Agenda item

(a)  To deal with questions, if any, received under Council Procedure Rule 11.

(b)  The Leader to answer questions from Members in relation to the Executive functions under Council Procedure Rule 11A.

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Shaun Macdonald, responded to a question from Councillor Murray Rowlands concerning the recent performance of the Royal Mail postal service. He outlined the actions the Council had taken to address these issues with Royal Mail and indicated that representatives should be invited to a meeting of the External Partnerships Select Committee.

The following questions were asked in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11A:

(i)            in response to a question fromCouncillor Rob Lee, the Leader agreed to escalate the request for Surrey County Council highways representatives to attend the next External Partnerships Select meeting;

(ii)          the Leader responded to a question from Councillor Shaun Garrett and agreed to check information published concerning the recent Local Government Association Peer Challenge;

(iii)         responding to a question from Councillor Kevin Thompson, the Leader acknowledged a need to look at options for improving the condition of the access road to Lightwater Leisure Centre;

(iv)         following a question from Councillor Shaun Garrett concerning the recent decision to extend the planning permission for Lawrence Lodge and recent reports of a tenant experiencing mould and cracks in a wall, the Leader undertook to contact Accent to ensure the building remained fit for purpose and indicated the Council would consider using any statutory and influential powers, as necessary;

(v)          in response to a question from Councillor Rob Lee, the Leader agreed to discuss with officers whether any procedural processes could be used to enable a petition that was currently live to be considered under the revised scheme adopted earlier that meeting;

(vi)         Councillors Victoria Wheeler and Jonathan Quin raised questions concerning the implementation of the decision to reduce the size of committees, as referred to at minute 37/C.