Decision details

LEADER' STATEMENT AND CABINET QUESTION TIME

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Decision Maker: Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

(a) Written question (Notice given)

The Leader of the Council, Councillor E O’Brien, made a statement on the work undertaken by him since the date of the last Council meeting.

The Leader and the relevant Cabinet Members answered questions raised by Councillors on the following issues:

	Questioner	Cabinet Member	Topic
1	Cllr McBriar	Cllr L Smith	SEND
2	Cllr E Moss	Cllr Morris	Economic Development Strategy
3	Cllr Staples Jones	Leader	Chapelfield nature reserve
4	Cllr Rydeheard	Cllr Staples Jones	Tree Pruning
5	Cllr M Smith	Cllr L Smith	RAAC
6	Cllr Grimshaw	Cllr Gold	Black History Month
7	Cllr Rizvi	Leader	Prestwich Regeneration
8	Cllr Vernon	Leader	Traffic Cameras
9	N Frith	Cllr Morris	Burrs Live
10	Cllr McGill	Cllr Gold	Cost of living crisis
11	Cllr Lancaster	Leader	Planning Inspectorate
12	Withdrawn
13	Cllr Green	Cllr Morris	Taxi licensing
14	Cllr LJ Dean	Cllr Staples Jones	Council Tax rebate Scheme

Due to the lack of time to answer questions 15 to 18 inclusive, the Leader gave an undertaking that copies of those questions and responses will be circulated to all Councillors. The Leader also gave an undertaking to make these available on the Council Web Site.

b) Verbal Questions

Questioner	Cabinet Member	Topic
Cllr Bernstein	Cllr O’Brien	£450k for Bury FC
Cllr M Smith	Cllr L Smith	Admissions policy for Radcliffe School
Cllr Green	Cllr Morris	Taxi licensing
Cllr Farooq	Cllr O’Brien	Clean Air Plan
Cllr Pilkington	Cllr O’Brien	Promote cycling in the Borough
Cllr S Arif	Cllr O’Brien	Muslim Burials costs
Cllr J Lancaster	Cllr Tariq	Contraceptive and sexual health services
Cllr Birchmore	L Smith	School uniform
Cllr Rizvi	Cllr O’Brien	Sinkhole update

Publication date: 21/11/2023

Date of decision: 13/09/2023

Decided at meeting: 13/09/2023 - Council

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