Decision

1. That the appointments by Greater Manchester Local Authorities of members and substitute members to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority for 2026/27 be noted as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Substitute Member

GMCA

Andy Burnham

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Bolton

Akhtar Zaman (Lab)

Jackie Schofield (Lab)

Bury

Eamonn O’Brien (Lab)

Lucy Smith (Lab)

Manchester

Bev Craig (Lab)

Garry Bridges (Lab)

Oldham

TBC

TBC

Rochdale

Neil Emmott (Lab)

Tricia Ayrton (Lab)

Salford

Paul Dennett (Lab)

Tracy Kelly (Lab)

Stockport

Mark Roberts (Lib Dem)

Jilly Julian (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Eleanor Wills (Lab)

Andrew McLaren (Lab)

Trafford

Tom Ross (Lab)

Liz Patel (Lab)

Wigan

Nazia Rehman (Lab)

Keith Cunliffe (Lab)

1. That the appointment of Sarah Horseman, Director of Governance, Risk & Assurance, as the Secretary of the GMCA be approved.

1. That the appointment of the following members to the GMCA Standards Committee for 2026/27 be approved:

Member

Local Authority

1.

Tom Ross

Trafford (Lab)

2.

Eleanor Wills

Tameside (Lab)

3.

Akhtar Zaman

Bolton (Lab)

4.

Nazia Rehman

Wigan (Lab)

5.

Mark Roberts

Stockport (Lib Dem)

1. That the appointment of the following members to the GMCA Resources Committee for 2026/27 be approved:

Member

Local Authority

1.

Nazia Rehman

Wigan (Lab)

2.

Paul Dennett

Salford (Lab)

3.

Tom Ross

Trafford (Lab)

4.

Eleanor Wills

Tameside (Lab)

5.

Eamonn O’Brien

Bury (Lab)

6.

Bev Craig

Manchester (Lab)

7.

Mark Roberts

Stockport (Lib Dem)

1. That the appointment of the following members to the GMCA Investment Sub-Committee for 2026/27 be approved:

Member

Local Authority

1.

Eleanor Wills

Tameside (Lab)

2.

Nazia Rehman

Wigan (Lab)

3.

Bev Craig

Manchester (Lab)

4.

Paul Dennett

Salford (Lab)

5.

Mark Roberts

Stockport (Lib Dem)

1. That the appointment of the following members and substitute members to the GMCA Audit Committee for 2026/27 be approved:

Member

Local Authority

1.

Emily Mort

Bolton (Lab)

2.

Jodie Hook

Bury (Lab)

3.

Olly Baskerville

Trafford (Lab)

4.

Paul Robinson

Oldham (Reform)

Local Authority

Substitute Member

1.

David Godfrey

Manchester (Lab)

2.

Lee McStein

Wigan (Lab)

1. That 14 members and 14 substitute members be appointed to the GMCA Waste & Recycling Committee for 2026/27 as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Substitute

Bolton

Robert Morrisey (Lab)

Nadeem Ayub (Lab)

Garry Veevers (Lib Dem)

Bury

Alan Quinn (Lab)

Jodie Hook (Lab)

Paul Davies (Reform)

Manchester

Tim Whiston (Lab)

Basat Sheikh (Lab)

Steve Hodgkiss (Reform)

Oldham

Vacancy

Vacancy

Peter Hanlon (Reform)

Rochdale

Aiza Rashid (Lab)

Terry Smith (Lab)

Anthony Gilbert (Reform)

Stephen Anstee (Con)

Salford

Barbara Bentham (Lab)

Wilson Nkurunziza (Lab)

Chris Bates (Reform)

Stockport

Jake Austin (Lib Dem)

Grace Baynham (Lib Dem)

Shaun Regan (Reform)

Tameside

Laura Boyle (Lab)

Andrew McLaren (Lab)

Trafford

Stephen Adshead (Lab)

Sue Maitland (Lab)

Daniel Jerome (Green)

Jane Leicester (Green)

Jane Brophy (Lib Dem)

Dylan Butt (Con)

Wigan

N/A

N/A

1. That the appointment of the Mayor of Greater Manchester to the Bee Network Committee for 2026/27 be noted.

1. That Tom Ross (Lab) (Trafford) be appointed, to act as the substitute member for the Mayor of Greater Manchester, to the Bee Network Committee for 2026/27.

1. That Nazia Rehman (Lab) (Wigan) be appointed to act as the GMCA member on the Bee Network Committee member for 2026/27, and that Neil Emmott (Lab) (Rochdale) be appointed to act as GMCA substitute member on the Bee Network Committee for 2026/27.

1. That the Bee Network Committee be requested to appoint five members from the Committee to the Greater Manchester Accessible Transport Ltd (GMATL) Board for 2026/27.

