Issue - meetings

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.

Councillor S Corcoran referred to a letter from Fiona Bruce MP to Churches Together in Sandbach in November 2015 indicating that to her knowledge Cheshire East Council had not registered with the Government to accept Syrian Refugees. Councillor Corcoran asked what progress had been made since November. The Chairman replied that the Council had accepted a number of lone children but that it was important to have the right infrastructure in place in order to receive refugees. The Deputy Cabinet Member for Communities added that this could only be achieved by obtaining clarity on funding and through agreements with other councils at a sub-regional level. The Council had registered with the Home Office its intention to participate once the details had been worked out.

Councillor D Flude asked, in connection with safe cycling routes, if the emissions monitors in certain roads in Crewe and Nantwich could be checked to make sure they were accurate. The Chairman asked Councillor Flude to provide details of the locations so that the monitors could be checked.

Councillor N Mannion expressed concern that some of the data being used in connection with the current children’s centre consultation was out of date, inaccurate or missing. He asked for assurances that the data being used was the 2015 indices of deprivation data, was accurate and that the projected population of 0-4 year-olds had been included. The Portfolio Holder for Children and Families undertook to look into the matter and provide a written reply.