Liam Shrivastava - Councillor for Lewisham (New Cross Gate)

Councillor Liam Shrivastava

Lewisham Green Party Group New Cross Gate Leader of the Lewisham Green Group

Email: Liam.Shrivastava@lewisham.gov.uk

Council: Lewisham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Appointments Committee (Committee Member) Pensions Investment Committee (Committee Member) Standards Committee (Committee Member) New Cross Gate Local Assembly Meeting Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Call-In) Housing Select Committee (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee Public Accounts Select Committee (Guest)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

44 meetings · Page 1 of 9

Appointments Committee Committee Member

Appointments Committee - Friday, 19th December, 2025 9.30 am

The Lewisham Council Appointments Committee is scheduled to meet to elect a chair and vice chair, and to discuss the appointment of an Executive Director of Children and Young People. Members will also be asked to declare any personal interests they have in the items on the agenda.

December 19, 2025
Pensions Investment Committee Committee Member

Pensions Investment Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The Pensions Investment Committee is scheduled to discuss a range of topics at its upcoming meeting. These include investment proposals, the triennial valuation[^2] results, updates on pooling investments, feedback from a meeting with Blackrock[^3], and investment monitoring. Some of these items may be discussed in a closed session, excluding the press and public.

December 18, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to discuss the Lewisham Transformation Plan and the borough's economic development strategy, Inclusive Economy Lewisham. The committee will be asked to note the Transforming Lewisham Plan and its intended outcomes, and to comment on updates regarding the Inclusive Economy Lewisham strategy.

December 16, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm

The Council of Lewisham met on Wednesday 26 November 2025, addressing community safety concerns, celebrating achievements in planning and parks, and approving the annual accounts. The council also discussed petitions, public and member questions, and motions related to recognising the contributions of British West Indian service personnel and the Latin American community in Lewisham.

November 26, 2025
Appointments Committee Committee Member

Appointments Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 9.30 am

The Lewisham Council Appointments Committee met on Wednesday 26 November 2025, and appointed Modester Anucha as Director of Housing Strategy. Councillor Will Cooper was appointed Chair for the meeting.

November 26, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Housing Services Landlord Performance (Annual Report)

From: Housing Select Committee - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 18, 2025

...the committee noted feedback on the Housing Services Landlord Performance Annual Report for transparency and as pre-scrutiny input to the Mayor and Cabinet.

Recommendations Approved

Budget Savings

From: Housing Select Committee - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 18, 2025

...the Housing Select Committee of Lewisham referred a request to the Public Accounts Committee for clarification on the constitutionality of housing officers in court and a review of the legal framework and past decisions for compliance in relation to budget savings.

Recommendations Approved

Select Committee work programme

From: Housing Select Committee - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 18, 2025

...the committee updated its work programme for 2025-26, which includes items related to housing services performance, budget savings, housing policies, building programmes, and various performance monitoring reports.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of interest

From: Housing Select Committee - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 18, 2025

...Members were asked to declare any personal interests they have in any item on the agenda, as per the Council's Member Code of Conduct, with recommendations for handling such declarations approved.

Recommendations Approved

Responses from Mayor and Cabinet

From: Housing Select Committee - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 18, 2025

...to approve the recommendations put forth to them.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 44

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 83