To deal with questions in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11
Minutes:
1) Councillor W Hyde to the Executive Member (Leisure):-
Can the Executive Board Member for Leisure confirm that the agreement to retain sports centres at Halton Moor and Fearnville until a new centre is built and open is still the policy of this Council?
The Executive Member (Leisure) replied.
2) Councillor Monaghan to the Executive Member (Environmental Services):-
Is the Executive Member for Environmental Services satisfied with his handling of the reorganisation of the city’s bin routes?
The Executive Member (Environmental Services) replied.
3) Councillor Lyons to the Executive Member (Neighbourhoods and Housing):-
Does the Executive Member for Neighbourhoods and Housing agree with the Mayor of London that the Government’s housing benefit reforms will lead to “Kosovo style social cleansing” of our inner cities?
The Executive Member (Neighbourhoods and Housing) replied.
4) Councillor Davey to the Executive Member (Adult Health and Social Care):-
Would the Executive Board Member for Adult Social Care please comment on the reference in the Comprehensive Spending Review to funding for Adult Social Care?
The Executive Member (Adult Health and Social Care) replied.
5) Councillor Lamb to the Executive Member (Adult Health and Social Care):-
Will the Executive Board Member for Adult Social Care provide an update on the new ESCR computer system?
The Executive Member (Adult Health and Social Care) replied.
6) Councillor Cleasby to the Executive Member (Adult Health and Social Care):-
Would the Executive Board Member for Adult Social services give the delivered cost of one hour of domiciliary care provided by:-
§ The Council’s in-house service
§ Independent providers contracted to the Council?
The Executive Member (Adult Health and Social Care) replied.
7) Councillor Morgan to the Executive Member (Children’s Services):-
Would the Executive Member for Children’s Services care to comment on the recent Ofsted inspection of Seacroft Children’s Centre?
The Executive Member (Children’s Services) replied.
8) Councillor Lowe to the Executive Member (Children’s Services):-
Would the Executive Member for Children’s Services please update Council on the Playbuilder programme?
The Executive Member (Children’s Services) replied.
9) Councillor Anderson to the Executive Member (Development and Regeneration):-
Will the Executive Board Member for Environmental Services assure us that Leeds will be able to keep all Leeds roads open this winter?
The Executive Member (Development and Regeneration) replied.
10) Councillor Matthews to the Leader of Council:-
Following Cllr Wakefield’s recent foray into investigative journalism, does he now agree with me that members of the public are regularly being put at unacceptable risk in Headingley as a result of irresponsible private hire drivers illegally plying for hire?
The Leader of Council 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 answers would be sent to each Member of Council:-
11) Councillor G Harper to the Executive Member (Neighbourhoods and Housing).
12) Councillor J Dunn to the Executive Member (Children’s Services).
13) Councillor A Carter to the Leader of Council.
14) Councillor M Hamilton to the Leader of Council.
15) Councillor P Grahame to the Executive Member (Neighbourhoods and Housing).
16) Councillor J Illingworth to the Executive Member (Children’s Services).
17) Councillor A Carter to the Leader of Council.
18) Councillor S Golton to the Leader of Council.
19) Councillor J Marjoram to the Leader of Council.
20) Councillor R Pryke to the Executive Member (Environmental Services).
21) Councillor J Procter to the Executive Member (Leisure).
22) Councillor S Smith to the Leader of Council.
23) Councillor M Lobley to the Advisory Executive Board Member (Children’s Services).
24) Councillor C Campbell to the Executive Member (Children’s Services).
25) Councillor W Hyde to the Executive Member (Neighbourhoods and Housing).
26) Councillor R Brett to the Executive Member (Adult Health and Social Care).
27) Councillor V Kendall to the Executive Member (Development and Regeneration).
28) Councillor S Bentley to the Executive Member (Children’s Services).
29) Councillor J Marjoram to the Leader of Council.
30) Councillor B Cleasby to the Executive Member (Environmental Services).
31) Councillor J Marjoram to the Leader of Council.
32) Councillor J Matthews to the Executive Member (Development and Regeneration).
33) Councillor J Monaghan to the Executive Member (Environmental Services).
34) Councillor B Lancaster to the Leader of Council.
35) Councillor J Monaghan to the Executive Member (Environmental Services).