Agenda item

(time limit 15 minutes)

Council was asked to note the minutes of the following Joint Authority and Partnership meetings and the relevant spokespersons to respond to questions from Members.

The minutes of the following Joint Authorities and Partnerships were submitted as follows:

Greater Manchester Waste and Recycling

Committee                                                      12^th September 2019

Oldham Leadership Board                               21^st November 2019

Health and Wellbeing Board                             24^th September 2019

Police and Crime Panel                                   23^rd September 2019

Commissioning Partnership Board                   31^st October 2019

Greater Manchester Combined Authority          25^th October 2019

Greater Manchester Transport Committee        11^th October 2019

Members raised the following questions:

1.       Councillor Murphy, Greater Manchester Waste and Recycling Committee Minutes, 12 September 2019, Item WRC 19/27 – Waste Management Contract Update.  Councillor Murphy asked about the recent changes to the number of journeys residents could make to local tips, what the mechanics were, how the system would be operated and what would happen if residents exceeded the number of visits?

          Councillor Fielding, Leader of the Council responded that there was only a problem if visits were made more than 52 times a year.  This would cause the vehicle to be flagged up and the vehicle checked.  The system had been introduced as there had been an abuse of the system with commercial operations and people from outside Greater Manchester.  The introduction of this scheme brought Greater Manchester into line with other parts of the country.

2.       Councillor Hamblett, Health and Wellbeing Board, 24^th September 2019, Item 11 GM Common Standards for Population Health – Update.  Councillor Hamblett asked about what management would be put into place to ensure the borough became a healthier place to live.

          Councillor Harrison, Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board, responded that she would respond to Councillor Hamblett’s question regarding each section.  In terms of public health interest across Greater Manchester attainment of similar standards across GM had been highlighted to Board.  Councillor Chauhan, Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care added that there were a number of areas to address related to prevention which included keeping future generations happy and working with schools which would include health checks.  Councillor Chauhan also highlighted tackling obesity, designing specialist services and other issues at a good level.

3.       Councillor S. Bashforth, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, 25^th October 2019, Item 224/19 Greater Manchester Armed Forces Covenant Delivery, Bullet Point 8.  Councillor S. Bashforth asked if the change in housing policy to assist veterans to be rehoused quickly had been implemented. 

Councillor Roberts, Cabinet Member for Housing, responded that the policy had been adopted.

4.       Councillor Hulme, Greater Manchester Transport Committee, 11 October 2019, GMTC 47/19, GM Prospectus for Rail & Strategic Rail Update: HS2 / NPR and Tram-Train.  Councillor Hulme asked about progress regarding potential of expansion with a train station in Diggle.

          Councillor Fielding, Leader of the Council, responded that he had raised the issue as it had not been represented in the 2014 Master Plan and Saddleworth was underserved with transport links.  It was important to secure a station given the lack of transport links in the vicinity.

5.       Councillor Ball, Oldham Leadership Board, 21 November 2019, Item 4 Poverty Truth Commission.  Councillor Ball commented on the success of the Commission.

RESOLVED that:

1.       The minutes of the Joint Authorities and Partnership meetings as detailed in the report be noted.

2.       The questions and responses provided be noted.