Questions
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.
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.
Minutes:
Members asked the following questions:-
Cllr Gardiner, in respect of contributions to secondary education from developers submitting planning applications – The Safeguarding Children and Adults Portfolio Holder, Cllr Rachel Bailey responded.
Cllr Hammond, in respect of neighbourhood planning in Cheshire East – The Housing and Jobs Portfolio Holder, Cllr D Stockton, responded.
Cllr Mason, in respect of devolvement of the health budget from Manchester to Cheshire East - The Care and Health in the Community Portfolio Holder, Cllr J Clowes, responded.
Cllr Hunter, in respect of the Older People action Group, in Crewe – The Care and Health in the Community Portfolio Holder, Cllr J Clowes, responded.
Cllr Merry, in respect of the recent Portfolio Holder decision concerning car parking charges in Crewe, under the Car Parking Consolidation Order 2015 – Cllr D Topping, the Service Commissioning Portfolio Holder, responded to say that this matter had been called in for consideration by the relevant Scrutiny Committee and it would not, therefore, be appropriate for him to comment at this stage .
Cllr Neilson, in respect of what the Leader of the Council was doing to protect Cheshire East services, in view of the closer working with the Manchester Authorities and devolvement of the NHS budget to Manchester – The Deputy Leader and Strategic Outcomes Portfolio Holder,Cllr D Brown responded.
Cllr A Moran, in respect of disruption caused by the amount of highway works in Nantwich- The Service Commissioning Portfolio Holder, Cllr D Topping responded.
Cllr K Edwards, in respect of the budget for neighbourhood planning – The Housing and Jobs Portfolio Holder, Cllr D Stockton and the Finance Portfolio Holder P Raynes responded.