Paul Bell - Councillor for Lewisham (Telegraph Hill)

Councillor Paul Bell

Labour Party Telegraph Hill Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care

Email: paul.bell@lewisham.gov.uk

Council: Lewisham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Health and Safety Committee (Vice-Chair) Mayor and Cabinet (Committee Member) Healthier Communities Select Committee (Cabinet Member, Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Group (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Deputy Chair) Works Council Strategic Planning Committee (Committee Member) Appointments Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

53 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Mayor and Cabinet Committee Member

(Budget), Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 6.00 pm

February 11, 2026, 6:00 pm
Corporate Parenting Group Committee Member

Corporate Parenting Group - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 6.00 pm

February 10, 2026, 6:00 pm
Health and Safety Committee Vice-Chair

Health and Safety Committee - Tuesday, 3rd February, 2026 6.30 pm

The Health and Safety Committee of Lewisham Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 3 February 2026. The meeting's agenda includes an update on health and safety matters, as well as an analysis of incidents within the council's libraries.

February 03, 2026, 6:30 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 7.30 pm

The Council of Lewisham Council met on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, to discuss a range of financial and governance matters. Key topics scheduled for consideration included the setting of the Council Tax base for the upcoming year, a review of the Council's constitution, and updates on treasury management.

January 28, 2026, 7:30 pm
Appointments Committee Committee Member

Appointments Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 9.30 am

The Appointments Committee of Lewisham Council was scheduled to convene on Thursday 22 January 2026 to discuss the appointment of a new Director of Housing Resident Engagement and Services. The meeting agenda also included the election of a Chair and Vice Chair, and the confirmation of previous minutes.

January 22, 2026, 9:30 am

Decisions from Meetings

259 decisions · Page 6 of 52

Authority To Procure & Award Sexual Health Services in Primary Care

From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 22, 2025

...to procure and award contracts for local Primary Care Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) provision, commencing on 1 April 2026 for five years, with a total contract value of £1,200,000, and to delegate authority for provider selection and contract agreement.

Recommendations Approved

Permission to procure - Hard Facilities Management - Mechanical, Electrical, Building Fabric and Fire & Security Services

From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 22, 2025

...to procure and award 3-year contracts, with a possible two-year extension, for Mechanical, Electrical, Building Fabric, and Fire & Security services, delegating authority to the Executive Director of Corporate Resources to select providers and finalize contracts.

Recommendations Approved

NHS Health Checks Contract Extension

From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 22, 2025

...to extend the contract with One Health Lewisham for the provision of NHS Health Checks for two years, from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2028, at a cost of £299,684 per year.

For Determination

Re-procurement of the online sexual and reproductive health services (E-Service)

From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 22, 2025

...to participate in a multi-authority procurement exercise led by the City of London for online sexual and reproductive health services and to extend the Inter Authority Agreement to access the current contract for these services by 12 months, with expenditure of up to £1,200,000.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes

From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 22, 2025

...to approve the minutes of the Mayor and Cabinet meeting held on 10 September 2025 as an accurate record, and to make several decisions regarding housing policies, repairs, regeneration projects, financial monitoring, contract extensions, business plans, a Better Care Fund agreement, school roof remediation, housing quality investments, library operations, the Surrey Canal station, complaint handling, and building security services.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 259