Stephen Conway -  for Wokingham (Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst)

Stephen Conway

Liberal Democrats Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst

Email: stephen.conway@wokingham.gov.uk(link sends email)

Council: Wokingham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Executive - Individual Member Decisions (Committee Member) Berkshire Prosperity Board Community and Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Observer, Guest) Wokingham Borough Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Personnel Board (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Guest) Planning Committee Council (Committee Member) Executive (Chair) Climate Emergency Overview and Scrutiny Committee Shareholder Committee (Chair)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

106 meetings · Page 1 of 22

Executive Chair

Extraordinary, Executive - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 04, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 27, 2025
Executive Chair

Executive - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 20, 2025
Personnel Board CANCELLED Committee Member

Employment and Staffing Committee - Monday, 17th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 17, 2025
Wokingham Borough Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Wokingham Borough Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 5.00 pm

November 13, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

114 decisions · Page 15 of 23

Capital Programme and Strategy 2025-2028

From: Executive - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 20, 2025

The capital programme and strategy 2025 – 2028 sets out the capital investment for the benefit of the community and how this is funded.

Recommendations Approved

Housing Revenue Account Budget 2025/26

From: Executive - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 20, 2025

The revenue and capital budgets for 2025/26 are set and tenants rent levels are set for 2025/26 to ensure sound finances and value for money in providing housing services for council tenants.

Recommendations Approved

Remaining Grant Allocation for the delivery of Afghan Refugee Resettlement Scheme

From: Executive - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 20, 2025

In 2023 the Council successfully secured £3.1m of Local Authority Housing fund (LAHF) grant allocation for the purchase of the 17 properties as part of the Ukrainian and Afghan resettlement scheme. In March 2023, Executive approved the release of up to £2m commuted sums (developer contributions for affordable housing) to be used in conjunction with this grant to purchase these properties. Further approving delegated powers for the Deputy Chief Executive to approve the transfer of commuted sums, the end landlord and borrowing terms for each property. The 17 properties have now successfully been purchased and this paper seeks approval to purchase a further single property while remaining within the original budget envelope approved in March 2023.

Recommendations Approved

School Admission Arrangements for 2026-2027

From: Executive - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 20, 2025

The School Admissions Code (Sept 2021), published by the Department for Education, requires all admission authorities to consult on their admission arrangements if they are seeking to make changes from the previous year or if the arrangements have not been consulted on for at least 7 years. Consultation will be taking place for a minimum of 6 weeks between 1 October 2024 and 31 January 2025 for proposed changes to the admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools in Wokingham for the school year 2026/27. Executive will be asked to determine the final arrangements which must be determined by 28 February 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 106

Average per Month: 4.6

Decisions Recorded: 114