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.
Minutes:
Councillor G Baxendale asked about the timeline for work on the Congleton Relief Road.
Councillor D Brown responded that the Inspector’s report was awaited on the compulsory purchases of land. It was expected that the 2 stage tender process would start in July 2017 with construction due to be complete in Summer 2020.
Councillor S Corcoran stated that there were plans for a roundabout at J17 Sandbach which would eliminate the queues but developers wanted to build an inferior one which would result in queues of over half a mile long for 3 hours a day and asked if Cabinet agreed with him that this was not a non-material amendment to a planning application.
The Leader responded that she noted the question but as this was a regulatory matter it would be inappropriate for Cabinet to respond.
Councillor M Deakin asked about graveyard provision in Alsager as he understool that the number of plots available was in single figures and people wished to be buried where they had lived all their lives. The Local Plan team had tried to tackle the problem but had got no further forward. He asked if Cabinet could kick start talks with local residents to try to solve this issue.
The Leader responded to say that a conservation had been held with Orbitas, a strategy was under commission and a paper would be brought to Cabinet in the future to look at the issue, with engagement taking place with Alsager Town Council to find a solution.