Agenda item

To receive reports from the Leader of the Council, Cabinet Members and Outside Body representatives and consider matters arising from councillors.

a)      Leader of the Council - Councillor Blackburn

b)      Deputy Leader of the Council (Tourism, Economic Growth and Jobs) - Councillor Campbell

c)      Cabinet Member for Housing, Procurement and Income Generation - Councillor Mrs Wright

d)      Cabinet Member for Municipal Assets - Councillor Jackson

e)      Cabinet Member for Business and Economic Development – Councillor Mark Smith

f)       Cabinet Secretary (Resilient Communities ) - Councillor Cain   

g)      Cabinet Member for Reducing Health Inequalities and Adult Safeguarding - Councillor Collett

h)      Cabinet Member School Improvement and Children’s Safeguarding - Councillor Jones

i)        Cabinet Member for Third Sector Engagement and Development – Councillor Kirkland

j)        Cabinet Member without Portfolio – Councillor I Taylor

The Leader of the Council and Cabinet Members presented reports to the Council on work undertaken in their portfolio areas.  All the reports covered decisions taken, work in progress and projects to be undertaken in the near future.   Questions, comments and debate were invited from all councillors on each of the report areas.

Notes:

1.             Councillor Campbell agreed to provide a response to Councillor Mrs Callow on progress in relation to Norbreck North tram stop.

2.             In response to the question raised by Councillor Mrs Callow, Councillor Mrs Wright agreed to provide a written response on how many households used the wheeled bin management facility and how regularly the recipients of the service were reviewed to ensure that their need existed.