Quesir Mahmood - Councillor for Blackburn with Darwen ( Wensley Fold)

Councillor Quesir Mahmood

 Labour  Wensley Fold  Growth and Development

Email: quesir.mahmood@blackburn.gov.uk

Council: Blackburn with Darwen

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning and Highways Committee (Committee Member) (Committee Member) (Committee Member) Executive Board (Committee Member) Council Forum (Committee Member) Place Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Chief Officer Employment Committee (Committee Member) Finance Council Policy Council (Committee Member) Annual Council

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

224 meetings · Page 1 of 45

Committee Committee Member

Officer Decisions - Friday, 19th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 19, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Executive Member Decisions - Friday, 19th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 19, 2025
Planning and Highways Committee Committee Member

Planning and Highways Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 18, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Executive Member Decisions - Friday, 12th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 12, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Officer Decisions - Friday, 12th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 12, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

235 decisions · Page 15 of 47

Replacement of Data Centre Dry Coolers

From: Officer Decisions - Friday, 4th July, 2025 10.00 am - July 04, 2025

In consultation with the Executive Member for Digital and Customer Services to reallocate £33k of ICT earmarked capital reserves to part fund the replacement of dry coolers at the Council’s data centre.

Recommendations Approved

Food waste collection service – resource grant funding arrangements

From: Executive Board - Thursday, 12th June, 2025 6.00 pm - June 12, 2025

Previous reports to the Executive Board have provided background on the detail behind the Government, via the Environment Act 2021, mandating that Councils in England commence weekly food waste collections from 2026. The Council has received capital funding from Government of approximately £1.1M for the purchase of bins, kitchen caddies and vehicles, that have been procured by the Council for its full borough implementation. In accordance with the previously approved Executive Board report, a pilot food waste collection service is to be implemented for the end of May 2025, to approximately 9,000 properties, in advance of the wider borough implementation for June 2026.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 224

Average per Month: 11.2

Decisions Recorded: 235