Council Agenda Item 75 

Subject:                    Oral questions from Councillors

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: 29 January 2026

1. Councillor Davis:

Local schools 

Reply from Councillor Taylor, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance & City Regeneration:

2. Councillor McNair:

Recycling over Christmas

Reply from Councillor Rowkins, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Net Zero & Environmental Services:

3. Councillor Fishleigh:

Covenant on land in West Saltdean: Please can I have an update on the current thinking of officers about enforcing the covenant on plots of land in West Saltdean?

Reply from Councillor Taylor, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance & City Regeneration:

4. Councillor Czolak:

Area Disabled Facilities Grant

Reply from Councillor Alexander, Cabinet Member for Communities, Equalities, Public Health & Adult Social Care

5. Councillor West:

Devolution and Mayoral Election

Reply from Councillor Sankey, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Chair:

6. Councillor Meadows:

Funding for Social Housing

Reply from Councillor Williams, Cabient Member for Housing:

7. Councillor Earthey:

There has been a lot of talk in national and local press recently about the big rise in claims against local authorities by drivers suffering major damage due to potholes. Some roads in my ward are starting to resemble a battlefield of shell-craters, and may provide fertile ground for future claims. Please provide an update on BHCC’s pothole-filling programme, with specific reference to how much of the budget we have spent to date, what additional central government funding may be forthcoming, and what budgetary headroom we have to accelerate our programme of pothole repairs.

Reply from Councillor Muten, Cabinet Member for Transport & City Infrastructure:

8. Councillor Wilkinson:

Area Promenade Refurbishment

Reply from Councillor Rowkins, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Net Zero & Environmental Services:

9. Councillor Pickett:

Waste Management

Reply from Councillor Rowkins, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Net Zero & Environmental Services:

10. Councillor Lyons:

Brighton Palace Pier

Reply from Councillor Miller, Cabinet Member for Culture, Heritage & Tourism:

11. Councillor Baghoth:

Pavement Parking

Reply from Councillor Muten, Cabinet Member for Transport & City Infrastructure:

12. Councillor McLeay:

LPS Block

Reply from Councillor Williams, Cabinet Member for Housing:

13. Councillor Theobald:

Park & Ride

Reply from Councillor Muten, Cabinet Member for Transport & City Infrastructure:

14. Councillor Shanks:

Icey pavements

Reply from Councillor Muten, Cabinet Member for Transport & City Infrastructure:

15. Councillor Hogan:

Occupied tents and vehicles

Reply from Councillor Williams, Cabinet Member for Housing:

16. Councillor Hill:

Adult Social Care provision

Reply from Councillor Alexander, Cabinet Member for Communities, Equalities, Public Health & Adult Social Care:

17. Councillor De Oliveira:

Public/council assets

Reply from Councillor Taylor, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance & City Regeneration: