Agenda item

(i)           Questions on Notice to the Executive:-

None received for this meeting.

(ii)           Questions without Notice to the Executive and the Chairs of the Audit Committee, Elections and Democratic Structures Committee, Health and Wellbeing Board and Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee.

A.     Questions on Notice

No questions on Notice from Elected Members had been received for this meeting.

B.     Questions Without Notice

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 15.2, the Chair of Council sought questions from Elected Members during question time.

A.       Questions to the Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones

Q.   Councillor Richard Allan Jones asked the following question:-

“Mayor, last week I attended the Scrutiny meeting for Sheffield City Region and we have still not got the agreement between all of the four Councils about how the Mayor of the Sheffield City Region can actually operate.  I wonder whether you can explain to me the reasons why we have not signed this agreement? Because you have talked about, in your budget proposals, the lack of investment.  Lack of not signing this document seems to suggest that somewhere in the region of £20m plus is being lost by not actually agreeing to this.  And, the Mayor actually said, ‘well I’m talking to these people in the four Boroughs to come to some agreement’.  He has been saying that since he was put in place last year.  I do not think that we are getting the correct answers to the issue.  I certainly do not know, because I asked him that particular point.  And from that point, we will be aware that we have asked for those Leaders to be brought before Scrutiny in Sheffield City Region?”

A.     The Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones, gave the following response:-

“Thank you for your question.  Discussions were supposed to take place on Tuesday of this week, but one of the other Leaders was unable to take part in that conversation.  I have always made myself available when meetings are due to be called.  I will continue to push for this Borough and for a One Yorkshire Devolution deal.  But, we have always said that Government can actually do it in tandem to get us there because the people of Doncaster have spoken when we got the highest percentage wanting to see us part of a wider region so that we can punch above our weight.  But, we are not actually One Yorkshire as far as I’m concerned.  We have never said that it could not work going forward.  They have just not got everyone together at the same time.  I am not aware that you have asked for them all to come to Overview and Scrutiny.  I wait for the request to come through.  Thank you.”

B.       Questions to the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Glyn Jones, Cabinet Member for Housing and Equalities

There were no questions put to the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Glyn Jones, Cabinet Member for Housing and Equalities.

C.       Questions to Councillor Nigel Ball, Cabinet Member for Public Health, Leisure and Culture

There were no questions put to Councillor Nigel Ball, Cabinet Member for Public Health, Leisure and Culture.

D.       Questions to Councillor Joe Blackham, Cabinet Member for Highways, Street Scene and Trading Services

There were no questions put to Councillor Joe Blackham, Cabinet Member for Highways, Street Scene and Trading Services.

E.       Questions to Councillor Rachael Blake, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care

There were no questions put to Councillor Rachael Blake, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care.

F.       Questions to Councillor Nuala Fennelly, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Schools

There were no questions put to Councillor Nuala Fennelly, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Schools.

G.      Questions to Councillor Chris McGuinness, Cabinet Member for Communities, Voluntary Sector and the Environment

There were no questions put to Councillor Chris McGuinness, Cabinet Member for Communities, Voluntary Sector and the Environment.

H.       Questions to Councillor Bill Mordue, Cabinet Member for Business, Skills and Economic Development

There were no questions put to Councillor Bill Mordue, Cabinet Member for Business, Skills and Economic Development.

I.         Questions to Councillor Jane Nightingale, Cabinet Member for Customer and Corporate Services

There were no questions put to Councillor Jane Nightingale, Cabinet Member for Customer and Corporate Services.

J.        Questions to Councillor Austen White, Chair of the Audit Committee

There were no questions put to Councillor Austen White, Chair of the Audit Committee.

K.       Questions to Councillor Phil Cole, Chair of the Elections and Democratic Structures Committee

There were no questions put to Councillor Phil Cole, Chair of the Elections and Democratic Structures Committee.

L.        Questions to Councillor Rachael Blake, Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board

There were no questions put to Councillor Rachael Blake, Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board.

M.      Questions to Councillor Kevin Rodgers, Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee

There were no questions put to Councillor Kevin Rodgers, Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee.