Matthew Morrow - Councillor for Greenwich (Plumstead Common)

Councillor Matthew Morrow

Labour and Co-operative Plumstead Common

Email: matthew.morrow@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Council: Greenwich

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Schools Forum (Committee Member) Council Special Meeting (Committee Member) Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Council Annual Meeting (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel

Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday, 23rd April, 2025 6.30 pm

The Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel were scheduled to meet on 23 April 2025 to discuss workforce strategies, the quality of services at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, and to receive an update from Healthwatch Greenwich. The meeting was also scheduled to include a period for public questions related to the agenda items.

April 23, 2025
Council

Council - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 7.00 pm

Royal Greenwich Council met on 26 March 2025, and among other items, noted the annual audit report, discussed corporate parenting, and approved the members' allowances scheme for 2025-26. Councillors also debated petitions from residents and discussed issues ranging from traffic management to knife crime. The council approved a motion regarding dockless cycles, and an amended motion on the economic impact assessment of selling off council car parks.

March 26, 2025
Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel

Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 20th March, 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting of the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel was scheduled to include presentations on maternal mortality and the prevention of avoidable ill health in Greenwich. It was also scheduled to include a discussion of the Panel’s work programme for the following year.

March 20, 2025
Council Special Meeting

Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm

The meeting approved the Council's Statement of Accounts for 2023-24, its Treasury Management and Capital Strategy for 2025-26, the Housing Revenue Account medium-term financial strategy, budget and rent setting, and its Medium Term Financial Strategy and budget and council tax setting for 2025-26.

February 26, 2025
Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel

Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday, 18th February, 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting of the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel was scheduled to receive a report on the proportion of NHS spending on mental health, and to note future work items for the Panel.

February 18, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Statement of Accounts

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025, including the Royal Borough of Greenwich Statement of Accounts and the Royal Borough of Greenwich Pension Fund Statement of Accounts, were approved.

Recommendations Approved

Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27+

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...to provide for £35m of investment, including £22m for increasing costs due to demand and inflation, £9m for capital investment financing, and £1m for Freedom Pass, while also agreeing the proposed Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27 to 2029/30, which includes a 2.00% adult social care precept and a 2.99% main council tax rate increase, and approving the allocation of £4.034m per year for the Department for Work and Pensions’ Crisis and Resilience Fund.

Recommendations Approved

Budget and Council Tax Setting 2026/27

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved the council budget for 2026/27, agreed a 4.99% increase in the borough element of council tax (including a 2.99% increase for service delivery pressures and a 2% adult social care precept), and set the overall council tax levels, including a specific addition for taxpayers surrounding the Gloucester Circus garden.

Recommendations Approved

Treasury Management and Capital Strategy 2026/27

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved the Treasury Management Strategy, Capital Strategy, Prudential Indicators, and Minimum Revenue Provision arrangements for 2026/27.

Recommendations Approved

Housing Revenue Account Medium Term Financial Strategy & 2026/27 Budget and Rent Setting

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved a 4.8% increase in council home rents, a 5.3% increase in tenant service charges, and other rent and charge adjustments to partially mitigate financial pressures on the Housing Revenue Account, while also agreeing to various cost-saving measures and funding allocations.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 38

Average per Month: 1.6

Decisions Recorded: 76