Brexit Commission hears evidence from Public Services

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Wednesday October 3

Tower Hamlets Brexit Commission will be hearing oral evidence from key public services in the Borough including the education, health, local and national and regional government sectors and trades unions.

The Commission will hear from Queen Mary University, Barts Health, East London Foundation Trust, Institute for Government, Tower Hamlets College, and key unions UNISON and GMB in Committee Room 1 in the Town Hall at Mulberry Place Town Hall, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG

Cllr Amina Ali, the Cabinet Member for Culture, Arts & Brexit will chair the session. Will Tuckley, Chief Executive of Tower Hamlets Council will also give evidence.

This meeting is open to the public to attend

9.30 - 10.15 Panel Education Sector

  • Professor Colin Grant – Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL)
  • Vicky Byers, EU Research Manager – QMUL
  • Wiebke Leugers – Erasmus+ Manager - QMUL
  • Ella Harvey, Student Union – QMUL
  • Alison Arnaud, Principal – Tower Hamlets College 

10:15 - 10:30 Tea break

10:45 - 11:30  Panel Health Sector

  • Damian McGuiness - Barts Health
  • Violeta Sanchez, Consultant - Barts Health
  • Edwin Ndlovu – East London Foundation 

11:45 - 12:15 Panel Local Government

  • Will Tuckley - Tower Hamlets Council CEO
  • Alison Thomas - Tower Hamlets Council

12:15 – 13:30 Panel National and Regional

  • Martin Wheatley - Institute for Government
  • Mike Short – Unison National
  • Keith Williams - GMB London