Liza Begum - Councillor for Westminster ( Pimlico South)

Councillor Liza Begum

 Labour  Pimlico South  Cabinet Member for Housing Services

Email: lbegum@westminster.gov.uk

Council: Westminster

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) Shareholder Committee (Member) Cabinet (Member) Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel (Chair) Appointments Sub-Committee (Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

45 meetings · Page 1 of 9

Cabinet Member

Cabinet - Monday 15th December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 15, 2025
Shareholder Committee Member

Shareholder Committee - Tuesday 25th November, 2025 3.00 pm

November 25, 2025
Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel Chair

Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel - Tuesday 18th November, 2025 10.00 am

The Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel of Westminster Council met on Tuesday 18 November 2025. Councillor Liza Begum, Cabinet Member for Housing Services, Councillor Lorraine Dean and Councillor Angela Piddock were scheduled to attend. The panel was scheduled to review appeals against the decision not to award a discretionary housing payment.

November 18, 2025
Cabinet Member

Cabinet - Monday 17th November, 2025 6.30 pm

Westminster Council's cabinet met to discuss and approve a new after dark strategy, a waste contract procurement strategy, a new approach to housing repairs, and a response to the North Paddington Serious Violence Taskforce recommendations. The cabinet approved all the recommendations put before it.

November 17, 2025
Council Member

Council - Wednesday 12th November, 2025 7.00 pm

Westminster City Council met on Wednesday 12 November 2025, and approved the programme of meetings for 2026/2027, and a constitutional update relating to the delegation of functions under the London Squares Preservation Act 1931. Councillors also debated and approved a motion standing united against the rise of the far right and in support of inclusive communities.

November 12, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

27 decisions · Page 4 of 6

Leisure Contract Extension

From: Cabinet - Monday 14th July, 2025 6.30 pm - July 14, 2025

...to extend the Leisure Management Contract with Sports and Leisure Management Limited (Everyone Active) by three years to June 30, 2029, adopting an agency model for VAT purposes and delegating authority to the Cabinet Member for Communities to finalize the terms, aiming to improve income and reinvest in leisure facilities.

Recommendations Approved

Constitutional Changes

From: Council - Wednesday 25th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 25, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Westminster Neighbourhood CIL (NCIL) High-Value Allocations - May 2025

From: Cabinet - Monday 19th May, 2025 6.30 pm - May 19, 2025

...to allocate £922,982 of Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy funding to the Moxon Street Public Realm Improvement Scheme, the Soho CCTV Deployment project, and the West End & Chinatown CCTV Deployment project, as well as note and approve the return of £66,000 to the Pimlico Neighbourhood Area for a previously agreed application.

Recommendations Approved

Introduction of Private Rented Sector Selective Licensing Scheme

From: Cabinet - Monday 19th May, 2025 6.30 pm - May 19, 2025

... to designate new Selective Licensing areas in fifteen wards for a five-year period, aiming to improve housing conditions and reduce anti-social behaviour in the private rented sector.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 45

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 27