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Agenda item

Public Questions

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

Please note that the list of public questions is shown under item 4 in the agenda pack.

Minutes:

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

(a)       The question submitted by Mr John Gotelee on the subject of an explanation of the measures taken in order to comply with regulation 64 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in relation to the London Road Industrial Estate was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Economic Development.

(b)       The question submitted by Mr Alan Pearce on the subject of the reasons for not undertaking and publishing an environmental impact assessment prior to constructing the new access road from the A339 onto London Road Industrial Estate was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Economic Development.

(c)       The question submitted by Mr Graham Storey on the subject of the details around the Joint Venture with Sovereign Housing would be provided with a written answer by the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Housing.

(d)       The question submitted by Mr Graham Storey on the subject of the setting up of a housing company to deliver social housing would be provided with a written answer by the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Housing.

(e)       The question submitted by Mr Vaughan Miller on the subject of the cuts in funding to Youth Services, youth activities and children’s safeguarding services over the last ten years was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Children, Young People and Education.

(f)        The question submitted by Mr Vaughan Miller on the subject of how many of the football pitches currently managed directly or indirectly by the Council were being ruined due to over playing was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Public Health and Community Wellbeing, Leisure and Culture.

(g)       The question submitted by Mr Alan Pearce on the subject of a Tree Preservation Order which was put on the Swale situated on land west of Tesco and then removed was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Transport and Countryside.

(h)      The question submitted by Mr Paul Morgan on the subject of the current members of the LRIE Steering Group and their respective roles was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Economic Development.

(i)        The question submitted by Mr Paul Morgan on the subject of why the detail requested in relation to payments made to Property Consultants had to be obtained via a FoI request was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Economic Development.

(j)         The question submitted by Mr Vaughan Miller on the subject of new funding for youth services from the youth investment fund would be provided with a written answer by the Portfolio Holder for Children, Young People and Education.

(k)       The question submitted by Mr John Stewart on the subject of funding for the Henwick Worthy Sports Facility project was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Public Health and Community Wellbeing, Leisure and Culture.

(l)        The question submitted by Mr John Stewart on the subject of infrastructure funded by s106 in 2019/20 on a Henwick Worthy Sports facilities project was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Public Health and Community Wellbeing, Leisure and Culture.

(m)     The question submitted by Mr Lee McDougall on the subject of whether Sport England and the Football Association had been given details regarding the possible replacement football ground was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Public Health and Community Wellbeing, Leisure and Culture.

(n)      The question submitted by Mr Jason Braidwood on the subject of grass pitch usage was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Economic Development.

(o)       The question submitted by Mr Paul Morgan on the subject of the proposed public consultation would be provided with a written answer by the Portfolio Holder for Public Health and Community Wellbeing, Leisure and Culture.

(p)       The question submitted by Mr Jason Braidwood on the subject of whether the objectives of the rugby club, the Council and the football community of Newbury would be aligned was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Public Health and Community Wellbeing, Leisure and Culture.

(q)       The question submitted by Mr Lee McDougall on the subject of how local football teams would be able to generate income was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Public Health and Community Wellbeing, Leisure and Culture.

(r)        The question submitted by Mr Alan Pearce on the subject of the timetable of events and milestones for the new facility was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Public Health and Community Wellbeing, Leisure and Culture.

(s)       The question submitted by Mr Vaughan Miller on the subject of whether the replacement facility would be of equivalent or better quality would be provided with a written answer by the Portfolio Holder for Public Health and Community Wellbeing, Leisure and Culture.

(t)        The question submitted by Mr Gary Norman on the subject of whether the Diamond at Pigeon’s Farm would be a satisfactory Plan B was answered by the Portfolio Holder for Public Health and Community Wellbeing, Leisure and Culture.

(u)      The question submitted by Mr John Stewart on the subject of the Constitution of the new Culture and Leisure Programme Board would be provided with a written answer by the Portfolio Holder for Public Health and Community Wellbeing, Leisure and Culture.

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