Agenda item - Member Involvement

To consider the following matters raised by Councillors:

(a)     Petitions: to receive any petitions notified by the due date of Friday, 14^th January 2022;

(b)     Written Questions: to consider any written questions;

(c)     Letters: to consider any letters;

(d)     Notices of Motion: to consider any Notices of Motion submitted directly to the committee.

(a)       Petitions

61.1    There were none.

(a)          Written Questions

61.2    The Chair noted that one Written Question had been submitted by Councillor Yates who was not in attendance.  The Chair read out his question:

Given the potential short term and long term implications of reducing PANs at schools built for (and within) relatively isolated local communities across the city which have poorer access to a range of alternatives and mitigations that other schools previously considered for reductions - what impact of these proposals has been assessed in relation to:

·           Walking distance to alternative schools

·           The councils long term carbon reduction ambitions

·           Avoiding focussing PAN reductions on areas of multiple disadvantage

·           Protecting the long term delivery of specialist and targeted education within those schools

·           Ensuring educational outcomes are protected/ enhanced

61.3    The Chair confirmed that Councillor Yates would be provided with a written response to his question.

(c)       Letters

61.4    There were none.

(d)       Notices of Motion

61.5    There were none.