Issue - meetings

Oral Question 1 - To the Cabinet Member for Resources from Councillor Gorrie:

Given that recent information shows the liabilities of the Icelandic Banks in which the Council invested money are three times the value of their assets is the Cabinet Member still confident he will recover all of the funds he has lost in the Icelandic Banks? What provision is he being advised the Council should make for losses and what provision is being made for costs involved in the pursuit of recovery?

Oral Question 2 – To the Cabinet Member for Community Cohesion and Involvement from Councillor Goldberg:

I am sure everyone on the Council welcomes the announcement that the Arts Council has decided to continue to make funds available for Jackson's Lane. Can the Cabinet Member let us know what plans are in place to promote equal access to the Arts using this facility and /or how the facility can be used to promote a vision of One Haringey?

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

In the debate in parliament on 12 March that followed the publication of Lord Laming's report on child protection, The Labour Secretary of State for Children said “it is important that we open up the arrangements for child protection to wider public scrutiny” and he went on to say that effective and proper scrutiny of what is happening should be provided by local councils around the country. Does this not make a compelling case for this Council to instigate a specialist Scrutiny Committee for Children's Services with meeting held in public?

Oral Question 4 - To the Cabinet Member for Enforcement and Safer Communitiesfrom Councillor Jones:

How has Haringey performed this year in relation to gun and knife crime compared with last year?

Oral Question 5 –To the Leader of the Councilfrom Councillor Wilson:

When did the Labour Group agree to the setting up of the Quality Outcomes Board, what is their understanding of its remit, responsibilities, powers and to whom is it accountable?

Oral Question 6 – To the Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture and Lifelong Learning from Councillor Dogus:

Now that members of public have voted for the Lordship Recreation Ground in Tottenham to receive £400,000 from the Priority Parks Initiative, would the Cabinet member for Leisure, Culture and Lifelong Learning like to set out what plans the Council will be pursuing to encourage more people to use this space.

Oral Question 7 - To the Cabinet Member for Environment and Conservationfrom Councillor Newton:

Has the Council considered the establishment of a local transport liaison committee?

Oral Question 8 - To the Cabinet Member for Housing Servicesfrom Councillor Peacock:

As ever, providing Decent Homes for Haringey residents is fundamentally important. Now that we are reaching the end of phase one of the Decent Homes programme in the borough, can the Cabinet Member give us an update on the programme, his impressions  ...  view the full agenda text for item 125

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 25 for written answer.

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