Gilbert Smyth - Councillor for Hackney (Stoke Newington)

Councillor Gilbert Smyth

Labour Stoke Newington

Email: gilbert.smyth@hackney.gov.uk

Council: Hackney

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Licensing Sub Committee E (Committee Member, Chair, Substitute) Corporate Committee Council (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Chair) Licensing Sub Committee A (Committee Member, Substitute) Licensing Sub Committee B (Substitute, Committee Member) Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission (Committee Member) Audit Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee D (Chair, Committee Member, Substitute) Licensing Sub Committee C (Chair, Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

108 meetings · Page 1 of 22

Council Committee Member

Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday 28 May 2026 7.00 pm

May 28, 2026, 7:00 pm
Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Thursday 16 April 2026 6.30 pm

April 16, 2026, 6:30 pm
Licensing Committee Chair

Licensing Committee - Wednesday 25 March 2026 7.00 pm

March 25, 2026, 7:00 pm
Licensing Sub Committee C Committee Member

Licensing Sub Committee C - Wednesday 18 March 2026 7.00 pm

March 18, 2026, 7:00 pm
Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission Committee Member

Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission - Monday 9 March 2026 7.00 pm

The Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission met to discuss Hackney's Evening and Night Time Economy Strategy, review business support provision, and consider its work programme. The Commission agreed the minutes of its previous meetings and discussed future site visits and focus groups.

March 09, 2026, 7:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

256 decisions · Page 1 of 52

Labour Group Motion - Right to Grow

From: Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 4 March 2026 7.00 pm - March 04, 2026

...adopted the principle of a right to grow on suitable council-owned land and committed to working with local groups and partners to identify and make this land available for community cultivation.

Recommendations Approved

2026/27 Budget and Council Tax EXEMPT Appendix

From: Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 4 March 2026 7.00 pm - March 04, 2026

...to note the 2026/27 Budget and Council Tax exempt appendix without discussion.

Recommendations Approved

Exclusion of Press and Public

From: Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 4 March 2026 7.00 pm - March 04, 2026

...that recommendations were approved without the need for an exempt session to exclude the press and public.

Recommendations Approved

Hackney Independent Socialist Group Amendments to Motion

From: Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 4 March 2026 7.00 pm - March 04, 2026

...the proposed amendments from the Hackney Independent Socialist Group were not carried.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 108

Average per Month: 4.3

Decisions Recorded: 256