1. That the appointments to the Bee Network Committee by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2026/27, be noted, as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Substitute

Bolton

Nadeem Ayub (Lab)

Sean Fielding (Lab)

Bury

Lucy Smith (Lab)

Gareth Staples-Jones (Lab)

Manchester

Mandie Shilton-Godwin (Lab)

Anthony McCaul (Lab)

Oldham

Vacancy

Vacancy

Rochdale

Terry Smith (Lab)

Shah Wazir (Lab)

Salford

Paul Dennett (Lab)

Mike McCusker (Lab)

Stockport

Grace Baynham (Lib Dem)

Michaela Meikle (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Stephen Homer (Lab)

Jacqueline Owen (Lab)

Trafford

Barry Winstanley (Lab)

Stephen Adshead (Lab)

Wigan

Paul Kenny (Lab)

Dane Anderton (Lab)

1. That it be noted that the Mayor will appoint up to 4 additional members to the GMCA Bee Network Committee reflecting as far as reasonably practicable the balance of political parties.

1. That 19 members and 19 substitute members be appointed to the GMCA Overview & Scrutiny Committee for 2026/27 as follows:

Local Authority

Member (x20)

Substitute Pool (x20)

Bolton

Peter Wright (Horwich & Blackrod First)

Emily Mort (Lab)

Nadim Muslim (Con)

Susan Howarth (Reform)

Bury

Imran Rizvi (Lab)

Martin Hayes (Lab)

Manchester

Basil Curley (Lab)

Linda Foley (Lab)

Sian Astley (Reform)

Jawad Amin (Lab)

John Leech (Lib Dem)

Alan Good (Lib Dem)

Astrid Johnson (Green)

Oldham

Vacancy

Vacancy

Max Woodvine (Con)

Paul Taylor (Reform)

Rochdale

Kathryn Bromfield (Lab)

Patricia Dale (Lab)

Tom Besford (Lab)

Mark Stephens (Reform)

Matthew Pilkington (Reform)

Salford

Maria Brabiner (Lab)

Tony Davies (Lab)

Miles Henderson (Reform)

Bob Clarke (Con)

Stockport

Frankie Singleton (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Sangita Patel (Lab)

Christine Beardmore (Lab)

Allan Hopwood (Reform)

Kim Roberts (Reform)

Trafford

Jill Axford (Lab)

Will Jones (Lab)

Shaun Ennis (Lib Dem)

Ged Carter (Lab)

Geraldine Coggins (Green)

Nathan Evans (Con)

Wigan

Christine Roberts (Lab)

Jenny Gregory (Lab)

James Talbot (Lab)

1. That the Portfolio Lead for Culture be appointed to the GM Culture & Social Impact Fund Committee for 2026/27.

1. That the appointments made by the GM Local Authorities to the GM Culture & Social Impact Fund Committee for 2026/27 be approved as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Substitute Member

GMCA Portfolio Lead

Neil Emmott (Lab)

Bolton

Debbie Newall (Lab)

Karen Hon (Lab)

Bury

Gavin McGill (Lab)

Michael Rubinstein (Lab)

Manchester

Tina Kirwin-McGinley (Lab)

Leslie Bell (Lab)

Oldham

Vacancy

Vacancy

Rochdale

Susan Smith (Lab)

Georgina Jacques (Lab)

Salford

Hannah Robinson-Smith (Lab)

Jane Hamilton (Lab)

Stockport

Dan Oliver (Lib Dem)

Jilly Julian (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Leanne Feeley (Lab)

Hugh Roderick (Lab)

Trafford

Eve Parker (Lab)

Rose Thompson (Lab)

Wigan

Keith Cunliffe (Lab)

Paul Kenny (Lab)

1. That the Portfolio Lead for Green City Region be appointed to the Green City Region Board for 2026/27.

1. That the appointments to the Green City Region Board as nominated by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2026/27 be approved as follows:

Local Authority

Member

GMCA Portfolio Lead

Tom Ross (Lab)

Bolton

Robert Morrisey (Lab)

Bury

Gareth Staples-Jones (Lab)

Manchester

Mandie Shilton-Godwin (Lab)

Oldham

Vacancy

Rochdale

Tricia Ayrton (Lab)

Salford

Mike McCusker (Lab)

Stockport

Jake Austin (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Laura Boyle (Lab)

Trafford

Barry Winstanley (Lab)

Wigan

Paul Kenny (Lab)

1. That the GMCA Green-City Region Portfolio Leader be appointed to the Greater Manchester Green City Region Partnership Board for 2026/27.

1. That the Portfolio Lead for Children & Young People be appointed to the GMCA Children’s Board for 2026/27.

1. That the appointments to the GMCA Children’s Board as nominated by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2026/27 be approved as follows:

Local Authority

Member

GMCA Portfolio Lead

Mark Roberts (Lib Dem)

Bolton

Rabiya Jiva (Lab)

Bury

Lucy Smith (Lab)

Manchester

Julie Reid (Lab)

Oldham

Vacancy

Rochdale

Rachel Massey (Lab)

Salford

Jim Cammell (Lab)

Stockport

Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Teresa Smith (Lab)

Trafford

George Devlin (Lab)

Wigan

Laura Flynn (Lab)

1. That the Portfolio Leader for Clean Air be appointed to the Air Quality Administration Committee for 2026/27.

1. Thatthe appointments from the GM Local Authorities to the Air Quality Administration Committee for 2026/27 be noted as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Substitute

