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Late Items To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration.
(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes.) Minutes: There were no late items.
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Declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-16 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. Minutes: There were no disclosable pecuniary interests declared to the meeting.
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Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitutes To receive any apologies for absence and notifications of substitutes. Minutes: An apology for absence was submitted by Councillor J L Carter.
Notification was received that Councillor B Anderson was substituting for Councillor J L Carter.
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Minutes - 29 September 2014 PDF 55 KB To confirm as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 29 September 2014 Minutes: RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 September 2014 be approved as a correct record.
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Discussion with Richard Corbett MEP PDF 53 KB To receive a report from the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development providing Members with an opportunity to ask Richard Corbett MEP a broad range of questions. Minutes: The Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report providing Members with an opportunity to ask Richard Corbett MEP a broad range of questions.
In summary the main areas of discussion were:
· The role of an MEP and the role of Parliament and Council of Ministers. · The implementation of the European budget, particularly the European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) and the role of MEPs and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPS). · The Leeds City Region ESIL strategy and the role of central government in its approval. · The limited European funding directed at the health agenda. · The opportunities provided by Horizon 2020, a EU Research and Innovation programme with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) with €1.7 billion available for health. · The need to work with other partners to get match funding for the ESIF strategy and to pursue opportunities for other partners to deliver programmes. · The priorities identified in the LEP ESIF strategy around ‘investing in Education, skills and lifelong learning’. · The Democratic accountability of LEPs and the role of local councillors in relation to ESIF. It was noted that a LEP representative will be attending Scrutiny Board (Sustainable Economy and Culture) in the near future. · The consequences of not having a regional voice at the Yorkshire and Humber level. · The amount of trade undertaken from the Yorkshire and Humber with the EU. · The auditing of the effectiveness of spend. · The need to view Yorkshire as a diverse county with different areas having different needs. · The role of City Regions in Europe. · The recent publicity around the recent budget surcharge announcement. · The positive effects of migration and the need to recognise consequences on front line services.
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(i) That Mr Corbett be thanked for his attendance at the meeting (ii) That those Elected Members who submitted a question and do not sit on the Scrutiny Board be given a written reply. (iii) That the Scrutiny Board (Sustainable Economy and Culture) raise with the LEP the issue of democratic accountability.
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To consider the Scrutiny Board’s work schedule for the 2014/15 municipal year. Additional documents: Minutes: The report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development presented the draft work schedule for the forthcoming municipal year.
RESOLVED – That the Board’s work schedule be updated to reflect the work areas identified during today’s meeting.
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Date and Time of Next Meeting Monday, 24 November 2014 at 10.00 a.m. (Pre meeting for all Board Members at 9.30 a.m.)
Minutes: Monday, 24 November 2014 at 10.00 am (Pre-meeting for all Board Members at 9.30 am)
(The meeting concluded at 11.30 am). |