County Azhar Ali OBE - Councillor for Lancashire

Councillor County Azhar Ali OBE

 Independent

Email: azhar.ali@lancashire.gov.uk

Council: Lancashire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Employment Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (County Councillor In Attendance) Full Council (Committee Member) Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee (County Councillor in Attendance., Committee Member) Lancashire Combined County Authority - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Budget and Finance Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Health and Adult Services Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Lancashire Combined County Authority - Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Lancashire Combined County Authority - Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 8th December, 2025 3.00 pm

The Lancashire Combined County Authority - Overview and Scrutiny Committee are scheduled to meet on Monday 8 December 2025. Items to be discussed include the Local Transport Plan, the Committee's work programme for 2025/26, and an update from Matthew Sidgreaves, Chief Operating Officer, Lancashire County Combined Authority. The meeting is to be held at County Hall, Preston.

December 08, 2025
Cabinet County Councillor In Attendance

Cabinet - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 2.00 pm

At a meeting of the Lancashire County Council's cabinet, the council approved a proposal for local government reorganisation, reviewed the corporate performance and financial position, and adopted a local nature recovery strategy. The cabinet also discussed highway maintenance, traffic regulations, flood authority advice, and complaints handling.

November 27, 2025
Budget and Finance Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Budget and Finance Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 24th November, 2025 2.00 pm

The Budget and Finance Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the council's financial position, including the projected overspend for 2025/26, a preliminary assessment of the 2026/27 budget, and an efficiency review. The committee agreed to recommend to the cabinet that they arrange 45-minute meetings with each cabinet member before 21 January to allow members to scrutinise them at length. The committee also discussed the importance of explaining acronyms in reports, and the need for more detail in the mitigations section of the financial monitoring report.

November 24, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm

The Full Council of Lancashire Council is scheduled to meet on 20 November 2025 to discuss local government reorganisation, committee appointments, and updates to the council's constitution. The meeting will also address questions from councillors and consider several notices of motion. Reports from the cabinet and various committees are also scheduled to be noted.

November 20, 2025
Employment Committee CANCELLED Committee Member

Employment Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 1.00 pm

November 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Local Government Reorganisation

From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025

...that Cabinet endorses the proposal for two unitary councils for Lancashire, as set out in Appendix A, at its meeting on 27 November 2025, supporting a preferred proposal for Local Government Reorganisation to be submitted to the Government.

Recommendations Approved

To consider Notices of Motion Submitted under Standing Order B37

From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025

...to approve the recommendations related to the Notices of Motion concerning support for Northern Powerhouse Rail, objections to the proposed onshore cabling route for the Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Windfarm, a Civic Pride Action Plan, and assurance that local elections will not be cancelled.

Recommendations Approved

Committee Appointment

From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025

...to replace County Councillor Ella Worthington, they approved the appointment of County Councillor Alice Jones as the new Deputy Chair of the Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the 2025/26 municipal year.

Recommendations Approved

The Overview and Scrutiny Committees

From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025

...to note the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees, encompassing the Children, Families and Skills Committee meeting of 22 October 2025 and the Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Committee meeting of 23 October 2025, and to approve the recommendations made within those committees.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 32

Average per Month: 1.4

Decisions Recorded: 143