Clean Air Summit II at the Tate Modern on 14 February • I met with the M8 Mayors Group, Core Cities and London Councils on 14 February to discuss the forthcoming Spending Review • I met with the new Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Group on 14 February • I had my regular meeting with Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, on 14 February • I attended my monthly Speak to Sadiq radio phone in at LBC on 15 February • I met with key European politicians and stakeholders who are leading the work on the revised General Safety Regulation (GSR) on 15 February • I visited the Change Please coffee cart at London Bridge Station on 18 February • I met with the new GLA apprentices on 18 February • I chaired my regular planning decisions meeting on 18 February • I visited Millwall FC on 19 February to see the work of the Millwall Community Trust • I met with the London Youth Assembly at City Hall on 19 February • I met with Rahm Emmanuel, the Mayor of Chicago, on 20 February
Page 44 • I had lunch with Geordie Greig, Editor of the Daily Mail, on 20 February • I visited the London Borough of Newham with Rokhsana Fiaz, the Mayor of Newham, on 21 February to meet residents in recently-built council homes • I had my regular meeting with Transport for London on 21 February • I had an introductory meeting with Clover Moore, the Lord Mayor of Sydney, on 22 February • I attended the Final Budget Plenary on 25 February • I met with representatives of the Jewish Labour Movement on 25 February to discuss tackling antisemitism and hate crime in London • I had an introductory meeting with Jorge Muñoz Wells, the Mayor of Lima, on 25 February • I hosted a media reception at City Hall on 25 February • I visited Grenfell on 26 February and met with businesses affected by the Grenfell fire • I had lunch with Lloyd Embley, Editor-in-Chief of Reach, on 26 February • I had an introductory meeting with David Schwimmer, CEO of London Stock Exchange Group, on 26 February • I visited the Drive Programme at the Croydon Family Justice Centre on 27 February to announce the provision of £15 million in additional funding to the violence against women and girls sector to help them provide critical services • I chaired the Homes for Londoners Board meeting on 27 February • I attended the Citizenship Ceremony taking place at the Royal Festival Hall on 27 February • I visited the London Borough of Camden with the Leader of the Council Cllr Georgia Gould on 27 February to see and meet residents on the Abbey Estate, within the Abbey Road regeneration area, and the Agar Grove estate, both supported by funding from the Building Council Homes for Londoners programme • I had my regular meeting with Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, on 27 February • I attended the inaugural London Business Awards organised by London & Partners (L&P) on 27 February • I chaired a meeting of the Mayor's Advisory Group on 28 February to review London's preparedness for a 'no deal' exit from the EU • I visited the Croydon BME Forum on 5 March • I chaired the VRU Partnership Reference Group on 6 March • I met with Keir Starmer MP, the Shadow Brexit Secretary, on 6 March to discuss the impact of leaving the European Union • I met with Ben Lindsay CEO of Power the Fight and Emmanuel Imuere, Director of Positive Youth Education Project, on 6 March to discuss community engagement and the VRU • I attended my monthly Speak to Sadiq radio phone in at LBC on 7 March • I addressed the French Chamber of Commerce lunch on 7 March • I had my regular meeting with Transport for London on 7 March • I met with Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and other Metro Mayors on 7 March to discuss the impact of leaving the European Union
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Page 46 Appendix 1 Mayor’s Report to the Assembly
Background Document – List of decisions between 12 February 2019 and 6 March 2019
The Part 1 of Mayoral Decisions (from 6 April 2009), Executive Director Decisions (from 1 November 2010), Assistant Director Decisions (from 18 April 2013) and the non-confidential facts and advice supporting those decisions, are published on the GLA website here within one working day of approval, unless deferred. * = previously deferred publication.
