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Note: WECA virtual public committee meetings are currently being arranged as ‘Zoom’ video conferencing meetings, broadcast on the WECA YouTube channel.

 

Please note: the 4 December Joint Meeting of the WECA Committee and the West of England Joint Committee will be broadcast at this link:

 

https://youtu.be/dxlhA4ULkkM

 

WRITTEN PUBLIC QUESTIONS

1. Any member of the public can submit a maximum of two written questions to this meeting.

2. The deadline for the submission of questions is 5.00 pm, at least 3 clear working days ahead of a meeting. For this meeting, the deadline for questions is 5.00 pm on Monday 30 November.

3. Questions should be addressed to the Chair of the meeting and e-mailed to democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk

4. Under the direction of the Chair, wherever possible, written replies to questions will be sent to questioners by the end of the working day prior to the meeting.

5. Please note - under WECA committee procedures, there is no opportunity for oral supplementary questions to be asked at committee meetings.

6. Questions and replies will be circulated to committee members in advance of the meeting and published on the WECA website.

 

PUBLIC STATEMENTS

1. Any member of the public may submit a written statement (or petition) to this meeting.

2. Please note that one statement per individual is permitted.

3. Statements must be submitted in writing and received by the deadline of 12 noon on the working day before the meeting. For this meeting, the deadline for statements is 12 noon on Thursday 3 December. Statements should be emailed to democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk

4. Statements will be listed for the meeting in the order of receipt. All statements will be sent to committee members in advance of the meeting and published on the WECA website.

5. Please note – if any member of the public wishes to ‘attend’ the virtual meeting to orally present their statement, they are asked please to notify the WECA Democratic Services team of this by 12 noon on the working day before the meeting at latest.

6. In presenting a statement at the meeting, members of the public are generally permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each if they so wish. The total time available for the public session at this meeting is 60 minutes. Within the time available, every effort will be made to enable individuals to verbally present their statements; at the discretion of the Chair, speaking time may sometimes be reduced depending on how many public items are received

15 questions had been submitted in advance of this meeting on the following subjects:

1. David Redgewell - WECA / North Somerset situation

2. Tony Jones - Bristol airport expansion

3. Alison Allan - Bristol airport expansion

4. Jacqueline Walkden - Bristol airport expansion

5. Kate Gadsden - Bristol airport expansion

6. Kim Hicks - Spatial Development Strategy engagement

7. Mark Usher - Bristol airport expansion

8. James Collett - Bristol airport expansion

9. Steven Smith - Bristol airport expansion

10. George Oakenfold - Bristol airport expansion

11. Phil Heath - Bristol airport expansion

12. Caroline New - Bristol airport expansion

13. Mary Collett - Bristol airport expansion

14. Richard Baxter - Bristol airport expansion

15. Question from: Tony Lloyd - Rail projects

 

The Chair advised that written replies had been sent to all questioners in advance of the meeting. The questions and replies had been circulated to committee members in advance of the meeting and were available to view on the Combined Authority web site.

 

The Chair then advised that 75 statements had been received in advance of the meeting.  The statements had been circulated to committee members in advance of the meeting and were available to view on the Combined Authority web site. The statements received were on the following subjects (statements were presented by those in attendance):

1. David Redgewell - Regional governance; transport issues

2. Lucy Travis - Regional governance; transport issues

3. Kim Hicks - Spatial Development Strategy engagement 

4. Clive Weston - Bristol airport expansion

5. Jill Coleman - Bristol airport expansion

6. Gavin Smith / Martin Garrett - Integrated Transport Authority

7. Dr Sarah Keown - Bristol airport expansion

8. Janet Grimes - Bristol airport expansion

9. Glenys Smith - Bristol airport expansion

10. Dr Tessa Cook - Bristol airport expansion

11. Richard Matthews - Bristol airport expansion

12. Mary Collett - Bristol airport expansion

13. Tarisha Finnegan-Clarke - Bristol airport expansion

14. Dr John Leach - Bristol airport expansion

15. Greg Dring – Bristol airport expansion

16. Breda Kingston – Bristol airport expansion

17. Jackie Head – Bristol airport expansion

18. Oliver Lax – Bristol airport expansion

19. Simon Omiotec – Bristol airport expansion

20. Joanne Pemberton – Bristol airport expansion

21. Jill Tarlton - Bristol airport expansion

22. Rachel Lunnon - Bristol airport expansion

23. Polly Bramley - Bristol airport expansion

24. Nikki Jones - Bristol airport expansion

25. Kingsley Belton - Bristol airport expansion

26. Phil Sturgeon - Bristol airport expansion

27. Nicky Sweetland - Bristol airport expansion

28. Piers Sadler - Bristol airport expansion

29. Rory Peliza - Bristol airport expansion

30. Rachel Wilson - Bristol airport expansion

31. Annie Beardsley - Bristol airport expansion

32. Robert Helson - Bristol airport expansion

33. Helen Phillips - Bristol airport expansion

34. Robin Simpson - Bristol airport expansion

35. Alexandra Limberg - Bristol airport expansion

36. Brian Piper - Bristol airport expansion

37. Arne Ringner - Bristol airport expansion

38. Deasy Bamford - Bristol airport expansion

39. Amy Fletcher - Bristol airport expansion

40. Bridget Page - Bristol airport expansion

41. Cllr Huw James - WECA & North Somerset

42. Cllr Brian Allinson - Strategic rail investment report - Parkway railway bridge

43. Peter Andreson - Bristol airport expansion

44. Laura Norton - Bristol airport expansion

45. Grant Mercer - Bristol airport expansion

46. Helen Struthers - Bristol airport expansion

47. Bob Langton - Bristol airport expansion

48. Constance Piper - Bristol airport expansion

49. Sue Poole - Bristol airport expansion

50. James Collett - Bristol airport expansion

51. Rob Bryher - Bristol airport expansion

52. Margaret Boushel - Bristol airport expansion

53. John Waters - Bristol airport expansion

54. Olga Taylor - Pilning railway station

55. Duncan Porter - Bristol airport expansion

56. Andy Parsons - Bristol airport expansion

57. John Tarlton - Bristol airport expansion

58. Katherine Piper - Bristol airport expansion

59. David Clegg - Bristol airport expansion

60. Diana Warner - Bristol airport expansion

61. Bill Roberts - Bristol airport expansion

62. Dawn McGhee - Bristol airport expansion

63. Fenella Butler - Bristol airport expansion

64. Renee Slater - Bristol airport expansion

65. Dr Christine Hine - Bristol airport expansion

66. Garvan Donnelly - Bristol airport expansion

67. Jon Turney - Bristol airport expansion

68. Caroline New - Bristol airport expansion

69. Sally Lawson - Bristol airport expansion

70. Maggie Singham - Bristol airport expansion

71. Tony Lloyd - WECA; rail issues

72. Gaie Delap - Bristol airport expansion

73. Andy O’Brien - Bristol airport expansion

74. Richard Baxter - Bristol airport expansion

75. Charlie Low - Bristol airport expansion

 

The meeting was then adjourned at 2.38 pm and reconvened at 3.00 pm