Agenda item

To approve the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 5 December 2023.

The Committee considered the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 5 December 2023.

RESOLVED: - That the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 5 December 2023 be approved as an accurate record of the meeting.

Chairman’s Congratulatory Remarks

The Chairman, on behalf of the Court of Aldermen, offered congratulations to Alderman Alison Gowman who had been made a Doctor of Civil Law at Durham University and who had also been appointed as one of the City Corporation’s Policy Leads of Sustainability.

He went on to congratulate Alderman Vincent Keaveny who had been offered an Honorary Fellowship by UCL in recognition of his work to reestablish the link between the Mayoralty and the University which the current Lord Mayor was continuing.

Finally, congratulations were offered to Alderman Alastair King who had become an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities &? Investment (CISI).