Ref Decision Date Approved by/ Financial Implications (summarised Signed Mayoral where long) Advisor MD2320* Financial Support for V&A East 18/07/18 Sadiq Khan/ The basis and terms of the deed with V&A David Bellamy are set out in the body of the report. The Approved: projection of income and expenditure will be updated before the premises become Page 47 Page 1. Entering into a deed with the Victoria & Albert Museum operational and this would initially be the to provide funding, if required, for the operation of the basis for financial planning purposes for Victoria & Albert Museum’s Waterfront and Here East 2023-24 and subsequent years. If the premises; GLA is required to provide any funding the sourcing of this would be determined 2. That funding be capped at up to £1.5 million per at that time. annum and £12 million in aggregate over a period of up to 15 years;
3. That the funding commence from the later of 1 April 2023 and the beginning of the financial year that the first of these premises opens to the public; and
4. That the above be subject to V&A signing the agreement for lease for its Here East premises.
MD2396* Land Assembly, Small Sites and Accelerated Construction 27/11/18 Sadiq Khan/ This decision requests approval for the Funds James Murray GLA to accept £486m from the MHCLG to help unlock and accelerate the delivery of Approves: 8,000 homes by 2030. 2% of the total funding (£9.72m) will be converted form 1. The GLA receiving £486m of additional funding from capital grant to revenue to fund the cost Government’s Small Sites, Accelerated Construction, of due diligence and other professional and Land Funds to assist in the acquisition of land, support required to bring forward remediation and infrastructure to support the delivery investment opportunities. of 8,000 housing completions in London by 2030. The £486m represents London’s share of 2. A delegation to the Executive Director of Housing and the Accelerated Construction Fund Land in consultation with the Deputy Mayor for (£100m), the Small Sites Fund (£126m) Housing and Residential Development, to approve via and of the Land Assembly Fund (£260m). director decisions the allocation of this new funding in The GLA is required to commit £133.8m accordance with the terms associated with the (25%) of the funds within the current programmes and in pursuit of the Mayor’s housing financial year (2018-19). ambitions.
3. That any investment proposals that are novel, contentious or repercussive shall be subject to separate Mayoral Decisions.
Page 48 Page 4. In accordance with the terms of the funding, the conversion of up to £9.72m (2%) of the total value of the funding from capital to revenue to meet the cost of due diligence, relevant staffing costs, and other professional support required to bring forward the investment opportunities that are identified.
MD2372* Community Housing Fund 19/12/18 Sadiq Khan/ The decision is seeking approval for the James Murray GLA to accept £38m from central Approved: Government’s Community Housing Fund, which will be applied to the development 1. Receipt of £38m of funding (£30m capital and £8m of housing schemes and associated revenue) from the Ministry of Housing, Communities infrastructure, with the objective of and Local Government (MHCLG) in 2018-19, noting increasing the supply of Community Led that the GLA will enter into an associated Memorandum Housing by approximately 500 homes. of Understanding (MoU) with MHCLG to support the GLA will enter a Memorandum of delivery of community-led homes to be started by April Understanding with MHCLG to agree the 2023 and the growth and development of the terms of the Fund. community-led housing sector under the Community
Housing Fund (the Fund) in London; The fund will be allocated as follows: £30m – to capital expenditure; £7m - to 2. Provision of £3.8m of the Fund as revenue grant to the revenue expenditure and £1m - to the Co-Operative Development Society Limited (CDS), Co-Operative Development Society (CDS). £2.8m of which will be administered by the London Payments to providers will be in the form Community-Led Housing Hub (which has been set up of grants and recoverable grants/loans. and is to be implemented by CDS) as a funding pot to The fund will be available from April 2018 community groups to support feasibility and pre- to March 2023 to fund Community-led development work and £1m of which will be awarded as schemes which have commenced by April grant to enhance the London Community-Led Housing 2023. Hub’s (the Hub) role in supporting community groups, extending its role until March 2023, as well as covering overhead costs associated with the administration of the £2.8m revenue grant, noting that the existing grant agreement with CDS will be varied to enable this to take place and taking total support for the Hub to £4.98m (including previous support agreed through Page 49 Page MD2194); and
3. A delegation of authority to the Executive Director of Housing & Land to approve funding allocations within the remaining budget envelope of £34.2m and in line with the MoU with MHCLG and the existing agreed GLA decision-making process for the Affordable Homes Programme.”
MD2402* E20 Stadium LLP to acquire LS185 16/01/19 Sadiq Khan/ Comments in relation to the costs David Bellamy associated with the acquisition of LS185 The Mayor: are included in Part 2 of this decision.
