Agenda item

Agenda item

Questions to Executive Members and Others under Procedural Rule 23

To receive answers to any questions that councillors have raised in accordance with Procedural Rule 23.

 

Minutes:

Councillor Igbon responded to a question from Councillor Wright regarding the to balance the need to cut grass in parks, children's play areas and sports fields, with the need to maintain and increase Biodiversity and cease the use of glysophates.

 

Councillor Akbar responded to a question from Councillor Leech regarding the what percentage of the £150 Council Tax energy rebate payments had been collected at post offices, and how many telephone enquiries have been made by residents raising concerns about accessing the payments.

 

Councillor White responded to a question from Councillor Leech regarding how many of affordable and social homes did he expect to be built by developers as part of their affordable housing obligations and the Council’s ambition to deliver 10,000 affordable home I the next decade.

 

Councillor Rahman responded to a question from Councillor Leech regarding the due diligence carried out when companies or organisations leased Council land or office space, to ensure that its use was in line with the values of the Council.

 

Councillor Igbon responded to a question from Councillor Leech regarding what action was being taking to ensure that residents in flats with communal bins, were not incurring additional costs for waste and recycling.

 

Councillor Rawlins responded to a question from Councillor Leech regarding how many times had she advised her Executive Member colleagues to reject approval to an increase in capital spending because of its failure to make a contribution towards Manchester being a zero-carbon city.

 

Councillor Igbon responded to a question from Councillor Good regarding when the people of Ancoats and New Islington would have access to a new park or open green space on the former Central Retail Park site.

 

Councillor White responded to a question from Councillor Good regarding alternative funding sources that had been considered for the Grey Mare Lane regeneration.

 

Councillor Igbon responded to a question from Councillor Good regarding what proportion of total street cleaning in any given week, month and year that Manchester City Council inspected was done.

 

Councillor Rahman responded to a question from Councillor Good regarding the number of  CCTV cameras operated by Manchester City Council, that were non-functional or in a state of disrepair.

 

Councillor Rawlins responded to a question from Councillor Good regarding the Council's policy on issuing of parking tickets on unadopted roads that fell within Council parking zone boundaries

 

Councillor Rawlins responded to a question from Councillor Good regarding the Council's minimum requirement for considering installing road safety measures on any given residential street.

 

Councillor White responded to a question from Councillor Good regarding why so many local members objected to planning applications in their own ward

 

Councillor Igbon responded to a question from Councillor Good regarding What the Council’s progress on creating 6 new parks for Beswick had been following the promise in May 2021 of more parks for Beswick.

 

Councillor Rawlins responded to a question from Councillor Johnson regarding how many of the 200 new bins across Manchester would be allocated to Woodhouse Park.

 

Councillor Rawlins responded to a question from Councillor Johnson regarding the disparity in funding made available for different Resident Parking Zones.

 

Councillor Craig responded to a question from Councillor Johnson regarding the ability to access the Council’ policy on consultations via Council’s website.

 

Councillor White responded to a question from Councillor Stogia regarding the Council’s commitment to deliver the UK’s first LGBTQ+ Extra Care facility.

 

Councillor Rawlins responded to a question from Councillor Sheikh regarding how was the council tackling irresponsible pavement parking across the city.

 

Councillor T Robinson responded to a question from Councillor Hussian regarding the efforts to reduce inequalities in Ethnic minority communities who were hardest hit by the pandemic and where health inequalities continued to persist.