Agenda item

Leader's Announcements

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council announced she had attended a summit with the Mayor of London andSouth East England Councils to discuss the future of housing in the wider London region. She reported that the Mayor of London had stated he intended to meet the increasing demand for housing by increasing the housing supply within the Capital. However she reported the Mayor had invited collaboration on future housing projects with neighbouring boroughs and districts. She stated that the summit also explored future funding of infrastructure within the South East. New potential funding options had been discussed such as use of stamp duty raised on property sales in the South East.

 

The Leader also reported on discussion at Surrey Leaders’ Group meeting regarding transit camps for gypsies and travellers. She informed Members that the Chief Executive would be undertaking further work on the issues of transit sites, including examining evidence from other local authorities where transit sites had been introduced.

 

The Leader also referred to the 100 year anniversary of women first getting the vote.  In addition she emphasised the significance of the overall widening of the franchise to include non-landowning men.