Consents under the terms of the Governance Direction to E20 LLP acquiring LS185.
MD2430 Crossrail Business Rates Supplement – Approval of 12/02/19 Sadiq Khan/ The income raised through the Crossrail Policies for 2019-20 David Bellamy BRS in the 2019-20 financial year net of billing authority administrative expenses Approved the following policies for the Crossrail BRS for 2019- and rating reliefs is estimated at this stage
20: to be £272.8 million before appeals and £252.8 million after an allowance for 1. The Crossrail BRS will apply for the full 2019-20 appeals. As outlined above, £124.7 million financial year across the entire GLA area; of this million is expected to be used to finance the GLA’s estimated interest costs 2. The Crossrail BRS multiplier (or tax rate) shall be set at with the balance applied to repay its 2p per pound of rateable value; Crossrail debt. The actual sums collectable in 2019-20 taking into account reliefs and 3. The rateable value threshold above which the Crossrail losses on collection will be forecast by BRS applies shall be £70,000; London billing authorities before the end of March 2019. 4. Any reliefs for the Crossrail BRS will continue to apply on the same basis at the same percentage rate as for In line with the final prospectus It is National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) having regard to estimated that the BRS for Crossrail will the local policies in place in the 33 London billing run for a period of 24 to 31 years with a authorities and those set by central government. current target end date of 2037-38 and Section 45 ratepayers (that is, those owning or entitled raise no more than £8.1 billion to finance
Page 50 Page to occupy empty properties) will not be exempt from and repay debt and/or provide a direct the Crossrail BRS as a class. The same automatic empty contribution towards Crossrail property reliefs will apply, however, at the same construction costs. percentage rate to the Crossrail BRS as for NNDR; and
5. The GLA will not exercise its powers under section 16 of the BRS Act to apply an offset for eligible ratepayers liable to pay a levy towards a Business Improvement District.
The Mayor authorises the Executive Director, Resources to issue a notification of the above policies to the 33 London billing authorities as required by section 18 of the BRS Act and the explanatory note for non domestic ratepayers for 2019-20 as set out in Appendix A.
MD2423 Adult Education Budget Grant Allocation and 12/02/19 Sadiq Khan/ The proposed approach to allocating Management Approach Jules Pipe grants to grant-funded providers for AEB delivery in London, including the financial Approved: checks & due diligence, performance management, the intervention triggers
1) The GLA’s approach to allocating grants to grant-funded and methodology for mitigation sets out a providers for AEB delivery to London residents in the framework of good governance, ensuring 2019-20 academic year, as described in this decision form; that the AEB grant provision is administered in a fair and transparent way 2) Changes from the approach set out in MD2370 and but also helps to maintain funding MD2371 to due diligence and financial assessments for stability in the first year of the AEB AEB procured and grant-funded provision where, following delegation to the GLA (a key Mayoral legal advice, the GLA will no longer rely on a third party for commitment of the proposed delegation due diligence and financial assessments and instead carry of functions). out its own due diligence checks; The Financial Due Diligence will be risk 3) Clarifications relating to the approach set out in MD2370 based with the aim of managing financial to the GLA’s performance management and intervention risk effectively and efficiently during the processes for AEB grant-funded provision, specifically that period of delivery including when the GLA will use similar informal and formal intervention intervention is required, thus providing measures as the ESFA, with prescriptive measures to bring the platform to maximise the potential for performance back to target; and successful delivery by the delivery partner. Page 51 Page 4) The proposal to accept the ESFA’s minimum service offer for AEB audit.
MD2419 Commitment of European Social Fund to Clarion Futures 12/02/19 Sadiq Khan/ The GLA is the designated Intermediate Community Foundation Jules Pipe Body for the management and administration of the 2014-20 ESF Approved: Programmes in London on behalf of the DWP. The London 2014-20 allocation The commitment and award of an additional £825,339 totals €584 million and is doubled once European Social Fund (ESF) to the Clarion Futures Community match funding is secured. Foundation under ESF Priority Axis 1 “Inclusive Labour Markets”. Approval is being sought for the award and commitment of additional ESF funding of £825,339 to Clarion Futures Community Foundation until October 2019. The European Programmes Management Unit (EPMU) will continue to be responsible for managing the programme on behalf of the GLA.
