Subject: Oral questions from Councillors
Date of meeting: 18 December 2025
A period of not more than 30 minutes is set aside for oral questions from Members, at the expiry of which, the mayor will call a halt and proceed to the next item of business of the agenda.
The following Members have indicated that they wish to put questions to the Leader, Cabinet portfolio holder, Chairs of Committees or Members of the Council that have been appointed to an outside body. The Councillor asking the question may then ask one relevant supplementary question which shall be put and answered without discussion:
Date of meeting: 18 December 2025
1. Councillor Davis:
Fair Funding Review
Reply from Councillor Taylor, Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Finance & City Regeneration
2. Councillor McNair:
Food waste and rubbish collections
Reply from Councillor Rowkins, Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Net Zero & Environmental Services
3. Councillor Fishleigh:
Progress on BHCC action investigation and draft report timeline
Reply from Councillor Rowkins, Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Net Zero & Environmental Services
4. Councillor Helliwell:
Area School Streets
Reply from Councillor Muten, Cabinet Member for Transport & City Infrastructure
5. Councillor Shanks:
Libraries Scrutiny Recommendations
Reply from Councillor Robins, Cabinet Member for Sports, Recreation & Libraries
6. Councillor Meadows:
Winter bus service in Hollingbury
Reply from Councillor Muten, Cabinet Member for Transport and City Infrastructure
7. Councillor Earthey:
Adoption of ‘Jess’ Rule’ across the City’s NHS GP Surgeries?
Reply from Councillor Alexander, Cabinet Member for Communities, Equalities, Public Health & Adult Social Care
8. Councillor De Oliveira:
Libraries
Reply from Councillor Robins, Cabinet Member for Sports, Recreation & Libraries
9. Councillor Sheard:
Area AI technology
Reply from Councillor Allen, Cabinet member for Customer Services & Public Realm
10. Councillor Hill:
Lessons Learnt from CQC inspection of Adult Social Care
Reply from Councillor Alexander, Cabinet Member for Communities, Equalities, Public Health & Adult Social Care
11. Councillor Lyons:
Winter Preparedness
Reply from Councillor Muten, Cabinet Member for Transport and City Infrastructure
12. Councillor Czolak:
Area Disabled Facilities Grant
Reply from Councillor Alexander, Cabinet Member for Communities, Equalities, Public Health & Adult Social Care
13. Councillor Pickett:
Air Quality
Reply from Councillor Rowkins, Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Net Zero & Environmental Services
14. Councillor Theobald:
E-scooters
Reply from Councillor Muten, Cabinet Member for Transport and City Infrastructure
15. Councillor Wilkinson:
Area Promenade Refurbishment
Reply from Councillor Rowkins, Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Net Zero & Environmental Services
16. Councillor Sykes:
Discretionary revenue spending
Reply from Councillor Taylor, Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Finance & City Regeneration
17. Councillor Hogan:
Libraries
Reply from Councillor Robins, Cabinet Member for Sports, Recreation & Libraries