Committees
I have served on Beaconsfield Town Council since 2017 and on Buckinghamshire Council since 2021. These are the committees I have sat on, year by year. I now chair Finance & Resources, which scrutinises how the council spends your money.
Buckinghamshire Council
Finance & Resources Select CommitteeChairman since 20 May 2026
Scrutinises how the council raises and spends its money: the £577m budget, council tax, reserves, borrowing and performance, on behalf of more than 570,000 residents.
Watch me at this committee: 8 October 2026, 16 July 2026
The record on your moneyGrowth, Infrastructure & Housing Select CommitteeMember since May 2025
Scrutinises the Local Plan, housing targets, roads and the infrastructure that new homes depend on.
Watch me at this committee: 23 September 2026, 10 July 2026, 17 March 2026, 27 January 2026
The record on housing & the local planEast & South Bucks Area Planning CommitteeMember since May 2025
Decides planning applications across the east and south of the county, including Beaconsfield. Members decide each application on its planning merits.
Watch me at this committee: 31 March 2026, 3 February 2026, 13 January 2026, 11 November 2025
Standards & General Purposes CommitteeChairman, 2025/26
Oversees councillors' code of conduct, standards complaints and the council's constitution.
Watch me at this committee: 23 April 2026, 16 October 2025
The record on transparencyStrategic Sites CommitteeMember, 2021 to 2025
Decides the largest planning applications in Buckinghamshire.
Watch me at this committee: 24 September 2026, 19 March 2026
Beaconsfield Town Council
Councillor, Central WardSince 2017
Mayor and Deputy MayorDeputy Mayor 2022/23, Mayor of Beaconsfield 2023/24
Town Council committeesResources, Planning and others; open a year for detail
2017/18: minutes not published online2018/19: minutes not published online3 committees in 2019/202020/21: minutes not published online3 committees in 2023/243 committees in 2024/252 committees in 2025/263 committees in 2026/27
Member or councillorChairman or MayorTown Council minutes not published onlineElectionSelect a year or a committee for more.
Year by year
2026/272 posts, 6 meetings on video
Roles
- Chairman, Finance & Resources Select Committee
- Member, Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee
- Member, East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee
- Town Council: Resources Committee
- Town Council: Planning Committee
- Town Council: Grievance & Disciplinary Panel
- Councillor, Beaconsfield Town Council (Central Ward)
On video
- Finance & Resources Select Committee, 8 October 2026 43 clips
- Strategic Sites Committee, 24 September 2026 13 clips
- Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 23 September 2026 4 clips
- Finance & Resources Select Committee, 16 July 2026 38 clips
- Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 10 July 2026 5 clips
- Full Council, 20 May 2026 1 clips
2025/26Re-elected to Buckinghamshire Council. 48 posts, 12 meetings on video, 6 recorded votes
Roles
- Member, Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee
- Member, East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee
- Chairman, Standards & General Purposes Committee
- Town Council: Resources Committee
- Town Council: Open Spaces Committee
- Councillor, Beaconsfield Town Council (Central Ward)
On video
- Standards & General Purposes Committee, 23 April 2026 40 clips
- Full Council, 15 April 2026 2 clips
- East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 31 March 2026 1 clips
- Strategic Sites Committee, 19 March 2026 14 clips
- Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 17 March 2026 7 clips
- East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 3 February 2026 7 clips
- Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 27 January 2026 4 clips
- East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 13 January 2026 3 clips
- Full Council, 26 November 2025 4 clips
- Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 18 November 2025 4 clips
- East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 11 November 2025 13 clips
- Standards & General Purposes Committee, 16 October 2025 35 clips
Recorded votes
- Rooftop solar and batteries on new development Against
- Further £5m for road maintenance from reserves (budget amendment) Against
- Budget and council tax 2026/27 For
- Object to the Fire Authority's proposed cuts (Jackson's motion) For
- Change how Community Board chairs are appointed Vote not recorded in the minutes
- Object to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 For
Posts
- Chairing the Standards and General Purposes Committee
- Increasing transparency in our council
- Challenging the Chief Fire Officer on Beaconsfield Fire Engine Cuts!
- Visiting the Butterfly House at Florence Nightingale Hospice
- Meeting the National Farmers' Union
- Ensuring developer contributions are secured first
2024/2522 posts, 7 recorded votes
Roles
- Member, Strategic Sites Committee
- Town Council: Resources Committee
- Town Council: Open Spaces Committee
- Town Council: Appeals Panel
- Councillor, Beaconsfield Town Council (Central Ward)
Recorded votes
- Keep respite and day care centres open pending a decision (budget amendment) Not present
- Budget and council tax 2025/26 Not present
- Oppose VAT on independent school fees Not present
- High Wycombe community governance review For
- Ask the Government to reinstate the Winter Fuel Allowance For
- Replace the wording of the NPPF motion (amendment) Against
- Oppose the Government's NPPF changes For
2023/24Mayor of Beaconsfield. 4 posts, 6 recorded votes
Roles
- Member, Strategic Sites Committee
- Mayor of Beaconsfield
- Town Council: Community Safety Committee
- Town Council: Open Spaces Committee
- Town Council: Appeals Panel
- Councillor, Beaconsfield Town Council (Central Ward)
Recorded votes
2022/23Deputy Mayor. 6 posts, 1 recorded vote
Roles
- Member, Strategic Sites Committee
- Deputy Mayor
- Councillor, Beaconsfield Town Council (Central Ward)
Recorded votes
2021/22Elected to Buckinghamshire Council. 10 posts, 4 recorded votes
Roles
- Member, Finance & Resources Select Committee
- Member, Strategic Sites Committee
- Councillor, Beaconsfield Town Council (Central Ward)
Recorded votes
2020/216 posts
Roles
- Town Council: minutes for this year are not published online.
- Councillor, Beaconsfield Town Council (Central Ward)
2019/208 posts
Roles
- Town Council: Planning Committee
- Town Council: Community & Safety Committee
- Town Council: Governance Committee
- Councillor, Beaconsfield Town Council (Central Ward)
Posts
- (Extinction) Rebellion is not the answer
- Representing BCCA at a local political hustings and on BBC News
- Out and about speaking to residents in Beaconsfield Town
- 'We're ready for a Global Britain' - featured in the Slough & South Bucks Observer
- Domestic Abuse Bill is crucial - featured in Bucks Free Press
- Labour’s plans to abolish OFSTED and private schools should concern all parents
2018/191 post
Roles
- Town Council: minutes for this year are not published online.
- Councillor, Beaconsfield Town Council (Central Ward)
2017/18Elected to Beaconsfield Town Council.
Roles
- Town Council: minutes for this year are not published online.
- Councillor, Beaconsfield Town Council (Central Ward)
Annual Town Council meeting minutes (beaconsfieldtowncouncil.gov.uk): 23.05.19, 20.05.21, 25.05.23, 16.05.24, 15.05.25, 21.05.26. Minutes for 2017/18, 2018/19, 2020/21 and 2022/23 not found online.
Watch from the committee room
Clips from recent meetings, with captions.
All 238 clips as reels
Full meetings are webcast by Buckinghamshire Council at buckinghamshire.public-i.tv.