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:
The following Member questions were submitted:-
1. Cllr L Jeuda referred to the September 2016 Cabinet meeting, where a report had been considered relating to the net cost of accepting asylum seeking children. She asked what representations the Council had made to Government and if it could be confirmed that Cabinet would receive a further update on progress at the end of the financial year. -The Leader of the Council, Cllr Rachel Bailey and Communities and Health Portfolio Holder, Cllr P Bates, responded and undertook to provide an update at the next Cabinet meeting.
2. Cllr D Flude stated that she was Mental Health Champion for Cheshire East. She asked whether there were support systems in place for staff who found themselves in difficulty, for example when suspended from duty. – The Leader of the Council and the Corporate Policy and Legal Services Portfolio Holder, Cllr P Findlow, responded and also undertook to provide a written response.
3. Cllr S Corcoran asked whether the Council would start to provide Fair Trade coffee at its meetings. - The Leader of the Council, Cllr Rachel Bailey responded.
4. Cllr D Bailey asked whether the Leader of the Council had been in discussion with the MP for Crewe in respect of the Schools National Funding Formula. - The Leader of the Council, Cllr Rachel Bailey responded.
5. Cllr Janet Jackson asked whether Cabinet would consider the Council’s policy in respect of new developments, with regard to public open space, where there was an option to pay a commuted sum, or to set up a Residents’ Management Company to manage the open space. – The Housing and Planning Portfolio Holder, Cllr A Arnold responded.
6. Cllr N Mannion referred to the Air Quality Management Areas in the Borough. He considered that, had the correct figures been recorded, there could have had been contributions from developers and grounds for objecting to applications. He asked when the report relating to the internal investigation in respect of this would be made available to Members.- The Communities and Health Portfolio Holder, Cllr P Bates, responded that once results available they would be provided.