London Assembly
Lib Dems on the London Assembly
WHAT IS THE LONDON ASSEMBLY?
Elected by the people of London, the Assembly consists of 25 members. There are five Liberal Democrat members: Dee Doocey, Geoff Pope, Sally Hamwee, Graham Tope and Mike Tuffrey.
The current Assembly was elected in June 2004; the next elections will take place in 2008, when former Hackney Councillor, Meral Ece will be the Liberal Democrat candidate for the North East constituency, of which Hackney forms part.
AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
Keeping a check on the Mayor
The members examine the Mayor's activities, questioning him about his decisions and scrutinising his policies.
Reviewing the Mayor's strategies for London
The Mayor is obliged to produce strategies on transport, buildings and land use, economic development and regeneration, culture and the environment.
A consultation draft strategy is produced for the Assembly to scrutinise, and to which members can suggest changes.
Currently, members are investigating issues such as:
The Mayor's budget covers the core GLA and the four major functional bodies in the GLA family: the Metropolitan Police Authority, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, the London Development Agency and Transport for London.
After members scrutinise the budget, the Assembly has powers to amend it subject to a two-thirds majority decision.
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