Councillor Amar Virdee
Email: Amar.Virdee@Newham.gov.uk
Council: Newham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
50 meetings · Page 1 of 10
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.
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.
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.
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.
Decisions from Meetings
113 decisions · Page 17 of 23
Treasury Management Mid Year 2024/25 Update
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3rd December 2024 9.30 a.m. - December 03, 2024
...to note the projected Treasury Management outturn for 2024/25, including prudential indicators and treasury limits, long-term borrowing drawn down from the PWLB, and to amend long-term borrowing permissions to allow flexibility between the Housing Revenue Account and General Fund within the £240m limit for new capital expenditure.
Decision approved
Improving air quality and reducing CO2 emissions through parking charges
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3rd December 2024 9.30 a.m. - December 03, 2024
...to improve air quality and reduce CO2 emissions, the Cabinet approved a package of proposals including diesel surcharges for parking permits and short stay parking, restructuring emissions-based parking charges, rationalizing visitor permits, and introducing a new oversized vehicle category with surcharges.
Decision approved
Parking Debt Annual Assessment
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3rd December 2024 9.30 a.m. - December 03, 2024
...to write off £12.6 million of unrecoverable debt from Penalty Charge Notices.
For Determination
Removal of Cap on Care Charging for Adult Social Care
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3rd December 2024 9.30 a.m. - December 03, 2024
... the local care charging cap of £400 per week for non-residential adult social care services will be removed from January 2025.
Decision approved
Pre-Procurement Services for Microsoft Licensing Agreement (EA)
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3rd December 2024 9.30 a.m. - December 03, 2024
...to award a three-year contract worth approximately £6.51 million to Pheonix Software for a Sovereign Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA) to renew Newham's Microsoft licensing.
Decision approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 50
Average per Month: 2.5
Decisions Recorded: 113