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13.1    Urgent Questions (Part 4 - Paragraph 9.2.(b) of Constitution – Page 4-9)

With the permission of the Mayor, questions on urgent issues may be tabled with the proviso of a subsequent written response if the issue requires research or is considered by the Mayor to be minor.

Please note that the Mayor will decide whether a question is urgent or not.

The definition of an urgent question is “An issue which could not reasonably have been foreseen or anticipated prior to the deadline for the submission of questions and which needs to be considered before the next meeting of the Council.”

Submission of urgent questions to Council requires the Member when submitting the question to specify why the issue could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the deadline and why it has to be considered before the next meeting.  A supplementary question is not permitted.

13.2    Councillors’ Questions (Part 4 – Paragraph 9.2(a) of Constitution – Page 4 - 8)

The list of forty nine questions and their written responses are attached to the agenda.

1.1    Urgent Questions

The Mayor informed Council of the receipt of an urgent question from Councillor Neville relating to the content of a letter from Secondary School head teachers during purdah and the costs associated with legal advice obtained on it.  Members were advised that having considered the reasons for urgency, the Mayor had decided not to accept submission of the question under the urgency procedure.

1.2    Questions by Councillors

NOTED

1.            The forty nine questions on the Council’s agenda which had received a written reply from the relevant Cabinet Member, Associate Cabinet Member or Committee Chair.

2.            The following supplementary questions and responses received for the questions indicated below:

Question 1 (Cycle Enfield Partnership Board membership) from Councillor Laban to Cabinet Member for Environment.

Will the newly appointed Cabinet Member commit to invite more Resident Associations to sit as members on the Cycle Enfield Partnership Boards, given that there are many more Associations in existence than currently serving as members of the established Boards.

Reply from Councillor Anderson:

Given that I have only been serving in the role as relevant Cabinet Member for less than an hour I will need to consider and evaluate the request made.

Whilst having the opportunity I would also like to pay tribute to Councillor Bond, as my predecessor in the role as Cabinet Member.  Councillor Bond is a formidable presence and performed this role with dignity honour and talent alongside his hard work as a ward councillor.  He will be a tough act to follow and I wish him every success in his new role as chair of Licensing Committee and hope that I can follow in his footsteps providing my own contribution in the role of Cabinet Member.

Question 3 (Enfield West Cycle Partnership Board membership) from Councillor Laban to Cabinet Member for Environment

Will the new Cabinet Member please confirm whether he will also allow, in the spirit of fairness, the newly re-elected M.P. for Enfield Southgate to be invited to attend the Enfield West and North Cycle Partnership Boards due to the anomaly identified in terms of the boundaries covered by each Board as they compare to the Parliamentary and Ward Constituency boundaries.

Reply from Councillor Anderson:

I refer the councillor to the response I made to her first supplementary question.

Question 7 (School crossing patrol – Parsonage Lane/Baker Street) from Councillor Laban to Cabinet Member for Environment

Can the Cabinet Member advise whether he will be prepared to consider the provision of a school crossing patrol officer at the junction identified, given the cost identified of approx. £50k as opposed to more expensive alternative traffic calming or junction remodelling works.

Reply from Councillor Anderson:

I refer the councillor to the original written response provided.

Question 14 (Housing Zone application) from Councillor R.Hayward to the Cabinet Member for Housing and Housing Regeneration.

I understand we are expecting good news in this area.  Would the Cabinet Member like to take the opportunity to spread the word?

Reply from Councillor Oykener:

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9.1       Urgent Questions (Part 4 - Paragraph 9.2.(b) of Constitution – Page 4-9)

With the permission of the Mayor, questions on urgent issues may be tabled with the proviso of a subsequent written response if the issue requires research or is considered by the Mayor to be minor.

Please note that the Mayor will decide whether a question is urgent or not.

The definition of an urgent question is “An issue which could not reasonably have been foreseen or anticipated prior to the deadline for the submission of questions and which needs to be considered before the next meeting of the Council.”

Submission of urgent questions to Council requires the Member when submitting the question to specify why the issue could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the deadline and why it has to be considered before the next meeting.  A supplementary question is not permitted.

9.2       Councillors’ Questions (Part 4 – Paragraph 9.2(a) of Constitution – Page 4 - 8)

No questions have been submitted for written response at the meeting.