Agenda item

Oral Question 1 – To the Leader of the Council from Cllr Neil Williams

If he thinks it is appropriate for the Labour party to hold its ‘campaign team’ meetings in River Park House.

 

Oral Question 2 – To the Executive Member for Children and Young People from Cllr Jean Brown

Would he highlight the achievements of Children’s Services in the past four years and outline his vision for another four years under Labour?

 

Oral Question 3 – To the Executive Member for Crime and Community Safety from Cllr Aitken

What information has she about possible closures and disposals of Police Stations in the Borough?

 

Oral Question 4 – To the Executive Member for Environment and Conservation from Cllr Q Prescott

Would he highlight what he sees as the achievements of this Labour administration in the past four years, How would he like to see the Better Haringey Project develop in the coming four years under another Labour Council?

 

Oral Question 5 – To the Executive Member for Environment and Conservation from Cllr Edge

If he can confirm that the council’s graffiti hotline is a dedicated number with staff deployed specifically to deal with the reporting of graffiti.

 

Oral Question 6 – To the Executive Member for Enterprise and Regeneration from Cllr E Prescott

Would he highlight the achievements in this field over the past four years and outline what he would like to see in the coming four years under another Labour Council?

 

Oral Question 7 – To the Executive Member for Organisational Development and Performance from Cllr Hoban

If he will please inform me of measures being taken by the Council to improve public access to the Haringey Website

 

Oral Question 8 – To the Executive Member for Crime and Community Safety from Cllr Bevan

What does she believe are the key achievements on community safety in the borough for this administration?”  

 

Oral Question 9 – To the Executive Member for Social Services and Health from Cllr Engert

Following the Council's decision of the 31st January 2006 to close Cooperscroft and Trentfield residential care homes, and in light of the decision to withdraw from the plans to place a care home and centre for the care of those with dementia on the Hornsey Central Hospital site, what assurance can the Council give that adequate provision of care for the elderly, especially those with dementia, will be maintained in the borough?

Oral Question 10 – To the Executive Member for Community Involvement from Cllr Patel

Would she highlight the achievements in opening up council services and community engagement over the past four years? How would shelike to see community involvement develop in the coming four years under another Labour Council?

 

Written Question 1 – To the Executive Member for Children and Young People from Cllr Krokou

Could he outline what Early Years Provision we have here in Haringey?

 

Written Question 2 – To the Executive Member for Social Services and Health from Cllr Makanji

Could she detail how meals on wheels have increased, relative to the last year of the last administration, for each ward in the borough?

 

Written Question 3 – To the Executive Member for Social Services and Health from Cllr Jean Brown

Could she detail how older peoples day-care, has improved for the people receiving it, for each ward in the borough?

 

Written Question 4 – To the Executive Member for Social Services and Health from Cllr Bevan

Could she provide details of how many people have benefited from adaptations or occupational therapy equipment during this administration?

 

Written Question 5 – To the Executive Member for Enterprise and Regeneration from Cllr Q Prescott

How much money has been gathered in Hornsey ward through Section 106, and to what purposes has it been put to? How does this compare to neighbouring Crouch End ward?

 

Written Question 6 – To the Executive Member for Crime and Community Safety from Cllr Patel

Could she detail how and when the roll out of Safer Neighbourhoods Policing Teams will commence across the remainder of the borough?

 

Written Question 7– To the Executive Member for Crime and Community Safety from Cllr E Prescott

Could she outline what is being done in the borough to combat hate crimes and harassment in recent months?”

 

Written Question 8 – To the Executive Member for Social Services and Health from Cllr Robertson

Could she detail how home care provision has increased and improved over this administration, and on a ward by ward basis how many people have benefited from these improvements?

 

Written Question 9 – To the Executive Member for Social Services and Health from Cllr Basu

Could she detail how many more older people are in receipt of sheltered or supported housing in each ward, relative to the last year of the last administration?

 

Written Question 10 – To the Executive Member for Children and Young People from Cllr Aitken

What alternative provision does the Council intend to provide for the up to 77 reception children from the Crouch End area who will not have a local school place in September 2006?

 

Written Question 11 – To the Leader of the Council from Cllr Beacham

What staff resources, internal or consultancy based, have been deployed to investigate the Tech Refresh project and overspend, how much have they cost, who made the decision to conduct them, and how were outside consultants (if any) chosen, and what was the outcome?

 

Written Question 12 – To the Executive Member for Community Involvement from Cllr Bloch

Given the appalling state of repair of the Children's Library and public lavatories on the top floor of Muswell Hill Library which include wallpaper hanging off the walls and flaking paintwork, what measures will the Council be taking to urgently address repairs using the Library Services dedicated Maintenance and Repair budget?

