APPG for London inquiry on productivity continues with latest evidence session at Parliament: ‘From Devolution to Delivery’
On Monday, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for London held the latest evidence session of its inquiry: ‘London’s Calling: Unlocking productivity in the capital’.
Devolution is top of the agenda in Westminster and beyond, and in this session our panellists and parliamentarians explored what new powers London needs to make fiscal autonomy a success for all Londoners. Drawing on examples from other regions in the UK and abroad, members quizzed the expert panel on what benefits devolution can bring to growth, housing, and public service reform.
This session saw the APPG invite Professor Tony Travers of the LSE, Hamida Ali of the Future Governance Forum, and Jonathan Gibson from the West Midlands Combined Authority, all of whom offered varied comments on what devolution could mean and how it can be made a success.
A final public inquiry session will take place in November focusing on good growth; specifically, how growth can benefit all the capital's residents. Updates on this and the publication of the report will appear in Key Issues.
Party conference season begins
Party conference season begins this month, with the UK's major political parties gathering at venues across the country to debate key challenges and agree new party policy on national and local issues.
London Councils will attend four party conferences, hosting the following fringe events:
Liberal Democrat conference:
London needs more social homes – can Liberal Democrat councils deliver? (Monday 21 September, 12:15-13:15, The Grand Hotel, Brighton)
Labour conference:
What’s Next for London: In conversation with Cllr Stephen Cowan, Chair of London Councils (Tuesday 29 September, 10:30-11:30, Room 4B, Total Politics Zone, Liverpool)
London Councils x Future Governance Forum fringe event and reception, sponsored by Uber – From Devolution to Delivery: What Strategic Authorities need next (Tuesday 29 September, 17:30-19:30, FGF Pod, ACC Liverpool)
Green conference:
London’s Green Wave (Saturday 3 October, 11:30-12:40, The Grand Hotel, Brighton)
Conservative conference:
No Growth Without London: Is Britain backing its economic engine? (Tuesday 6 October, 12:00-13:00, Hall 6, ICC, Birmingham)
London celebrates World EV Day
As sustainable transport enthusiasts across the globe mark World EV Day, new figures published by the DVLA show that more and more Londoners are choosing to go electric with nearly one in ten of the vehicles registered in the capital now plug in battery and hybrid vehicles – almost 287,000.
London boroughs are doing their bit to support residents to make this choice by rolling out new public charging points so they can access charging where and when it is needed. London has the densest charging network in the country, with nearly 31,000 public charging points – an increase of over 30% in the last year alone.
There's more to do, but the direction of travel is unmistakable – and as this World EV Day shows, London's boroughs are leading the charge with thousands more charging points due to be delivered over the next few years.
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Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
The MJ
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Councils pay more than £125m a year placing vulnerable children in illegal care homes in England
The Guardian
Record numbers of social homes sold by housing associations
LGC
Councils told to review tax-avoidance ‘box-shifting’ schemes
LocalGov
Women and girls to tell London mayor how to make city safer
BBC News
Drought devastation: How to protect London's trees
BBC News
Grenfell’s £1.2bn legal legacy
Financial Times
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