Councillor Martin Hayes

Council - Wednesday 12th November, 2025 7.00 pm

Westminster City Council met on Wednesday 12 November 2025, and approved the programme of meetings for 2026/2027, and a constitutional update relating to the delegation of functions under the London Squares Preservation Act 1931. Councillors also debated and approved a motion standing united against the rise of the far right and in support of inclusive communities.

Rating Advisory Panel - Tuesday 4th November, 2025 9.30 am

The Westminster Council Rating Advisory Panel met on Tuesday 4 November 2025. Councillor Concia Albert was scheduled to chair the meeting. The main item on the agenda was a discussion of NNDR Discretionary and Hardship Relief Applications.

Climate Action, Environment and Highways Policy and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 14th October, 2025 6.00 pm, NEW

The Climate Action, Environment and Highways Policy and Scrutiny Committee met to review the call-in of a decision regarding the implementation of Cycleway 43 (Section B). After hearing from Councillor Max Sullivan, Cabinet Member for Streets, and discussing concerns raised by Marylebone ward councillors, the committee voted to take no further action, allowing the Cabinet Member Decision to be implemented.

Climate Action, Environment and Highways Policy and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 25th September, 2025 6.30 pm

The Climate Action, Environment and Highways Policy and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the impact of the parking fee structure review, and the work and management of the City Inspectors, including the street-based intervention team. The committee recommended that the council consider expanding the current bands listed for pay to parking, give additional thought to how it can make parking easy and affordable for tradespeople, increase outreach with businesses that interact with the city inspectors, arrange neighbourhood coordination meetings outside of traditional working hours, engage with the Football Association to work towards an agreement whereby clubs would contribute to the cost of cleanup for mass fan gathering events, promote the positive contributions of city inspectors, and ensure ward councillors are adequately informed with regards to incidents that might emerge in their ward. The committee also reviewed and approved the committee work programme for forthcoming meetings.

Council - Wednesday 10th September, 2025 7.00 pm

The City of Westminster Council met on 10 September 2025, and began by electing Councillor Hamza Taouzzale as Relief Chair for the meeting. Councillors then heard questions from the public on topics ranging from policing to street lighting, and debated issues including pedestrianisation of Oxford Street, homelessness, and street cleaning. The council also received and noted the Annual Report of Policy and Scrutiny Activity in 2024/25 and the Annual Report of the Audit and Performance Committee 2024/25.