Public Speaking Time/Open Session
In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant to the work of the meeting. Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.
Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.
Minutes:
Cllr B Murphy used public speaking time to ask a question concerning GP surgery waiting times and what the situation was in East Cheshire in respect of this. The Chairman responded that this issue was included on the work programme for consideration by the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee.
Cllr Murphy also referred to recent applications for housing developments submitted to the Council’s Strategic Planning Board and had noted that on a number of occasions the health providers had not submitted comments on the applications. It was reported that officers of the Council were due to meet with officers from NHS England to discuss infrastructure issues, in order to ensure that partners were aware of the number of approved housing developments and population movements in Cheshire East.
Cllr D Flude used public speaking time to state that Leighton Hospital’s Trust had been rated as “good” in the latest Care Quality Commission findings and rated as 18th in the Country.