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Councillor Bowyer

Councillor Peter Smith

Who should receive the response to a member’s written question? The media or the member?

Councillor Smith advised that if Councillor Bowyer provided details of a specific question he would look into this issue.

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Councillor Mrs Bowyer

Councillor Peter Smith

Would Cllr Smith undertake to check current terms and conditions of the hire of sports pitches to ensure that it was made clear to hirers that it was their responsibility to ensure all litter was cleaned up after use?

Cllr Smith advised that Cllr Vincent was the responsible Cabinet Member and he would be asked to provide Cllr Mrs Bowyer with a written response.

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Councillor Dr Mahony

Councillor Coker

Was it acceptable that Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO) were not notified to councillors within the ward? On the specific ward issue would there be a further consultation undertaken?

Cllr Coker commented that it was not acceptable and apologised for the lack of notification to ward members. He further added since being informed about this issue by Cllr Mahony’s ward colleagues, that this specific TRO had now been put on hold until further consultation had been undertaken.

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Councillor Darcy

Councillor Peter Smith

Why was the Planning Committee meeting on 20 September 2012 not broadcast on the webcast or made available in the archive?

Cllr Smith would provide Cllr Darcy with a written response.

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Councillor Churchill

Councillor Coker

Why did Plymouth City Council impose a local act to prevent Plymouth taxi drivers picking up passengers who had booked from outside the city boundaries? This was deemed to be stifling growth, how would this be reconciled?

Cllr Haydon, Chair of Taxi Licensing Committee, responded that it was in the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 and Plymouth City Council needed to abide by that.

Cllr Coker advised that Plymouth City Council was in the process of responding to a government consultation about taxi licensing and that if Cllr Churchill would like to highlight his concerns they would be fed into the response process.

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Councillor Fry

Councillor Vincent

Was he aware that proposals had been published by this council to establish a children’s home for two teenagers in a semi-detached private house in Compton ward and that local residents had not been consulted on these proposals?

Cllr Vincent would provide Cllr Fry with a written response.

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Councillor Ricketts

Councillor Vincent

Could you urgently rectify the condition of the Staddiscombe playing pitches?

Cllr Vincent would provide Cllr Ricketts with a written response.

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Councillor Jordan

Councillor Peter Smith

As part of the summer Olympics, Plymouth played host to several foreign training camps. Could you please update the Council on how you helped to promote the city to those visiting countries whilst they had their athletes in the city?

Cllr Smith advised that  ...  view the full minutes text for item 55