Minutes:
The Lord Mayor announced that a list of written declarations submitted by members was on display in the ante-room, on deposit in the public galleries and had been circulated to each member’s place in the Chamber.
Following an invitation to declare further individual interests, declarations in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct were made as follows:
(a) Councillors Gruen, Driver, Downes, Fox, Russell and Cleasby declared that, as members of the School Organisation Committee, it was their intention to leave the meeting during the deputation relating to Miles Hill School (minute 32) in order to avoid any perception of predetermination of the decision of the School Organisation Committee in relation to the school
(b) Councillors Gruen, Selby, Shelbrooke, Castle and Hollingsworth declared personal and prejudicial interests in minute 33 of this meeting as recipients of additional allowances in the event of the report being approved.
(c) Councillor Campbell declared a personal interest in minute 35 of this meeting as a named objector to 19/006 East of Otley housing allocation.
(d) Councillors R Lewis, Akhtar and J L Carter declared personal interests in minute 38 of this meeting as members of the West Yorkshire Police Authority.
(e) Councillor Beverely declared a personal and prejudicial interest in minute 41 of this meeting having a close relative employed at a sports centre.
(f) Councillor Illingworth declared a personal interest in minute 40 of this meeting his wife being Chair of the Bethel Day Centre and Councillor McKenna a personal interest as an employee of Armley Helping Hands.
(g) Councillor Murray declared a personal and prejudicial interest in item 13 on the agenda for this meeting, being involved in the bidding process as an unsuccessful bidder. Councillors Driver and Blake declared personal interests in item 13 as board members of the Belle Isle Foundation. In the event, item 13 was not debated
(h) The following members declared personal interests in item 14 of the agenda for this meeting, which in the event was not debated:
Wakefield - Board Member, Learning and Skills Council
Mulherin - Governor, Joseph Priestley College
G Hyde - Governor, Leeds College of Art and Design
Governor, Leeds College of Building
McKenna - Governor, Northern College
Murray - Governor, Thomas Danby College
Driver - Governor, Thomas Danby College
Finnigan - Governor, Joseph Priestley College
Hussain - Governor, Park Lane College
Fox - Governor, Leeds College of Technology
Ewens - Board Member, Swarthmore Centre
Harker - Older People’s Lifelong Learning Forum
(i) The following members declared personal interests in item 15 on the agenda, which in the event was not debated:
Gabriel - Employee of Leeds Mental Health NHS Trust
Wakefield - Board Member, East Leeds PCT
McKenna - Board Member, West Leeds PCT
Harper - Board Member, West Leeds PCT
Ogilvie - Board Member, South Leeds PCT
Harington - Chair, East Leeds PCT
Smith - Board Member South Leeds PCT
Councillor S Hamilton declared a personal and prejudicial interest in this same item as an employee of Leeds NHS Teaching Hospital Trust, directly affected by car parking charges.
(j) Councillor Lobley and Lancaster declared personal interests in item 16 on the agenda, which in the event was not debated, as the acting chair of Community Action in Roundhay and the acting chair of Meanwood Elders Neighbourhood Action respectively.