To deal with questions in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.
Minutes:
Q1 Councillor Cohen to the Executive Member (Learning, Skills and Employment):-
Will the Executive Board Member for Learning provide an update on when the Head of Learning will take up their post at the Council?
The Executive Member (Learning, Skills and Employment) replied.
Q2 Councillor Bentley to the Leader of Council:-
Would the Leader of Council confirm that a recently elected Labour Councillor is being investigated for an alleged election offence?
The Leader of Councilreplied.
Q3 Councillor Groves to the Leader of Council:-
Please can the Leader of Council update members on rail services?
The Leader of Councilreplied.
Q4 Councillor Dobson to the Executive Member (Communities):-
Does the Executive Board member with responsibility for Policing believe that elected members of council should have parity with the public when it comes to protection under the law?
The Executive Member (Communities) replied.
Q5 Councillor Renshaw to the Executive Member (Learning, Skills and Employment):-
Would the Executive Member care to comment on the recently published UCL Institute of Education research ‘Hierarchy, Markets and Networks - Analysing the ‘self-improving school-led system’ agenda in England and the implications for schools’?
The Executive Member (Learning, Skills and Employment) replied.
Q6 Councillor Lamb to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning):-
Will the Executive Board Member for Planning tell us how many planning appeals have been lost on sites unallocated for housing?
The Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning)
replied.
Q7 Councillor Golton to the Executive Member (Learning, Skills and Employment):-
Does the Executive Member for Learning, Skills & Employment believe in fair funding for Leeds Schools?
The Executive Member (Learning, Skills and Employment) replied.
Q8 Councillor Iqbal to the Executive Member (Children and Families):-
Would the Executive Member like to comment on the recently published Care Crisis Review?
The Executive Member (Children and Families) replied.
Q9 Councillor Gettings to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning):-
Following the amazing regeneration of the city centre are there any plans to upgrade the area around the Grand Theatre on Upper Briggate and the area moving down towards quarry Hill?
The Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning)
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:-
Q10 Councillor Garthwaite to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning):-
Q11 Councillor Wilkinson to the Leader of Council.
Q12 Councillor Lay to the Executive Member (Environment and Active Lifestyles).
Q13 Councillor Tunnicliffe to the Executive Member (Resources and Sustainability).
Q14 Councillor Hamilton to the Executive Member (Communities).
Q15 Councillor Robinson to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning).
Q16 Councillor Campbell to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning).
Q17 Councillor Illingworth to the Executive Member (Health, Wellbeing and Adults).
Q18 Councillor Ragan to the Executive Member (Environment and Active Lifestyles).
Q19 Councillor Flynn to the Executive Member (Learning, Skills and Employment).
Q20 Councillor Lay to the Executive Member (Communities).
Q21 Councillor Robinson to the Executive Member (Learning, Skills and Employment).
Q22 Councillor Bentley to the Executive Member (Communties).
Q23 Councillor Robinson to the Executive Member (Resources and Sustainability).
Q24 Councillor Robinson to the Executive Member (Communties).
Q25 Councillor Stephenson to the Executive Member (Resources and Sustainability).
Q26 Councillor Stephenson to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning).
Q27 Councillor Stephenson to the Leader of Council.
Q28 Councillor B Anderson to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning).
Q29 Councillor B Anderson to the Executive Member (Environment and Active Lifestyles).
Q30 Councillor B Anderson to the Leader of Council.
Q31 Councillor B Anderson to the Executive Member (Communities).
Q32 Councillor B Anderson to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning).
Q33 Councillor Seary to the Executive Member (Resources and Sustainability).
Q34 Councillor C Anderson to the Executive Member (Regeneration, Transport and Planning).
Q35 Councillor Stephenson to the Leader of Council.