Council Agenda Item 44

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: 1 October 2026

1. Councillor Davis:

Local Government Reorganisation

Reply from Councillor Sankey, Leader

2. Councillor McNair:

Closure of general needs housing laundries

Reply from Councillor Williams, Cabinet Member – Housing

3. Councillor Fishleigh:

Fixing The Fixable

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

4. Councillor Wilkinson:

Improving our High Streets in Kemptown

Reply from Councillor Allen, Cabinet Member – Customer

Services, Public Realm and Local

Government Reorganisation

5. Councillor De Oliveira:

Council Tax

Reply from Councillor Sankey, Leader

6. Councillor Meadows:

Celebrating Christmas at the council and in Brighton

Reply from Councillor McGregor, Cabinet Member – Economy, Culture, Heritage and Tourism

7. Councillor Earthey:

Flooding issues affecting Ovingdean and Rottingdean

Reply from Councillor Muten, Cabinet Member – Transport and

City Infrastructure

8. Councillor Simon:

Access to the South Downs National Park

Reply from Councillor Allen, Cabinet Member – Customer

Services, Public Realm and Local

Government Reorganisation

9. Councillor Pickett:

Hollingdean Materials Recovery Facility (MMRF)

Reply from Councillor Rowkins, Cabinet Member – Net Zero & Environmental Services

10. Councillor Theobald:

Congestion since the loss of the Aquarium roundabout

Reply from Councillor Muten, Cabinet Member – Transport and City Infrastructure

11. Councillor Barton Ahmad:

Food Security

Reply from Councillor Rowkins, Cabinet Member – Net Zero & Environmental Services

12. Councillor Hogan:

Floral clock in Palmeira Square

Reply from Councillor Robins, Cabinet Member – Sports, Recreation & Libraries

13. Councillor Shanks:

Asset Sales - Waterhall

Reply from Councillor Taylor, Cabinet Member – Finance and City Regeneration

14. Councillor Lyons:

Financial sustainability of the Council

Reply from Councillor Taylor, Cabinet Member – Finance and City Regeneration

15. Councillor Hill:

Timeline for Community Infrastructure Levy

Reply from Councillor Allen, Cabinet Member – Customer Services, Public Realm and Local Government Reorganisation

16. Councillor Sykes:

Divestment

Reply from Councillor Taylor, Cabinet Member – Finance and City Regeneration