Issue - items at meetings - WRITTEN QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILLORS

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72.1         The Cabinet Member reported that one written question had been received from a councillor.

72.2         Councillor Kitcat asked the following question:

"Is Cllr Theobald aware of the government's plans for a 'Zero Waste Places Standard' and the financial support being planned for 'Zero Waste Places', and will he be ensuring that the council is adopting a Zero Waste strategy and applying for any additional government financial support where possible?"

72.3         The Cabinet Member had circulated the following response:

“As you may know, the Conservative Party believes in incentivising residents to recycle and working towards zero waste. For this reason, the council has been formulating a waste strategy which sets out proposed policies and actions.  Consultation on this strategy has been completed and it will be presented to Cabinet in March next year for adoption.

I am aware of the Zero Waste Places initiative.  The council did not put forward a bid in this round whilst the waste strategy has not been finalised. However, in future years, we will be using the strategy to secure additional funds to meet the adopted policies whilst ensuring that any one off funding initiatives prove to offer value for money to the tax payer and, as the funding is one off, that the council is able to afford continued financial costs.”

72.4         Councillor Kitcat asked the following supplementary question:

“Can you expand on the consultation proposed and taking place with Members in relation to the waste strategy?”

72.5         The Cabinet Member gave the following response:

“Significant consultation has been undertaken on the draft waste management strategy and I am sure that you have submitted your views.”