MD2414 Team London Website Discovery & Development 19/02/19 Sadiq Khan/ The additional expenditure of £65,000 Debbie will be funded from the 2018-19 Website Approved: Weekes- and Awareness Programme budget within Bernard the Team London and Sport Unit. Expenditure of up to £188,000 in 2018/19 (a further £65,000 in addition to the £123,000 approved under cover of MD2295) to deliver phase one of new Team London volunteer recruitment microsite.
MD2434 Approval of 2019-20 Council Tax and Precepts and 26/02/19 Sadiq Khan/ There are no specific financial implications Communication to Council Taxpayers David Bellamy in addition to those already included in the final draft consolidated budget Approved: documentation. The calculations set out in this Decision have been made in 1. Calculations for 2019-20 for: compliance with sections 85 to 89 of the GLA Act. The Authority must now issue a) The amount of the consolidated council tax the proper notices to the 32 London
Page 52 Page requirement for the Greater London Authority of boroughs and the City of London to £960,569,108 and the proposed Band D equivalent facilitate their own budget and council tax council tax precepts (£320.51 in the 32 London setting processes. The costs of billing and boroughs and £78.38 in the Common Council of the printing of supporting information (if City of London); applicable) are met by billing authorities - as this is a statutory function they are b) The tax for different valuation bands; and required to undertake.
c) The amount of council tax collectable by each billing Authority and payable to the GLA consistent with the consolidated council tax requirement approved without amendment by the London Assembly on 25 February 2019.
2. The issue of the GLA precept data for 2019-20 to the 33 council tax billing authorities (the 32 London boroughs and the Common Council of the City of London).
3. Both the alternative versions of the 2019-20 council tax
explanatory text in respect of the GLA budget and precept to be issued to the 33 council tax billing authorities for communication to the occupiers of the 3.6 million domestic properties in London.
MD2435 Extension to 2017 General consent for OPDC to provide 26/02/19 Sadiq Khan/ There are no direct financial implications financial assistance David Bellamy for the GLA arising from this proposal. Any grants OPDC makes in the period up The Mayor: to the end of December 2019 will need to be contained within its existing budget. Revokes the general consent to OPDC approved by MD2169 in August 2017, and gives further consent in accordance with sections 213 and 221 of the Localism Act 2011, for OPDC to give financial assistance by way of grant in accordance with the attached general consent which is subject to review by the end of December 2019.
Page 53 Page MD2443 GLA Group Capital Spending Plan for 2019-20 26/02/19 Sadiq Khan/ These are highlighted so far as they are David Bellamy relevant in the capital spending plan for Approved: 2019-20.
The Capital Spending Plan for 2019-20 for the GLA Group and to note that the approved plan will be sent to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the London Assembly and each functional body before 28 February 2019.
MD2445 Treasury Management update and amendment to 26/02/19 Sadiq Khan/ Interest on balances in 2017/18 and the Treasury Management Strategy Statement for 2018/19 David Bellamy first half of 2018/19 exceeded benchmarks and made a positive The Mayor: contribution to the GLA’s financial position. 1. Approved amendment to the Treasury Management Strategy Statement for 2018/19 defining the Successful establishment of the LSR will investment strategy for the arrangement for long term provide further opportunity for the GLA balances enabling London Boroughs and other relevant to share the costs of its Treasury function Local Authorities to invest alongside the GLA, to be while offering improved investment
known as the London Strategic Reserve (“LSR”); outcomes for participating Boroughs.
