Agenda item

To receive questions from members of the council under standing order 12.

1.    Question from Councillor Pat Lonergan to Councillor Mike Murray, Cabinet member for planning policy

What system was used to rank and evaluate potential strategic housing sites considered for inclusion in the Local Plan 2031?

2.    Question from Councillor Andrew Skinner to Councillor Reg Waite,  Cabinet member for human resources

Internal Audit has recently lost employees who had lengthy commutes. In the last 12 months, how many council employees have left, and, of these, how many mentioned difficulty affording housing in the area in their exit interview?

3.    Question from Councillor JudyRoberts to Councillor Matthew Barber,  Cabinet member for legal and democratic services

What response should petitioners expect when a petition is presented at full council?

4.    Question from Councillor Debby Hallett to Councillor Elaine Ware, Cabinet member for economy leisure and property

What’s the status of the free wifi the Vale planned to install in Botley?

5.    Question from Councillor JudyRoberts to Councillor Matthew Barber, Leader of the council

In the light of hundreds of people objecting to the Doric plans and signing petitions asking the Vale to terminate their land sale contract with Doric, what does the Leader of the Council have to say to the people of Botley?

6.    Question from Councillor Debby Hallett to Councillor Elaine Ware, Cabinet member for economy leisure and property

In June 2013, after completion of the Leisure and Sports Facilities Study, the Cabinet Member said there was to be a “follow up piece of work” that would include surveys of community or village halls. When is this survey due to be completed, and when will the report be available?

7.    Question from Councillor Margaret Crick to Councillor Matthew Barber, Leader of the council

Councillor Lovatt has inferred in the press (Abingdon Herald, 9th April) that developers behind the north Abingdon housing schemes could also pay for the £12m conversion of Lodge Hill to a diamond interchange. Would the leader confirm or correct this?

8.    Question from Councillor Tony de Vere to Councillor Elaine Ware Cabinet member for economy, leisure and property

Can the Leader inform Council what the position is with the redevelopment of the Charter area in Abingdon.

9.    Question from Councillor Catherine Webber to Councillor Charlotte Dickson, Chairman of the General Licensing Committee

Please would the Chair update the Council on the state of the AQMAs in Abingdon, Botley and Marcham?

10.Question from Councillor Jenny Hannaby to Councillor Roger Cox, Cabinet member for planning

Please would the Cabinet Member give the Council a brief update on the Grove Airfield s106 negotiations?

11.Question from Councillor Julie Mayhew-Archer to Councillor Mike Murray, cabinet member for planning policy

Has land been reserved in the Local Plan 2031 for the necessary widening and/or dualing along Dunmore Road and Twelve Acre Drive, which would be needed if the housing proposed in the plan is delivered?

12.Question from Councillor Richard Webber to Councillor Elaine Ware,  Cabinet member for economy, leisure and property

Please could the Cabinet Member explain the thinking behind the “option packages” being offered as part of the consultation on Abbey Meadow?

13.Question from Councillor Jim Halliday to Councillor Mike Murray,  Cabinet member for planning policy

Please could he state how many Local Plan leaflets and CIL leaflets were printed this Autumn, the cost of each print run, the number of households and business each leaflet was mailed to, and the cost of each mailshot ?

14.Question from Councillor Jeanette Halliday to Councillor Matthew Barber, Leader of the council

Did you review the content of the letters concerning individual election registration before they were sent out?

15.Question from Councillor Jim Halliday to Councillor Matthew Barber, Leader of the council

Please could he state how many letters were dispatched to residents about the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration, the cost of mailing these letters, and whether the Council received any funding from Government for this exercise, and if so how much ?

The chairman reported that written responses would be provided to all the questions from members of the council submitted under standing order 12 and set out in the agenda. The written responses would be circulated to all councillors and published on the council’s website.