Issue - meetings

In accordance with Procedure Rule 11, opportunity is provided for Members of the Council to ask the Mayor, the appropriate Cabinet Member or the Chairman of a Committee any question about a matter which the Council, the Cabinet or the Committee has powers, duties or responsibilities.

Questions to the Mayor or Chairman of a Commitee must be sent in writing to the Monitoring Officer at least 3 clear working days before the meeting.

At Council meetings, there will be a maximum question time period of 30 minutes. Questions will be selected by the Mayor, using the criteria agreed by Council. Any questions which are accepted, but which cannot be dealt with during the allotted period will be answered in writing. Questions must be brief, clear and focussed.

Due to the lateness in the day, at the suggestion of the Mayor, Council agreed that written responses should be provided for all the Member questions submitted in writing. These would be circulated by e-mail to all Members of the Council. The questions and responses are also attached to these minutes.