2. Approved the proposed structure and processes of the LSR as set out in the supporting report to this decision; and
3. Noted the GLA Treasury Management 2017/18 Outturn Report and the 2018/19 Mid-Year Report.
MD2426 Team London and Community Sport Work Programme 01/03/19 Sadiq Khan/ Approval is being sought for expenditure 2019/20 Debbie of up to £931,000 on the Team London Weekes- and Sports Work Programme for 2019-20, Approved: Bernard and receipt of £40,000 in external income to support this programme. 1. Expenditure in 2019/20 of up to £931,000 for the Team London and Sport Work Programme funded as The net cost to the GLA is £891,000. Of follows: this amount, £841,000 will be funded
Page 54 Page from Team London’s budget for 2019-20, a) £841,000 from the GLA Team London budget; and the balance of £50,000 for the b) £50,000 from the GLA Sport budget; and Community Sport work, will be funded c) £40,000 from external funding, if secured; and from the Sport Unites Programme budget for 2019-20. 2. Delegated authority to officers to:
a) Seek, receive and spend the external funding noted at decision 1(c) above, as a contribution towards expenses related to the Team London 2019/20 Major Events and Visitor Welcome workstrands (without the need for a further decision form); and
b) Approve detailed expenditure plans (via director or assistant director decision form(s), as relevant) for relevant new programmes/projects, once full details have been worked up (relevant projects/programmes are flagged within the body of the decision form).
MD2433 European Social Fund: Department for Work and 01/03/19 Sadiq Khan/ Approval is being sought for the award Pensions additional request Jules Pipe and commitment of additional ESF funding of £8,585,961 for the Troubled Approved: Families Programme and an additional £1,448,987 for the Older Workers The commitment and award of an additional £10,034,948 Programme until December 2021. European Social Fund (ESF) to the Department for Work and Pensions Co-Financing Organisations (CFO) to support Should changes in the sterling/euro additional activity under ESF Priority Axis 1 “Inclusive Labour exchange rate result in fluctuations in Markets”. individual claims, and in turn the overall total level of funding required, EPMU officers should ensure variations are authorised in line with the financial delegation limits laid out in MD1583. Any gains or losses in sterling/euro exchange rate fluctuations will be contained and managed by DWP. Page 55 Page DD2306* Good Growth by Design – Adapting high streets – 20/12/19 Lucy Owen In total this project will cost up to Research £80,000 and will be funded from two sources. The cost of up to £60,000 for Approved: this project would be funded from the £6.088 million revenue funding allocated Expenditure of up to £80,000 on external services to undertake as part of the overall Good Growth Fund the high streets evidence-based study. total of £61.095 million in MD 2163. This total for revenue funding has been identified for expenditure on costs to support applicants in the development of their project proposals and to provide for associated operational expenditure and programme support costs to enable the delivery of the programme. Included within the revenue funding total for the Good Growth Fund is a specific indicative allocation for research of £240,000. This project would meet the definition of research to be funded from this budget
and sufficient funding is available. The remaining £20,000 cost of the project will be funded from an existing budget available within the Regeneration and Economic Development team’s High Street Fund. This element of funding will be used to support the development of a related evaluation approach and lessons learned from previous high street projects.
DD2289 London Youth Games 05/02/19 Emma Strain The proposed grant funding of up to £100,000 to ‘The London Youth Games’ Approved: will be funded from the 2018-19 (£50,000), and 2019-20 (£50,000) Sport An award of £100,000 of grant funding to the London Youth Unites budget held with the Team Games Foundation for the London Youth Games, comprising of London and Sport Unit.
Page 56 Page £50,000 in 2018/19 and £50,000 in 2019/20. The grant award will be subject to satisfactory due diligence of ‘The London Youth Games’, and will be governed by way of a funding agreement, with all payments made on successful completion of agreed milestones.
The 2019-20 budget is indicative and still subject to the GLA’s annual budget setting.
DD2315 To Approve Funding for a Project to Reduce the Level of 07/02/19 Martin Clarke The Mayor’s precept for the London Council Tax Arrears in the London Borough of Lewisham Borough of Lewisham will generate over £25.4 million of revenue for the GLA Approved: group this year. With the exception of this proposed project, the GLA makes no A contribution from the Greater London Authority to the direct contribution towards the London Borough of Lewisham of £54,000 to fund a project to enforcement or collection of these reduce the level of council tax arrears in the borough. The up- revenues. front costs will be charged to the GLA’s business rates reserve.
