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LEADER' STATEMENT AND CABINET QUESTION TIME

Meeting: 24/11/2021 - Council (Item 38)

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To receive a report from the Leader of the Council on the work of the Cabinet and to answer written questions from Members of the Council to the Leader, Cabinet Members and Chair of a Committee on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties which affect the Borough, provided the necessary written notice has been given. (30 minutes)

A member may ask a verbal question of the Leader, any Member of the Cabinet or Chair of a Committee about any matter on the Council agenda and which the Council has powers or duties or which affects the Borough. Only one verbal question per Councillor. (15 minutes)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

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:

Cabinet Member	Questioner	Topic
1. Cllr Gold	Cllr Vernon	Hardship Fund
2. Cllr Quinn	Cllr Whitby	Springwater Park
3. Cllr O’Brien	Cllr Boroda	Post offices
4. Cllr Quinn	Cllr Y Wright	Market St, Tottington
5. Cllr O’Brien	Cllr Farooq	Rough Sleepers
6. Cllr O’Brien	Cllr Peel	Universal Credit
7. Cllr Gold	Cllr LJ Dean	Civic location for George Peachment
8. Cllr O’Brien	Cllr Powell	Governance Review
9. Cllr O’Brien	Cllr Peel	New Planning Formula


Due to the lack of time to answer questions 10 to 32 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.

Cabinet Member	Questioner	Topic
1. Cllr O’Brien	Cllr N Jones	Staffing
2. Cllr O’Brien	Cllr Powell	Prestwich Walk in Centre
3. Cllr O’Brien	Cllr McGill	Support for Military Personnel
4. Cllr O’Brien	Cllr Birchmore	Vaccination Centres
5. Cllr O’Brien	Cllr L Smith	Funding for Social Care
6. Cllr O’Brien	Cllr McBriar	Community Hubs
7. Cllr O’Brien	Cllr Butler	Brownfield First
8. Cllr O’Brien	Cllr S Wright	Longfield Centre Rental