Amar Virdee - Councillor for Newham (Green Street West)

Councillor Amar Virdee

Labour & Co-Operative Green Street West Deputy Mayor & Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Housing Need, Homelessness & Private Rented Sector

Email: Amar.Virdee@Newham.gov.uk

Council: Newham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Member) Chief Officer Appointments Sub-Committee (Member, Chair) Council (Member) SACRE Chief Officer Appointment Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

50 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Cabinet Member

Cabinet - Tuesday 16th December 2025 10.30 a.m.

December 16, 2025
Council Member

Council - Monday 8th December 2025 7.00 p.m.

The council meeting is set to cover a range of topics, including the recognition of community contributions through civic awards, a review of the Just Transition Plan, and proposed changes to the council's constitution. Members will also discuss political proportionality within the council and consider questions raised by both the public and council members.

December 08, 2025
Council Member

Extraordinary, Council - Monday 8th December 2025 6.30 p.m.

Newham Council is holding an extraordinary meeting where they will consider nominations for Honorary Alderperson and Honorary Freedom of the Borough Awards. The council will also address standard meeting procedures such as apologies for absence and declarations of interest.

December 08, 2025
Cabinet Member

Cabinet - Tuesday 18th November 2025 11.30 a.m.

Here is a briefing on the Cabinet meeting of Newham Council held on 18 November 2025.

November 18, 2025
Council Member

Themed, Council - Monday 10th November 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Newham Council meeting scheduled for 10 November 2025 included discussion of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s work programme, a themed report on growth, and the East London Joint Waste Plan. Councillors were also expected to discuss motions relating to housing and developer contributions, and to answer questions from both the public and council members. The council was also scheduled to hear from Sunder Katwala of British Futures on the work of the Commission for the Future of Belonging & Inclusion in Newham.

November 10, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

113 decisions · Page 11 of 23

Quarterly update to Cabinet on Social Housing Improvement

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4th March 2025 10.30 a.m. - March 04, 2025

...to note the progress and further plans for improving social housing services to meet regulatory consumer standards.

Decision approved

Populo Living 2025/26 Business Plan

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4th March 2025 10.30 a.m. - March 04, 2025

...to approve the Populo Group Business Plan for 2025/26 as detailed in Appendix 1.

Decision approved

Executive Response to Scrutiny Call-In of People Powered Places programme 2025 - 2027 decision of 4th Feb 2025

From: Call In, Cabinet - Monday 24th February 2025 2.00 p.m. - February 24, 2025

...to uphold the decision made on 4 February 2025 to continue the People Powered Places programme for two years, allocating £1.6 million of NCIL funding, with £200,000 for each of the eight Community Neighbourhoods, while also noting the Overview and Scrutiny Committee's alternative proposals for future consideration.

Decision approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 50

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 113