The Leader, Councillor Evans OBE invited Councillor Winter, Chair of the Brexit, Infrastructure and Legislative Change Overview and Scrutiny Committee to introduce the report on Scrutiny Recommendations: Impact of Brexit on Plymouth.

Following a discussion, Cabinet agreed to:

·         seek a response to the letter written by Councillor Evans OBE, Leader of the Council to the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding the potential impact of Brexit on the City of Plymouth;

·         seek a formal response from the city’s three MPs regarding the support and assistance they are providing to the City Council with Brexit-related issues;

·         seek clarification on the methodology behind the initial assessment undertaken by central Government which had not identified Plymouth as a Strategic Port, and request a reassessment, acknowledging that Plymouth is a growing port city.