Agenda item
Questions by Members
The following questions have been submitted by Members of Council to Members of the Executive, in accordance with the Council Procedure Rules (Constitution Part 5A, Rule 12).
Written responses will be circulated to Members and published on the Council’s website at least one working day prior to the meeting. A Member submitting a question is entitled to ask one supplementary question at the meeting which must arise directly from the question or the response to it.
The supplementary questions and answers will be detailed in the minutes of the meeting.
Question 1: Councillor Michele Mead to Councillor Andy Graham, Leader of the Council
How many bookings have you received to hire the Chamber?
Question 2: Councillor Michele Mead to Councillor Duncan Enright, Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Economic Development
As yet another shop closes in Marriots walk please can we have a update on what the Executive are doing to fill these empty units?
Question 3: Councillor Ruth Smith to Councillor Rachel Crouch, Executive Member for Stronger Healthy Communities
What are the latest developments in the Council's work towards becoming a Local Authority of Sanctuary and what are the Council's next steps on this?
Question 4: Councillor Alex Wilson to Councillor Andy Graham, Leader of the Council
Please could you confirm when a mental health champion will be in position?
Question 5: Councillor Jane Doughty to Councillor Geoff Saul, Executive Member for Housing and Social Care
How many homeless people is the Council aware of in West Oxfordshire and more specifically Witney?
Question 6: Councillor Jane Doughty to Councillor Geoff Saul, Executive Member for Housing and Social Care
Following on from that when was the last time the Council’s Housing Policy in relation to homeless people was reviewed and how frequently is this done?
Question 7: Councillor Thomas Ashby to Councillor Lidia Arciszewska, Executive Member for Environment
Given that West Oxfordshire District Council is recording a deficit in regard to Green Waste, will the Executive Member consider reducing the Green Waste Fee from the current £50 ahead of the 25/26 budget?
Question 8: Councillor Thomas Ashby to Councillor Lidia Arciszewska, Executive Member for Environment
There have been a number of complaints regarding trees. There have been many claims of subsidence over the past few years within my ward, therefore there is a real need for the Tree Management Policy to be reviewed urgently.
Not only are there cases of subsidence, but many elderly residents are unable to afford Tree Surgeons to maintain Council owned shrubs, bushes and trees that are affecting their homes. Please can the Executive Member start the review on the Tree Management Policy in January 2025, as this is a Policy which is now out of date.
Question 9: Councillor Thomas Ashby to Councillor Lidia Arciszewska, Executive Member for Environment
How many fly-tipping incidents have been reported? How many that have been reported have had action taken against them?
Please can the Executive Member review the Policy to ensure that all housing estates are covered by this policy?