Issue - meetings

Issue - meetings

Public addresses and questions that do not relate to matters for decision at this Council meeting

Meeting: 07/10/2019 - Council (Item 48)

48 Public addresses and questions that do not relate to matters for decision at this Council meeting

Public addresses and questions to the Leader or other Cabinet member received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.12, 11.13 and 11.14 and not related to matters for decision in Part 1 of this agenda.

The request to speak accompanied by the full text of the address or question must be received by the Head of Law and Governance by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 1 October 2019.

The briefing note will contain the text of addresses and questions submitted by the deadline, and written responses where available.

A total of 45 minutes is available for both public speaking items. Responses are included in this time.

Up to five minutes is available for each public address and up to three minutes for each question.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillors Goddard, McManners and Linda Smith left at the start of this item. Councillors Iley-Williamson and Turner arrived after the break and for the start of this item.

 

There were four addresses and one question to Council.

 

1.    South Oxfordshire District Councillor Alexandrine Kantor gave a speech in support of Motion (a) Supporting EU nationals.

2.    Zile Huma gave a speech about the humanitarian crises in Jammu and Kashmir.

3.    Henry Owen from the Community Action Groups Project gave a speech in support of Motion (c ) Community Wealth.

4.    Judith Harley asked a question about Oxford Direct Services review of its property portfolio and its plans to vacate the Cowley Marsh depot.

5.    Judith Harley gave a speech supporting retaining the William Morris Sports Field as a sports field.

 

The full text of these speeches read as submitted; responses from the Cabinet members in writing before the meeting; and summaries of any verbal responses given at the meeting are set out in the printed pack of these minutes.