GMCA Portfolio Lead

Eamonn O’Brien (Lab)

Bolton

Robert Morrisey (Lab)

Vacancy

Bury

Lucy Smith (Lab)

Gary Staples-Jones (Lab)

Manchester

Mandie Shilton-Godwin (Lab)

Anthony McCaul (Lab)

Oldham

Vacancy

Vacancy

Rochdale

Tricia Ayrton (Lab)

Vacancy

Salford

Mike McCusker (Lab)

Philip Cusack (Lab)

Stockport

Jake Austin (Lib Dem)

Grace Baynham (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Laura Boyle (Lab)

Jacqueline Owen (Lab)

Trafford

Barry Winstanley (Lab)

Stephen Adshead (Lab)

Wigan

Paul Kenny (Lab)

Vacancy

1. That the appointments from the GM Local Authorities to the GM Clean Air Scrutiny Committee for 2026/27 be noted as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Substitute

Bolton

Martin Donaghy (Lab)

Shafaqat Shaikh (Lab)

Bury

Noel Bayley (Lab)

Vacancy

Manchester

Angeliki Stogia (Lab)

Vacancy

Oldham

Vacancy

Vacancy

Rochdale

Tom Besford (Lab)

Vacancy

Salford

Rob Sharpe (Lab)

John Mullen (Lab)

Stockport

Frankie Singleton (Lib Dem)

Jeremy Meal (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Christine Beardmore (Lab)

Vacancy

Trafford

Jill Axford (Lab)

David Jarman (Lab)

Wigan

Christine Roberts (Lab)

Charles Rigby (Lab)

1. That the appointments from the GM Local Authorities to the Police Fire and Crime Panel for 2026/27 be noted as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Substitute

Bolton

Hamid Khurram (Lab)

Shafaqat Shaikh (Lab)

Bury

Richard Gold (Lab)

Imran Rizvi (Lab)

Manchester

Vacancy

Basat Sheikh (Lab)

Oldham

Vacancy

Vacancy

Rochdale

Daalat Ali (Lab)

Peter Joinson (Lab)

Salford

Barbara Bentham (Lab)

Wilson Nkurunziza (Lab)

Stockport

Dan Oliver (Lib Dem)

Helen Foster-Grime (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Stephen Homer (Lab)

Jacqueline Owen (Lab)

Trafford

Keleigh Glenton (Lab)

Rose Thompson (Lab)

Wigan

Kevin Anderson (Lab)

Yvonne Klieve (Lab)

1. That the appointments from the GM Local Authorities to the Police Fire and Crime Steering Group for 2026/27 as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Bolton

Hamid Khurram (Lab)

Bury

Richard Gold (Lab)

Manchester

Vacancy

Oldham

Vacancy

Rochdale

Daalat Ali (Lab)

Salford

Barbara Bentham (Lab)

Stockport

Dan Oliver (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Stephen Homer (Lab)

Trafford

Keleigh Glenton (Lab)

Wigan

Kevin Anderson (Lab)

1. That the Portfolio Holder for Healthy Lives be appointed to the GM Integrated Care Partnership Board.

1. That the appointments from GM Local Authorities to the GM Integrated Care Partnership Board for 2026/27 be noted as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Substitute

GMCA

Portfolio Lead for Healthy Lives

Bolton

Sean Fielding (Lab)

Jackie Schofield (Lab)

Bury

Tamoor Tariq (Lab)

Eamonn O’Brien (Lab)

Manchester

Bev Craig (Lab)

Thomas Robinson (Lab)

Oldham

Vacancy

Vacancy

Rochdale

Daalat Ali (Lab)

Vacancy

Salford

Tracy Kelly (Lab)

Hannah Robinson-Smith (Lab)

Stockport

Keith Holloway (Lib Dem)

Helen Foster-Grime (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Eleanor Wills (Lab)

Mike Smith (Lab)

Trafford

Jane Slater (Lab)

Tom Ross (Lab)

Wigan

Keith Cunliffe (Lab)

Nazia Rehman (Lab)

1. That the Mayor be appointed, and Paul Dennett (Lab) (Salford) be appointed as the substitute member to act as the GMCA’s appointment to the Transport for the North Board and the Rail North Committee.

1. That the Mayor be appointed, and Paul Dennett (Lab) (Salford) be appointed as the substitute member to act as the GMCA’s appointment to the Transport for the North General Purposes Committee.

1. That Stephen Adshead (Lab) (Trafford) be appointed, and Barry Taylor (Lab) (Wigan) be appointed as the substitute member to act as the GMCA’s appointment to the Transport for the North Audit & Governance Committee.

1. That Paul Kenny (Lab) (Wigan) be appointed, and Olly Baskerville (Lab) (Trafford) be appointed as the substitute member to act as the GMCA’s appointment to the Transport for the North Scrutiny Committee.

1. That Councillors Eleanor Wills (Lab) (Tameside), Akhtar Zaman (Lab) (Bolton), Nazia Rehman (Lab) (Wigan), Phil Cusack (Lab) (Salford) and Liz Patel (Lab) (Trafford) be appointed to the Growth Company Board for 2026/27.