Agenda item

Questions

Minutes:

1  Councillor Lowe to the Executive Member (City Services)

 

Will the Executive Member for City Services please update council on his Administration’s consultation exercise to move to a fortnightly collection of black bins?

 

The Executive Member (City Services) replied

 

2  Councillor M Hamilton to the Leader of Council

 

  Would the Leader of Council care to comment on the difference between the amount of non domestic rates collected in the Leeds City Council area, and the amount of funding from non domestic rates returned to the City as part of the Governments financial settlement for 2006/07

 

  The Leader of Council replied

 

3  Councillor Shelbrooke to the Executive Member (Leisure)

 

  Could the Executive Member for leisure please tell us what opera, football, pop music and photography all have in common?

 

  The Executive Member (Leisure) replied

 

4  Councillor Russell to the Executive Member (Customer Services)

 

  Would the Executive Member for Customer Services provide a detailed comparison of the performance of all lines coming into the contact centre between June of this year and June 2004

 

  The Executive Member (Customer Services) replied

 

5  Councillor Grahame to the Leader of Council

 

  Will the Leader of Council please tell me what plans are in place to alleviate the effects of flooding in parts of the city?

 

  The Leader of Council replied

 

6  Councillor Cleasby to the Executive Member (Leisure)

 

  Can the Executive Member for Leisure tell me what the relationship is between the Middleton Park Equestrian Centre and the City Council

 

  The Executive Member (Leisure) replied

 

7  Councillor Andrew to the Executive Member (Development)

 

  Can the Executive Member for Development please explain the misrepresentation of the Transport Innovation Fund bid in a regional newspaper

 

  The Executive Member (Development) replied

 

8  Councillor A Blackburn to the Support Executive Member (Children’s Services)

 

  Would the Portfolio Holder for Learning in Children’s Services like to comment on the Lord Adonis letter about the future admissions policy to be used by the David Young Academy and shown to the Admissions Forum on the 10th July 2006?

 

  The Support Executive Member (Children’s Services) replied

 

9  Councillor Parker to the Executive Member (Neighbourhoods and Housing)

 

  Will the Executive Member for Neighbourhoods & Housing please tell me what plans he has to devolve responsibility for community centres to Area Committees?

 

  The Executive Member (Neighbourhoods and Housing) replied

 

10  Councillor Hussain to the Executive Member (Customer Services)

 

  Would the Portfolio Holder for Customer Services care to comment on the reduction in sickness levels in call centre operations?

 

  The Executive Member (Customer Services) replied

 

At the conclusion of Question Time the following questions remained unanswered and it was noted that under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 11.6 written response would be sent to each member of Council.

 

11  Councillor Phillips to the Executive Member (Development)

12  Councillor Dunn to the Leader of Council

13  Councillor Campbell to the Executive Member (Adult Health and Social Care)

14  Councillor Lyons to the Executive Member (City Services)

15  Councillor Hollingsworth to the Executive Member (Neighbourhoods and Housing)

16  Councillor Atha to the Executive Member (Leisure)

17  Councillor Akhtar to the Support Executive Member (Children’s Services)

18  Councillor Barker to the Support Executive Member  (Children’s Services)