Agenda item

The Director of Public Relations to be heard.

The Director of Public Relations was heard on current issues relevant to the City of London Corporation.

Heathrow

The Chairman noted that City of London Corporation’s support for a third runway at Heathrow arose from the fact it had endorsed the Airports Commission since its inception. The key issue was capacity and given that the Commission’s recommendation for Heathrow was so emphatic is logically followed that the Corporation would endorse the Commission’s conclusion.

Devolution

The Chairman noted that greater devolution to London was an emerging issue and that a paper would be submitted to a future meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee. He noted that at present ‘devolution’ was interpreted by central government as devolution to the Mayor rather than to the London boroughs.

Mayoral Candidates

The Director of Public Relations noted that Zac Goldsmith (Conservative) and Tessa Jowell (Labour) were the likely candidates.

Party Conferences 2015

The Director of Public Relations noted that a strong programme of party conference fringe events had been drawn up, including an event at the SNP Conference in Aberdeen in October 2015.

Tim Farron

Members noted that Tim Farron had been elected as the new Liberal Democrat Party Leader.