David Ashton - Councillor for Harrow

Councillor David Ashton

Conservative Portfolio Holder for Finance & Highways

Email: david.ashton@harrow.gov.uk

Council: Harrow

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Role: Member) Cabinet (Role: Member) Employees' Consultative Forum (Role: Member) Chief Officers' Employment Panel (Role: Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Role: Guest) Performance and Finance Scrutiny Sub-Committee (Role: Guest) Pension Fund Committee (Role: Chair)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

65 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Cabinet Role: Member

Cabinet - Tuesday 26 May 2026 6.30 pm

May 26, 2026, 6:30 pm
Council Role: Member

(Annual), Council - Wednesday 20 May 2026 6.30 pm

May 20, 2026, 6:30 pm
Chief Officers' Employment Panel Role: Member

Chief Officers' Employment Panel - Thursday, 26 March 2026 - 5.15 pm

March 26, 2026, 5:15 pm
Council Role: Member

Extraordinary, Council - Tuesday 24 March 2026 6.30 pm

The Council of Harrow Council is scheduled to convene on Tuesday 24 March 2026. The primary item on the agenda is the potential adoption of the Harrow Local Plan 2021-2041. Mr Tilak Parekh, Scholar of Hindu Theology, will open the meeting with Prayers.

March 24, 2026, 6:30 pm
Cabinet Role: Member

Cabinet - Thursday 19 March 2026 6.30 pm

The Cabinet of Harrow Council is scheduled to consider several significant reports, including updates on flood alleviation schemes, a shared mortuary service, and a four-year capital investment programme for housing.

March 19, 2026, 6:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

140 decisions · Page 21 of 28

Adoption of a Council Tax Hardship Policy for 2025-2026 to mitigate impacts of CTS Scheme changes

From: Cabinet - Thursday 20 February 2025 6.30 pm - February 20, 2025

... to mitigate the impacts of changes to the Council Tax Support scheme, the Cabinet adopted a Council Tax Hardship Policy for 2025-2026, which includes both assessing individual applications for hardship reductions and providing automatic support to certain classes of households affected by the changes.

Recommendations Approved

Leisure Management Contract Extension

From: Cabinet - Thursday 20 February 2025 6.30 pm - February 20, 2025

...to extend the Tri-Borough leisure contract with Everyone Active for six months, until February 28, 2026, and authorized further extensions if needed for the completion of the leisure management contractor procurement.

Recommendations Approved

Harrow Adult Learning Strategy

From: Cabinet - Thursday 20 February 2025 6.30 pm - February 20, 2025

...to approve the draft Adult Learning Strategy for public consultation and authorize the Acting Strategic Director to decide on the final adoption of the strategy after considering consultation responses.

Recommendations Approved

Strategic Performance Report Q2 2024-25

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 17 December 2024 6.30 pm - December 17, 2024

Recommendations Approved

Improving adult social care services in Harrow - a response to the recent CQC inspection

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 17 December 2024 6.30 pm - December 17, 2024

...to endorse the proposed approach and priorities for improving adult social care services in response to a recent CQC assessment, with a full Adult Social Care Strategy and plan to be presented for approval by summer 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 65

Average per Month: 2.6

Decisions Recorded: 140