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TO RECEIVE QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

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Meeting: 21/03/2018 - Council (Item 9)

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9 TO RECEIVE WRITTEN QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL pdf icon PDF 88 KB

The questions which have been received from Councillors to be put at this Council meeting are set out in the attached report.  A maximum period of 30 minutes is allocated to this agenda item.

 

 

Additional documents:

  • APPENDIX A to 21.03.18 Council Minutes, item 9 pdf icon PDF 192 KB
  • Webcast for TO RECEIVE WRITTEN QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

Decision:

Questioners 9.1- 33 were not put due to lack of time. Written responses would be provided to the questions.

 

(Action by:–Matthew Mannion, Committee Services Manager, Democratic Services to arrange written responses)

 

Minutes:

Questions 9.1- 33 were not put due to lack of time. Written responses would be provided to the questions.(Note:  The written responses are included in Appendix ‘A’ to these minutes.)

 

Meeting: 21/03/2018 - Council (Item 3)

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To confirm as a correct record of the proceedings the unrestricted minutes of the:

·         Ordinary Council Meeting held on Wednesday 17 January 2018.

·         Budget Council Meeting held on Wednesday 21 February 2018.

 

 

Additional documents:

  • Council Budget Minutes 21.02.18, item 3 pdf icon PDF 176 KB
  • APPENDIX A to 21.03.18 Council Minutes, 21/03/2018 Council, item 3 pdf icon PDF 192 KB
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Decision:

DECISION:

 

1.            That the unrestricted minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Council held on Wednesday 17 January 2018  and the Budget Council Meeting held on Wednesday 21 February 2018 be confirmed as a correct record and the Speaker be authorised to sign them accordingly.

 

(Action by: Matthew Mannion, Committee Services Manager, Democratic Services)

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

1.            That the unrestricted minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Council held on Wednesday 17 January 2018  and the Budget Council Meeting held on Wednesday 21 February 2018 be confirmed as a correct record and the Speaker be authorised to sign them accordingly.

 

 

Meeting: 17/01/2018 - Council (Item 9)

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9 TO RECEIVE WRITTEN QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL pdf icon PDF 115 KB

The questions which have been received from Councillors to be put at this Council meeting are set out in the attached report.  A maximum period of 30 minutes is allocated to this agenda item.

 

Additional documents:

  • APPENDIX A to 17.01.18 Council Minutes, item 9 pdf icon PDF 110 KB
  • Webcast for TO RECEIVE WRITTEN QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

Decision:

The following questions and in each case supplementary questions were put (except where indicated) and were responded to by the Mayor or relevant Executive Member-

 

9.1       Question from CouncillorJohn Pierce about Government cuts to police budgets and the impact of this.

 

9.2       Question from Councillor Ohid Ahmed about council-funded police officers.

 

9.3       Question from Councillor Clare Harrisson requesting an update on action to tackle drug dealers.

 

9.4       Question from Councillor Rabina Khan about the Tower Hamlets Drugs Service.

 

9.5       Question from Councillor Danny Hassell about the outcome of the Ofsted monitoring visit for Children’s Social Care that took place in December. 

 

9.6       Question from Councillor Andrew Wood about the provision of permanent CCTV cameras in Marsh Wall, Glengall Grove, Blackwall Way, Millharbour  and Narrow Street.

 

9.7       Question from Councillor Khales Uddin Ahmed about support for new and small businesses. (No supplementary question was asked)

 

9.8       Question from Councillor Oliur Rahman abouta bribery allegation

 

9.9       Question from Councillor Rachael Saunders about measures to tackle air pollution in Tower Hamlets.

 

9.10    Question from Councillor Abdul Asad about changes to adult social care services and the impact of this.

 

9.11    Question from Helal Uddin enquiring about the Mayor’s £5m Tackling Poverty Fund.

 

Questioners 9.12- 32 were not put due to lack of time. Written responses would be provided to the questions.

 

(Action by:–Matthew Mannion, Committee Services Manager, Democratic Services to arrange written responses)

 

Minutes:

The following questions and in each case supplementary questions were put (except where indicated) and were responded to by the Mayor or relevant Executive Member-

 

9.1 Question from CouncillorJohn Pierce:

 

The scale of Government cuts to police budgets has led to police front counter closures in Limehouse and Brick Lane – what impact will this have?

 

Response ofMayor John Biggs:

 

This is an important issue and I regret enormously that the Mayor of London has felt forced to close the Police stations. We have lobbied against it and I fundamentally disagree with that decision. But there is a problem which is similar to the debates we have about our budgets each year, which is that he is facing from government, a massive cut in police numbers in Tower Hamlets and the whole of London. I think across our whole community including many Conservative voters, people feel anxious about the future of our borough because of the reduction in police numbers. I lobbied against the closure of Limehouse Police station and Brick Lane Police station. I think it is regrettable and I think there should still be an open police presence at those stations.

 

Supplementary question from Councillor Pierce:

 

The Mayor has rightly highlighted the harsh reality of the vicious tory cuts on policing. What representations did the Council make to oppose these closures?

 

Mayor Biggs’ response to the supplementary question:

 

We responded to the official consultation to strongly object to the closures, and I hope the opposition groups also took part in that. I met with the Deputy Mayor for policing and made those representations as well.    We argued that effective policing relies on public confidence and a sense of protection, including contact points such as front counters. We highlighted that between May 2010 and July 2017 Tower Hamlets lost 197 dedicated borough police officers and 98 PCSOs. That is simply unacceptable. The Council is investing in 39 new police officers but we cannot replace every police officer the Government scraps. We do not have the financial resources to fill in the gaps left by Government cuts. The Metropolitan Police should not have to choose between police stations and police officers. We will continue to work closely with the Police to tackle crime and ASB in the borough, and my latest Council Budget includes an additional £1.4m for this purpose. We will continue to work on this issue.

 

9.2 Question from Councillor Ohid Ahmed:

 

There is a slight typo in my question. It should actually read will the Mayor inform if he cut any council funded police officers in the 2016 budget and can he confirm that figure please?

 

(Question on the agenda - Will the Mayor inform the council if he cut 34 council-funded police officers in his 2016 budget?)

 

Response ofCouncillor Asma Begum, Cabinet Member for Community Safety:

 

You asked me a similar question at a public meeting. From July 2011, the council funded a team of 21 police officers known as the Partnership Task  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9

 

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