Leader's Announcements
To receive such announcements as may be made by the Leader.
Minutes:
The Leader announced that:
With immediate effect, Councillor Sam Gardner had been appointed to Cabinet, his new portfolio to be open spaces, Councillor Liz Durham to replace him as Deputy Cabinet Member for finance.
He had recently returned from China as part of a trade delegation where he had met with businesses looking to invest in Cheshire East.
He had recently met with government Ministers on a number of matters, but understood that an announcement regarding HS2 was imminent.
He welcomed the Chancellor’s recent announcement that Councils would soon be able to retain most of the business rates paid by local businesses, which could be of significant value to Cheshire East.
Sunday marked the 100th day since the Bosley explosion and he paid tribute to those who had raised money, including Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
Work on the UCT was progressing and to build on this, an ASDV would be set up to deal with learning and skills.;
The Cheshire and Warrington and Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) had signed a concordat to drive forward the Northern Gateway Partnership and unlock major growth and investment opportunities.
The Engine of the North was assisting in delivering affordable housing to rent for those who needed this.
Cheshire Police had been ranked in the top five of the Peel reports.