Marina Sharma - Councillor for Hounslow ( Brentford East)

Councillor Marina Sharma

 Labour and Co-operative Party  Brentford East

Council: Hounslow

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Corporate Parenting Panel (Member) Borough Council (Member) Planning Committee (Member) Brentford and Syon Area Forum (Chair) Health and Adults Care Scrutiny Panel (Member, Vice-Chair) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Member) Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) (Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

28 meetings · Page 1 of 6

Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) Member

Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 10:00 am

The Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) will meet on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, at Hounslow House to discuss urgent and emergency care, primary care access, continuing healthcare criteria, and special educational needs (SEN) continence services. Councillor Ketan Sheth, Chair of the committee, will lead the meeting. The committee will also review the North West London JHOSC's recommendations tracker and work programme.

December 09, 2025
Planning Committee Member

Planning Committee - Thursday, 4 December 2025 7:00 pm

The Hounslow Council Planning Committee met on Thursday to discuss planning applications, including a major application for 389 Chiswick High Road. The meeting also covered declarations of interest, approval of previous minutes and other planning matters.

December 04, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 27 November 2025 7:00 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Hounslow Council was scheduled to meet on 27 November 2025 to discuss the council's financial strategy, the outcome of a housing inspection, and the work programme for the coming months. The committee was also expected to review the forward plan and receive updates from its scrutiny panels and the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Also on the agenda was a discussion of the recommendations from the Scrutiny in a Day event focused on the Lampton Group.

November 27, 2025
Borough Council Member

Borough Council - Tuesday, 25 November 2025 7:30 pm

The Hounslow Borough Council meeting included discussion of the council's long-term vision, treasury management, and committee appointments. Councillors were also scheduled to consider motions relating to the Lampton Group[^2], tenant wellbeing, and gambling reform. Additionally, the council was asked to approve a waiver to a councillor attendance rule.

November 25, 2025
Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) Member

Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) - Tuesday, 18 November 2025 10:00 am

The North West London Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) convened to discuss several key healthcare issues affecting the region. The agenda included discussions on dentist commissioning and children's dental health, the future of place-based partnerships, and special school nursing. The committee also planned to review the recommendations tracker and the 2025/26 work programme.

November 18, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Waiver of the Six Month Councillor Attendance Rule (Section 85 (1) of the Local Government Act 1972)

From: Annual Meeting of the Council, Borough Council - Tuesday, 27 May 2025 7:30 pm - May 27, 2025

...to waive the six-month councillor attendance rule for Councillor Sukhbir Dhaliwal due to ill health, both retroactively for his absence since December 4, 2024, and prospectively for a further six months until November 26, 2025.

For Determination

Minutes

From: Annual Meeting of the Council, Borough Council - Tuesday, 27 May 2025 7:30 pm - May 27, 2025

...the minutes of the meeting held on 25th February 2025 were agreed.

Recommendations Approved

Establishment of and Appointment to Council Bodies 2025/26

From: Annual Meeting of the Council, Borough Council - Tuesday, 27 May 2025 7:30 pm - May 27, 2025

... to establish Council bodies, approve appointments to them (including chairs), agree on their terms of reference, and approve a change to the terms of reference for the North West London Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee, while also authorizing the Interim Chief Executive to make adjustments for political proportionality.

For Determination

Appointment to Outside Bodies 2025/26

From: Annual Meeting of the Council, Borough Council - Tuesday, 27 May 2025 7:30 pm - May 27, 2025

...to ensure strong connections between the council, various national, London-wide, and local bodies, the Council agreed to the appointments to outside bodies for the municipal year 2025/26 as listed in the submitted report.

For Determination

Notification of the Appointment of the Deputy Leader and the Cabinet

From: Annual Meeting of the Council, Borough Council - Tuesday, 27 May 2025 7:30 pm - May 27, 2025

...the Cabinet for 2025/26 was noted, including the appointment of Councillor Tom Bruce as Deputy Leader, the allocation of portfolios to Cabinet Members, and the appointment of five Cabinet Assistants with their respective projects.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 28

Average per Month: 1.4

Decisions Recorded: 58