Agenda
Venue: The Oculus, Buckinghamshire Council, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury HP19 8FF. View directions
Contact: Chris Ward
Media
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Apologies for Absence |
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Declarations of Interest |
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting That the minutes of the meeting held on 7 November 2024 be confirmed as a correct record. |
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Public Questions Public Questions is an opportunity for people who live, work or study in Buckinghamshire to put a question to a Select Committee. The Committee will hear from members of the public who have submitted questions in advance relating to items on the agenda. The Cabinet Member, relevant key partners and responsible officers will be invited to respond.
Further information on how to register can be found here: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/your-council/get-involved-with-council-decisions/select-committees/ |
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10.10 am |
The Committee will receive an update report on the East West Rail project and hear from representatives from East West Rail.
Contributors:
East West Rail Alliance Mark James, Alliance Director
East West Rail Company Mark Conway, Development Programme Manager (Oxford to Bletchley)
Network Rail Edmund Waddelove, Senior Sponsor – East West Rail Oliver Walsom-Pridmore, Sponsor – East West Rail
Buckinghamshire Council Cllr Steve Broadbent, Cabinet Member for Transport Cllr Peter Martin, Deputy Cabinet Member for Transport – HS2/East West Rail Steve Bambrick, Corporate Director for Planning Growth & Sustainability Eric Owens, Service Director for Planning & Environment Daniel Gigg, Major Development Manager (Acting) |
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11.15 am |
Water Infrastructure Following the TECC inquiry into water quality in 2022, Anglian Water and Thames Water have been invited to update the Committee on their infrastructure plans in the county.
Contributors:
Anglian Water Martin Bowes, Water Quality Policy and Strategy Manager
Thames Water To follow |
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12.15 pm |
Climate Change & Air Quality Strategy: Annual Review The Committee will annually review the strategy following its adoption on 19 October 2021.
Contributors: Councillor Thomas Broom, Cabinet Member for Climate Change & Environment Steve Bambrick, Corporate Director for Planning Growth & Sustainability Eric Owens, Service Director for Planning & Environment Alexander Beckett, Energy & Climate Change Manager David Johnson, Climate Response Team Leader Additional documents: |
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1.00 pm |
Streetworks & Statutory Undertaker review report: 12-month update The Committee will receive a 6-month update on the recommendations made by the Streetworks Working Group in its report submitted to Cabinet in 2023.
Contributors: Councillor Steven Broadbent, Cabinet Member for Transport Richard Barker, Corporate Director for Communities Kevin Goad, Service Director for Highways & Technical Services Christine Urry, Head of Network Strategy and Management Additional documents: |
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1.15 pm |
Performance Monitoring Q2 and Q3 To consider the performance monitoring reports that have been submitted to Cabinet. Additional documents: |
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The Select Committee will consider the upcoming work programme. |
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Date of Next Meeting Thursday 13 March 2025 at 2pm. |
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Information Only |
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Update on Electric Vehicle Chargepoints This report has been included to the Select Committee for information only. Any questions should be referred to the Senior Scrutiny Officer following the meeting. |