 

Written Question 13 – To the Executive Member for Environment and Conservation from Cllr Davies

When did the CCTV cameras on Muswell Hill Broadway (between the roundabout and Woodberry Crescent) start being used to monitor (i) bus lane offences (ii) other parking offences; how many fixed penalty notices of each type have been (i) issued and (ii) contested; and what signage and other methods have been used to ensure that residents are aware of both the parking restrictions on that stretch of road and the fact that CCTV camera is being used?

  

Written Question 14 – To the Executive Member for Crime and Community Safety from Cllr Edge

On how many occasions have the Police Kiosks in Tottenham and Wood Green been open in the last two years and how much was the cost to the Council or other agencies of erecting them?

 

Written Question 15 – To the Executive Member for Environment and Conservation from Cllr Engert

What is the current status of the proposed skateboard park in Priory Park including Thames Water's position over building it on the basketball area, and if the Council still proposes to go ahead with this, and what is the proposed timetable, including full consultation?

 

Written Question 16 – To the Executive Member for Social Services and Health from Cllr Featherstone

Why has the Council pulled out of Phase 2 of the development plan for the future of Hornsey Central Hospital and if she will make public any exchange of correspondence on this subject between the Council and the Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust.

 

Written Question 17 – To the Executive Member for Social Services and Health from Cllr Floyd

What is the procedure for assessing the needs of individuals or carers who may need an additional room because they are in receipt of homecare or other domiciliary health or social care needs and if she will state:

 

a)         How many medical or housing transfers have taken place in the last three years where Council Tenants required additional room because of homecare needs and how many people are on the waiting list.

b)         How many applications for Disabled Facilities Grants have been received in the last three years, how many were successful and how many are on a waiting list.

c)         Are such housing needs facilitated through the Choice-Based lettings scheme or the points system and do GPs or the Council’s own medical assessor carry out examinations; what is the average waiting time for an assessment to be carried out?

 

Written Question 18 – To the Executive Member for Environment and Conservation from Cllr Hare

What, if any, consultation did the Council carry out before erecting 130 lamppost banners measuring 2m x 0.8m throughout the borough which are four-times larger than the 90 lamp post boards that they are meant to replace and how will the Council go about consulting over Advertising Planning Consent for commercial (non-Council) advertising at these sites?

 

Written Question 19 – To the Executive Member for Children and Young People from Cllr Hoban

With regard to “Every Child Matters” what efforts is the Council making to improve the collection of data regarding children with disabilities. Will he state for the last three years the number of children on the Child Protection Register or who have been referred for support broken down by disability. What advocacy and support is provided to this group of children from the independent or voluntary sector and how can families access these services.

 

Written Question 20 – To the Executive Member for Community Involvement from Cllr Newton

When will the feasibility study for the future development of Muswell Hill's Library facilities, which has been received by the Council, be made public and go out to public consultation?

 

Written Question 21 – To the Leader of the Council from Cllr Oatway

To list the occasions, if any, in the past four years, in which Labour councillors have appeared on behalf of members of staff of the council at employment tribunals of any sort, and to set out the nature of their role at those tribunals and in what capacity they appeared – subpoenaed witnesses, voluntary advocates or any representational role for the staff in question.

 

Written Question 22 – To the Leader of the Council from Cllr Simpson

On how many occasions has he appeared at an employment tribunal of the council, and in what capacity (voluntarily on behalf of a member or former member of staff of the council or subpoenaed, etc) what was the outcome of the case or cases (if any), and was there in any such case any cost to the council?

 

Written Question 23 – To the Leader of the Council from Cllr Williams

What, if any, investigations have been commissioned and reported on into any aspect of the Council's relationship with the Haringey Business Development Agency, what staff resources, internal or consultancy based, have been deployed in this regard, what was the reason for conducting such investigations, how much have they cost, who made the decision to conduct them, and how were outside consultants (if any) chosen (ie the nature of the tendering process for such work) , and what was the outcome of these investigations?

Written Question 24 – To the Executive Member for Finance from Cllr Winskill

 

If he will list for the last three years all property sold by the Council and the receipts from such sales and state for the next 12 months all proposed sales of property by the Council and the likely budgeted receipts, and if he will also list the agents who have acted or are acting on behalf of the Council with regard to these sales and the fees they receive.

 

The Mayor agreed to the admission of this report as urgent business.  Under Standing Orders, notice of questions was not requested until five 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 10 oral questions and 20 for written answer. Oral Questions 6 -10 were not reached in the allotted time and written answers would therefore be supplied to these questions.