James Lewis | Councillor for Kippax and Methley, Leeds

Councillor James Lewis

Labour Kippax and Methley Leader of Council

Council: Leeds

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Committees: Council (Committee Member) Employment Committee (Chair) Executive Board (Chair) General Purposes Committee (Chair) Outer East Community Committee (Committee Member) Leeds City Region Business Rates Pool Joint Committee (Chair)

Financial Health Monitoring 2025/26 – Month 7 (October)

From: Executive Board - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Burial Space Strategy for Leeds

From: Executive Board - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm - December 17, 2025

...to approve a short, medium, and long-term strategy for ensuring adequate burial space in Leeds, including expanding Cottingley, Whinmoor, and Guiseley cemeteries, and identifying new sites, while also amending policies regarding advance plot purchases and burials of non-viable fetuses.

Recommendations Approved

Councillor James Lewis

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended ^{Note this may include planned future meetings.}

Decisions from Meetings

Financial Health Monitoring 2025/26 – Month 7 (October)

Burial Space Strategy for Leeds

Overview of national health and care policy and strategic context and opportunities for Leeds

Draft Council Plan 2026-2030: Resetting and Reshaping what we do to Deliver our Ambitions

Climate Emergency Annual Report

Summary

Councillor James Lewis

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

Decisions from Meetings

Financial Health Monitoring 2025/26 – Month 7 (October)

Burial Space Strategy for Leeds

Overview of national health and care policy and strategic context and opportunities for Leeds

Draft Council Plan 2026-2030: Resetting and Reshaping what we do to Deliver our Ambitions

Climate Emergency Annual Report

Summary

Meetings Attended ^{Note this may include planned future meetings.}