To deal with questions in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11
Minutes:
Q1 Councillor B Anderson to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning):-
Will the Executive Board member responsible for planning enforcement please advise why planning enforcement are unable to enforce the most basic planning conditions that planning approval was based upon?
In accordance with CPR 11.3(b) Councillor Harper replied on behalf of the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning).
Q2 Councillor J Bentley to the Executive Member (Environmental Protection and Community Safety):-
Could the executive member for environmental protection please update council on progress with the implementation of the clean air zone the government has imposed on Leeds.
The Executive Member (Environmental Protection and Community Safety) replied.
Q3 Councillor Harington to the Executive Member (Children and Families):-
Could the Executive Member for Children and Families update Council on the Prime Minister’s recent announcement regarding Children’s Social Care?
The Executive Member (Children and Families) replied.
Q4 Councillor Leadley to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning):-
Will the Executive Board Member for Regeneration, Transport and Planning state the monitored gross number of new dwellings completed in Leeds in each of the years 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, the net additional number of dwellings in each of those years, and the latest estimates of gross and net figures so far in 2015/16?
In accordance with CPR 11.3(b) Councillor Walshaw replied on behalf of the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning).
Q5 Councillor Dawson to the Chair of the Transport Committee at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority:-
Could the Chair of the Transport Committee at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority please update members on the proposed HS2 station in Leeds?
The Chair of the Transport Committee at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority replied.
Q6 Councillor G Latty to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning):-
Is the Executive Board Member for Regeneration, Transport and Planning confident that the locations proposed for the 70,000 additional houses in the Site Allocations Plan are sufficiently resilient to the risk of flooding?
In accordance with CPR 11.3(b) Councillor Congreve replied on behalf of the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning).
Q7 Councillor Golton to the Executive Member (Health, Wellbeing and Adults):-
Could the executive member for health, wellbeing and adults please confirm that she is still committed to the goals of the Commission for Local Government?
The Executive Member (Health, Wellbeing and Adults) replied.
Q8 Councillor Macniven to the Executive Member (Health, Wellbeing and Adults):-
Does the Executive Member with responsibility for Health, Wellbeing and Adults agree with the report, supported by Age UK, which says that “the future of adult social care looks bleak”?
The Executive Member (Health, Wellbeing and Adults) 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:-
Q9 Councillor A Blackburn to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning)
Q10 Councillor Venner to the Executive Member (Environmental Protection and Community Safety):-
Q11 Councillor Robinson to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport & Planning).
Q12 Councillor Cleasby to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport & Planning).
Q13 Councillor Hamilton to the Executive Member (Communities).
Q14 Councillor A Hussain to the Executive Member (Employment, Enterprise and Opportunity).
Q15 Councillor Flynn to the Executive Member (Children and Families).
Q16 Councillor J Bentley to the Leader of Council.
Q17 Councillor Robinson to the Executive Member (Environmental Protection and Community Safety).
Q18 Councillor S Bentley to the Executive Member (Environmental Protection and Community Safety).
Q19 Councillor Robinson to the Leader of Council.
At the conclusion of question time Council adjourned from 15.50 to 15.58