Ryan Jude - Councillor for Westminster ( Lancaster Gate)

Councillor Ryan Jude

 Labour  Lancaster Gate  Cabinet Member - Climate, Ecology, Culture and Air Quality

Email: rjude@westminster.gov.uk

Council: Westminster

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) Pension Fund Committee (Member) Cabinet (Member) Planning Applications Sub-Committee (3) Planning & City Development Committee Appointments Sub-Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

40 meetings · Page 5 of 8

Council

Council - Wednesday 5th March, 2025 7.00 pm

The meeting was dominated by a debate about the council's proposed budget for 2025-26. The budget, which includes a 4.99% increase in council tax, was approved despite opposition amendments calling for a smaller council tax increase.

March 05, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Monday 17th February, 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting is scheduled to be about the council's plans for the next few years, including how it will spend money. It looks at the council’s Medium-Term Financial Plan and the budget for 2025/26. The meeting is also scheduled to look at how much money the council needs to borrow and how it will spend that money on long-term projects.

February 17, 2025
Council

Council - Wednesday 22nd January, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was scheduled to include a motion to approve the appointment of Janet Kealey as an independent person to the council’s standards committee, a debate on the opportunities and challenges faced by residents of Harrow Road ward, a series of reports on the City Plan, homelessness, and reform of planning committees, and a report on Council Tax.

January 22, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Monday 16th December, 2024 6.30 pm

The agenda for this meeting includes items on Safeguarding Adults, Housing, Fees and Charges, and the Council Tax Base and Discounts.

December 16, 2024
Pension Fund Committee

Pension Fund Committee - Thursday 12th December, 2024 6.30 pm

The meeting report pack contains discussions on the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMP) project, the McCloud project, the Pension Dashboard project, the council's pension website and updates on the council's pension investments. It also contains UNISON's motion about the fund's exposure to Israel. The most significant topic for discussion is the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Mansion House speech, which sets out reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

December 12, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

27 decisions · Page 1 of 6

Westminster After Dark Strategy 2025-2040

From: Cabinet - Monday 17th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 17, 2025

...to approve the Westminster After Dark Strategy 2025-2040 and its accompanying Implementation Plan, aimed at improving night-time life in Westminster.

Recommendations Approved

North Paddington Serious Violence Taskforce - Council Response to Recommendations

From: Cabinet - Monday 17th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 17, 2025

...to approve the Council's response to the North Paddington Serious Violence Taskforce recommendations, allocate initial funding of £150,000 for implementation, and delegate authority for further spending up to £100,000 to the Cabinet Member for Communities.

Recommendations Approved

Future Service Delivery - Repairs, Maintenance and Major Works

From: Cabinet - Monday 17th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 17, 2025

...the Cabinet approved the establishment of a Strategic Alliance underpinned by the Framework Alliance Contract (FAC-1) for repairs, maintenance, and major works on Council homes, delegating authority to the Executive Director of Housing & Commercial Partnerships to implement the alliance and approve procurement strategies.

For Determination

Procurement Strategy - Waste Contract

From: Cabinet - Monday 17th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 17, 2025

...the procurement strategy for awarding a new contract for Waste and Recycling Collections, Street Cleansing, and Winter Maintenance, commencing on 16 September 2027, was approved.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 40

Average per Month: 1.7

Decisions Recorded: 27