This funding will be paid across the 2018-19 and 2019-20 In light of the additional spending financial years. pressures on the council and growing level of arrears, it has invited the GLA to contribute to the costs of a project team with a remit to reduce existing council tax arrears levels. The GLA’s proposed contribution of up to £54,000 towards the project is also in direct proportion to its financial benefit from the scheme reflecting its share of the local Band D council tax in 2018-19. This will cover funding for the team for 14 months across the 2018-19 and 2019-20 financial years covering the period from 1 February 2019 to 31 March 2020. The project also meets the objective as agreed
Page 57 Page in MD1553 as it will in effect be self- financing over time and result in additional revenues on an ongoing basis. Subject to the successful delivery of the project the aspiration would be to continue funding this work into 2020-21. DD2317 Royal Docks Economy Strategy 12/02/19 David Lunts £20,000 to be incurred in 2018-19 and £80,000 in 2019-20. Approved: LBN are a delivery partner with the GLA in 1. Revenue expenditure of up to £100,000 to pay for the Royal Docks EZ which is a joint external services to undertake research for a Royal initiative between the Mayor of London Docks Economy Strategy (£60k new cost to the GLA); and Mayor of Newham. and This expenditure will be funded from
within the £212.5 million approved 2. Receipt of £40,000 from London Borough of Newham delivery plan budget confirmed in as a contribution to the cost of the above. MD2338.
DD2318 Royal Docks Marketing, Communications and 12/02/19 David Lunts This expenditure will be funded from Engagement within the £212.5 million approved delivery plan budget confirmed in Approved: MD2338.
Up to £495,000 of revenue expenditure from the Delivery Plan Promotion budget to fund a Marketing, Communications and Engagement programme for early 2019.
DD2319 Royal Docks Regeneration Exhibition Phase 1 12/02/19 David Lunts This decision requests approval for up to £490,000 revenue expenditure to develop Approved: an exhibition with architecture model. This expenditure will be incurred in 2019- Up to £490,000 of revenue expenditure from the Delivery Plan 20. The expenditure will cover: Promotion budget to fund the concept and content of the exhibition, deliver a physical architectural model, and work up a Consultant fees (£90,000); and detailed programme proposal for an East London Regeneration Revenue costs for a Royal Docks
Page 58 Page centre. architectural model (£400,000).
This expenditure will be funded from within the £212.5 million approved delivery plan budget confirmed in MD2338.
DD2326 Affordable Homes Programme 2016-2021 – The Mayor’s 20/02/19 David Lunts This decision requests approval for a loan Innovation Fund: Apex Airspace Developments facility of £10m from the Innovation Fund. The loan will be used to subsidise The loan facility of £10 million from the Affordable Homes affordable housing at £40k per unit. The Programme Budget – Homes for Londoners’ Innovation Fund loan will be interest free to the extent it is for Apex Airspace Limited to support its delivery of at least 250 used for affordable housing. Early affordable homes together with homes of other tenures. drawdowns will be subject to interest at a commercial rate and the total interest charge will be adjusted when the total number of affordable units is known. The £10m loan is to be used to deliver 250 affordable units by 31 March 2022.
The loan will be repaid from the receipt of sales of the developed units to a registered provider. Further financial comments are set out in Part 2.
DD2323 SportsAid 2019-2020 26/02/19 Emma Strain The expenditure of up to £100,000 in grant funding to SportsAid, for the Approved: second-year pilot of the ‘’Performance Pathways’’ investment strand, will be Expenditure of up to £100,000 as a contribution to its costs of funded from the 2019-20 Sport Unites supporting up to 80 young athletes in London comprising: Programme budget within the Team London and Sports Unit. 1. £70,000 – 70 individual grants of £1,000 to young talented athletes in London;
Page 59 Page 2. £10,000 – to fund up to an additional 10 athletes in return for value in kind from high profile SportsAid Alumni who support Sport Unites projects;
3. £10,000 – hosting events and workshops for athletes and their support networks; and
4. £10,000 – related SportsAid costs including the development of workshop content, training, event and grant management.
DD2324 Sport for Social Integration – Micro Grants 26/02/19 Emma Strain Approval is sought for expenditure of up to £375,000 on grant funding to Approved: community sports organisations (£335,000), and external services for the Expenditure of up to £375,000 in 2019/20 via the sport for management and administration of the social integration micro grants comprising: fund (£40,000).
