Questions to Cabinet Members
A period of 20 minutes is allocated for questions to be put to Cabinet Members by members of the Council. Notice of questions need not be given in advance of the meeting. Questions must relate to the powers, duties or responsibilities of the Cabinet. Questions put to Cabinet Members must relate to their portfolio responsibilities.
The Leader will determine how Cabinet question time should be allocated where there are a number of Members wishing to ask questions. Where a question relates to a matter which appears on the agenda, the Leader may allow the question to be asked at the beginning of consideration of that item.
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Councillor J Hammond sought the Cabinet’s support for a campaign to encourage more people to cycle. The Leader replied that the campaign would have the Cabinet’s full support. The Environment Portfolio Holder added that a cycling seminar was due to be held the following evening at which views would be sought as to what the Council should do to promote cycling in Cheshire East.
Councillor S Corcoran referred to the Leader’s Easter message and invited him to elaborate on his views about faith. The Leader replied that his faith was important to him, that he had friends of different faiths, and that faith in general was an important part of life.
Councillor L Brown sought the Cabinet’s views on a move by Pfizer, an American Pharmaceuticals company, to take over AstraZeneca and the implications in particular for AstraZeneca’s manufacturing plant at Hurdsfield. The Leader replied that the plant at Hurdsfield was a world class facility and centre of excellence and should be supported. The Council would be watching the situation very carefully.
Councillor L Smetham asked if the Cabinet could offer reassurance about the Council’s five year supply of housing land. The Leader replied that the numbers in the plan were robust but that it was important for planning inspectors to support the Council’s plan consistently.
Councillor K Edwards asked if the Council had any plans to create a walking path extending across the length of the Borough similar to the Sandstone Trail and Gritstone Way. The Leader asked the Environment Portfolio Holder to look into the matter.