Councillor Stephen Lismore

That this House notes with sadness, the tragic death of Councillor Stephen Lismore in a climbing accident in Italy on the weekend of 7 February 2026; passes on its condolences to the partner, family and friends of Councillor Lismore; further notes that Stephen had represented Staveley North on Chesterfield Borough Council and before that Chesterfield North division on Derbyshire County Council; recalls that he had been appointed Chesterfield Borough Council' s cabinet member for Health and Wellbeing, providing leadership to a range of council services including community safety, parks and open spaces, and sport and leisure services, a role which he fulfilled with great passion and a real commitment to achieving the very best for the people and places of Chesterfield; and also notes that Stephen served for many years as a civil servant at the Department for Work and Pensions and was instrumental in leading programmes to supporting adults with autism to find work, and was the founder of the charity Touchstone which did a great deal to reduce poverty and deprivation and provide support to people from lower demographic social backgrounds.