1. Estimated £335,000 of grant funding to community The total cost will be funded from the organisations who use sport and physical activity to 2019-20 Sport Unites Programme budget
increase social integration in London; and within the Team London and Sport Unit.
2. Estimated £40,000 on services required to manage and administer the sport for social integration micro grants on behalf of the GLA.
DD2327 City Operations Unit – accommodation adaptations and 26/02/19 Emma Strain Approval is being sought for up to IT equipment £80,000 to provide resources and accommodation adaptations for a new Approved: team within the City Operations Unit. The role of the team is to provide a situational Expenditure in relation to the City Operations Unit of up to: awareness capability with the ability to identify, process, analyse and 1. £30,000 for office accommodation adaptations; comprehend the critical elements of information when a major disruptive 2. £10,000 for the purchase of standard office furniture incident has occurred. including desks and chairs; and
Page 60 Page The costs for this project will be funded 3. £40,000 for information technology equipment. from the corporate contingency budget for 2018-19.
DD2322 London’s Street and Covered Markets Programme 27/02/19 Debbie Jackson The total costs of £105,345 for this proposal will be funded from the Growing Approved: Places Fund ‘revenue’ budget, specifically from the unallocated funding previously 1. Expenditure of £105,345 against three work strands to approved via DD2151 for the London support the London Street and Covered Markets Streets Market Programme amounting to programme (taking total expenditure to £150,345); and £80,345, with the balance of £25,000 being funded from the London Growth 2. Expenditure of £25,000 (from the London Growth Hub Hub budget for 2018-19. budget for year 1 of the Tomorrow’ Market programme – 2018/19) to deliver a programme of business support It should be noted £45,000 (not included to a cohort of newly recruited individuals and existing within the expenditure being sought for market traders. approval) has already been approved for the International Public Market Conference (ADD2223) and subject to usual carry forward process any under- spends on this project will be re-directed
to the ‘Tomorrow’s Market’ element of the programme as detailed above.
ADD2319 Research by the Consumer Data Research Centre 05/02/19 Jeremy Skinner Approval is sought for expenditure of up & Kathleen to £32,000 in grant funding to ‘The Approved: Kelly Consumer Data Research Centre’ at University College London for research 1. Expenditure of £32,000 on consumer data research to using consumer data. provide up-to-date demographic outputs on ethnicity, migration and social mobility; and Of the total expenditure, £20,000 will be funded from the Social Evidence Base 2. A single source exemption from the Contracts & Programme budget held within the Funding Code so that the CDRC may be appointed Communities and Social Policy Unit. The without a competitive procurement exercise. balance of £12,000 will be funded from the Demography and Policy Analysis Team’s budget within the Intelligence Unit. Page 61 Page ADD2321 London Homeless Charities Group 20/02/19 Jamie Ratcliff This decision requests approval for revenue expenditure of £20,571 to grant Approved: funding St Mungo Community Housing Association (St Mungo’s) towards the Grant funding of £20,571 to St Mungo Community Housing costs of co-ordinating the relationship Association (St Mungo’s) towards the costs of co-ordinating between the London Homeless Charities the London Homeless Charities Group in 2018/19. Group and the GLA campaign in 2018/19. This funding will be used to fund a full- time co-ordinator for four months from the middle of September and a donor care assistant (0.5 FTE) from November to February, inclusive of travel, insurance and overheads. The above expenditure will be funded from the Housing and Land Management and Consultancy budget and is expected to be incurred in 2018-19.
ADD2328 Techmap and MedCity Map Server cost renewal 21/02/19 Nabeel Khan The annual cost of £11,000 for this initiative will be funded from the DEE Approved: Minor Programme budget for 2018-19. Going forward beyond 2018-19, the GLA 1. Expenditure of £11,000 to meet server costs for are to seek external investment via LEAP, techmap.london and medcitymap.com for 2017/18 London & Partners and/or other external provision; and partners to continue the development work and hosting of the Map. This will, 2. The continuing application of the exemption (approved however, be subject to further approval under cover of DD1357) from the requirement of the via the GLA’s decision-making process. GLA’s Contracts & Funding Code to procure such services competitively.
