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 M Grant asked the following questions:
What was the purpose of buying 2 farms in Leighton – was it to do with expansion of Bentley and the proposed closure of Sunnybank Road? The Cabinet Member for Regeneration undertook to provide a written response.
Given that HS2 to Birmingham has been put back by one year what conversations has anyone here at Cheshire East had with the Government on the future of HS2 coming here to Crewe? The Deputy Leader responded that HS2 was still firmly on the agenda and that the Council was still in conversations with Government, Network Rail, HS2 Committee and local and regional partners in delivering a hub station.
She had heard on Radio 4 about contracts being cancelled by private care company providers as they were not paid enough to costs especially pay increases due to the national wage and how this could be averted from happening in Cheshire East? Whilst recognising the volatility in the North West, the Cabinet Member for Adult and Integration responded that costs, including the national wage, had been included in the negotiations with care and domiciliary providers to ensure financial viability as far as possible for the foreseeable future.
Councillor S Corcoran asked that due to the changes in the British economy as a result of the EU referendum outcome should the growth assumptions in the Local Plan be revised and if so was the 36,000 figure for housing now excessive and how long would it be before Cheshire East could demonstrate a five year housing supply? The Deputy Leader responded that the growth assumptions in the Local Plan had been measured and tested, the figures been having put together whilst in recession and were not over optimistic.