Mark Thompson - Councillor  for Kirklees (Birstall and Birkenshaw)

Councillor Mark Thompson

Conservative Birstall and Birkenshaw

Email: mark.thompson@kirklees.gov.uk

Council: Kirklees

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Annual Council Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Cabinet

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

38 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 10th December 2025 5.30 pm

December 10, 2025
Strategic Planning Committee Committee Member

Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 4th December 2025 1.00 pm

December 04, 2025
Health and Wellbeing Board CANCELLED Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 20th November 2025 1.00 pm

November 20, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 12th November 2025 5.30 pm

November 12, 2025
Strategic Planning Committee Committee Member

Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 23rd October 2025 1.00 pm

October 23, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

166 decisions · Page 2 of 34

Council Budget Strategy Update - 2026/2027 and future years (Reference from Cabinet)

From: Council - Wednesday 17th September 2025 5.30 pm - September 17, 2025

... the Council noted the Council Budget Strategy Update for 2026/2027 and future years, including key risks, funding uncertainties, and a significant budget gap, and requested officers to identify budget savings proposals.

Recommendations Approved

Corporate Governance and Audit Committee Annual Report (Reference from Corporate Governance and Audit Committee)

From: Council - Wednesday 17th September 2025 5.30 pm - September 17, 2025

...that the Council received the Corporate Governance and Audit Committee's 2024/2025 annual report and noted the assurances within it regarding the Committee's compliance with CIPFA's position statement on audit committees.

Recommendations Approved

Mass Transit Spatial Development Framework (SDF) Development Plan Document (Reference from Cabinet)

From: Council - Wednesday 17th September 2025 5.30 pm - September 17, 2025

...to facilitate a coordinated strategic planning approach for mass transit across West Yorkshire, Kirklees Council agreed to collaborate with other West Yorkshire councils to develop a Joint West Yorkshire Mass Transit Spatial Development Framework Development Plan Document and delegated authority for initial consultations to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Joint Member Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Kirklees Joint Strategic Assessment (KJSA) update

From: Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 7th August 2025 1.00 pm - August 07, 2025

...to continue supporting the Kirklees Joint Strategic Assessment (KJSA), including its promotion and use in informing commissioning and prioritisation decisions, and to continue publishing KJSA section content until all sections are updated, with the steering group then developing an updating schedule.

Recommendations Approved

Director of Public Health Annual Report 2024/25: Physical Activity

From: Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 7th August 2025 1.00 pm - August 07, 2025

...to approve the recommendations outlined in the Director of Public Health Annual Report 2024/25: Physical Activity Matters, which focuses on reducing inequalities in physical activity across Kirklees.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 38

Average per Month: 1.9

Decisions Recorded: 166