ADD2330 Spike digital engagement monitoring software 26/02/19 Emma Strain The £30,000 cost of the proposed license will be funded from the External Relations Approved: budget for 2018/19 held within the Communities & Intelligence Directorate.
Page 62 Page 1. Expenditure of £30,000 in 2018/19 to renew a licence for the use of social media engagement tool, Spike (the licence will cover August 2018 to July 2019); and
2. A related exemption from the requirement of the GLA’s Contracts & Funding Code to undertake a competitive process in commissioning the services, and to re- commission the above licence from NewsWhip without undertaking a competitive process.
ADD2324 Design Governance and Scrutiny Workshops 28/02/19 Patrick Dubeck The estimated £20,000 cost of this proposal will be funded from the 2018-19 Approved: ‘Good Growth by Design’ Programme budget held within the Regeneration & Expenditure of £20,000 on consultancy services to support Economic Development Unit. design governance workshops, which will in turn lead to the preparation of a series of design quality management protocols and a report setting out key findings and recommendations.
ADD2317 LIEC (Excel London) Estate Review 01/03/19 Simon Powell This decision seeks approval for expenditure of up to £50,000 for legal Approved: and commercial advice relating to an assessment of the options to simplify the Investment of up to a maximum of £50,000 to fund legal and lease held by GLAP with the London commercial advice relating to the LIEC estate review including International Exhibition Centre. the options for the GLAP to recover value from plot developments. The funding for the expenditure will come from the GLAP budget.
ADD2327 Rough Sleeping Mental Health Pilot – Consultant Project 05/03/19 Jamie Ratcliff This decision seeks approval for Manager expenditure of up to £15,000 to contract Imperial College Health Partners to Approved: project manage the implementation stage of the Rough Sleeping Mental Health Expenditure of £15,000 to contract Imperial College Health Pilot. Partners to project manage the implementation stage of the Page 63 Page Rough Sleeping Mental Health Pilot. The expenditure will be funded from the MHCLG mental health funding and will be spent in 2018/19 financial year.
ADD2323 Horizon 2020 programme – London City DataStore 04/03/19 Jeremy Skinner The expenditure of up to £25,000 will be Development funded from the 2018-19 H2020 Programme budget within the Intelligence Approved: Unit, where a full reimbursement of costs will be submitted and reclaimed from the Expenditure of up to £25,000 on the services of DataPress to European Commission (EC). provide secure data sharing services.
DMFD13* Laundry and Dry-cleaning Services – Contract Award 07/11/18 Fiona Twycross The value of the four-year contract is set out in the confidential appendix of report Approved: LFC-0070x to the Commissioner. There is provision in the Commissioner’s budget to The award of a contract for the provision of Laundry and Dry- cover the cost of contract. No additional cleaning Services to Berendsen (UK) Ltd for the value set out in funds from the GLA are sought or the confidential appendices to the Report to the London Fire required. There are no direct financial Commissioner. implications for the GLA.
DMFD14* Replacement of essential rescue equipment – Renewal of 20/11/18 Fiona Twycross The Commissioner’s capital budget Rapid Intervention Sets requirement for this equipment has reduced from £1,558,000 to £1,250,000, Approved: following the removal of the external generator and high-pressure hose from The award of a contract for the provision of Rapid Intervention the specification by purchasing a battery Sets to Babcock Emergency Services Limited, within the powered RIS, resulting in a saving of parameters set out in report LFC-0076x to the London Fire £308,000. Commissioner. There is an allowance of £1,250,000 in the 2018/19 capital fleet and equipment replacement budget for the purchase and installation of the RIS equipment. If external borrowing was used to finance Page 64 Page this expenditure, the annual debt charges would be £160,000, based on a 10-year life and an interest rate of 2.8%.
No additional funds from the Greater London Authority are sought or required; there are no direct financial implications for the GLA.
DMFD15 Desktop Improvement Project 25/02/19 Fiona Twycross The expenditure is to be funded through sums available to the Commissioner that Approved: are in the approved Capital Plan. There are no direct financial implications for the Expenditure of up to £250,000 for the London Fire GLA. Commissioner’s Desktop Improvement Project.