Agenda item

Members of the Executive to answer questions submitted by members of the public in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.

Please note that the list of public questions is shown under item 6 in the agenda pack.

A full transcription of the public and Member question and answer sessions are available from the following link: Transcription of Q&As.

a)    A question standing in the name of John Gotelee on the subject of the Tesco Culvert was answered by the Executive Member for Finance and Economic Development.

b)    It was agreed that a question standing in the name of Susan Millington on the subject of a tree planting target would receive a written response from the Executive Member for Transport and Countryside, given that she was unable to attend the meeting.

c)    A question standing in the name of Paula Saunderson on the subject of  funding from Central Government for the Covid-19 pandemic was answered by the Executive Member for Finance and Economic Development.

d)    It was agreed that a question standing in the name of Paula Saunderson on the subject of the distribution of the Covid-19 funding would receive a written response from the Executive Member for Finance and Economic Development.

e)    It was agreed that a question standing in the name of Paula Saunderson on the subject of the number of recipients of the Covid-19 funding would receive a written response from the Executive Member for Finance and Economic Development.

f)     It was agreed that a question standing in the name of Ros Clow on the subject of  a working from home hub in Newbury would receive a written response from the Executive Member for public Health and Community Wellbeing, given that they were unable to attend the meeting.

g)    A question standing in the name of Alan Pearce on the subject of the swale situated on land west of Tesco was answered by the Executive Member for Transport and Countryside.

h)   A question standing in the name of John Gotelee on the subject of water quality at the outfall of the Thames Water sewer was answered by the Executive Member for Transport and Countryside.

i)     A question standing in the name of Paul Morgan on the subject of additional expenditure on the London Road Industrial Estate was answered by the Executive Member for Finance and Economic Development.

j)      It was agreed that a question standing in the name of Stuart Gourley on the subject of development principles in the Avison Young LRIE Master Plan would receive a written response from the Executive Member for Finance and Economic Development , given that he was unable to attend the meeting.

k)     A question standing in the name of Alan Pearce on the subject of costs paid to ARDENT Consulting Engineers was answered by the Executive Member for Transport and Countryside.

l)     A question standing in the name of Lee McDougall on the subject of  the re-opening of Faraday Road Football Ground was answered by the Executive Member for Finance and Economic Development.

m)    A question standing in the name of Vaughan Miller on the subject of  making the football ground available was answered by the Executive Member for Finance and Economic Development.

n)   A question standing in the name of Vaughan Miller on the subject of making the recreational sports pitch in Faraday Road work was answered by the Executive Member for Public Health and Community Wellbeing.

o)    A question standing in the name of Vaughan Miller on the subject of  the users of the recreational sports pitch was answered by the Executive Member for Public Health and Community Wellbeing.

p)    A question standing in the name of Maria Morgan on the subject of the visual amenity of the flats being built on the Sterling Cable site and the old bus station was answered by the Executive Member for Planning and Housing.

q)    A question standing in the name of Jon Stewart on the subject of  money spent on St Modwen Developments Ltd was answered by the Executive Member for Finance and Economic Development.

r)     It was agreed that a question standing in the name of Jason Braidwood on the subject of would receive a written response from the Executive Member for Public Health and Community Wellbeing, given that he was unable to attend the meeting.