Issue - meetings

Oral Question  1 - To the Leader of the Council from Councillor Gorrie:

Would the Leader of the Council confirm his total confidence in the ability and performance of his Cabinet member for Resources?

Oral Question 2 – To the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People from Councillor Dogus:

What is the Cabinet Member’s assessment of this year’s GCSE results in Haringey and; is she confident that we are on target to meet the Government’s London Challenge and the National Challenge?

Oral Question 3 - To the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People from Councillor Engert:

Following the harrowing press reports regarding the Child A case please could the Cabinet member confirm whether the request made by Liberal Democrats for a special Overview and Scrutiny committee meeting to discuss the case with officers and external agencies has been agreed and whether any provisional date has been set?

Oral Question 4 - To the Cabinet Member for Enforcement and Safer Communities from Councillor Griffith:

Can the Cabinet Member confirm that an additional £700,000 has been made available to Haringey, over the next two years, in order for the council to deliver the Government’s Youth Crime Action Plan and, if so, can she let us know how the money will be spent and what impact she hopes it will have?

Oral Question 5 –To the Leader of the Council from Councillor Wilson:

Could the Leader of the Council confirm whether he has been providing support and advice to the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People in respect to the handling of the Child A case based on his experience and lessons learnt while he was Leader during the Victoria Climbie case?

Oral Question 6 - To the Cabinet Member for Resources from Councillor Egan:

Will the Cabinet Member make a statement about the council’s plans for the restoration of Hornsey Town Hall?

Oral Question 7 - To the Cabinet member for Environment and Conservation from Councillor Butcher:

DEFRA advises local authorities that “source separation of materials is the first step to maximising the value of recycling” and notes that “the earlier in the collection chain a recyclate is separated the lower the likely cost and environmental impact of the collection scheme”

Please explain why the Council has decided to convert all 75 separate recycling banks in Haringey into commingled banks?

Oral Question 8 – To the Cabinet Member for Housing Services from Councillor Bull:

Can the Cabinet Member provide us with an update on the on the works being carried out as part of the Decent Homes programme?

The Mayor agreed to the admission of this report as urgent business. Under Standing Orders, notice of questions was not requested until eight clear days before the meeting, following which matters raised had to be researched and replies prepared, in order to be given at the meeting.

There were 8 oral questions and 24 for written answer.

Oral Question 8 was not reached in the allotted time and a written answer would be supplied to this questions.