Agenda item

Questions:

Any member of the public can submit a maximum of 2 written questions. Questions should be addressed to the Chair of the committee and sent to democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk

 

For the 31 January meeting, questions must be submitted and received by the deadline of 5.00 pm on Monday 27 January 2020. 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.

 

Petitions / statements:

If you wish to present a petition or make a statement at this meeting, you are required to submit this in writing by 12 noon on the working day before the meeting to democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk

 

For the 31 January meeting, this means that your petition/statement must be submitted and received by 12 noon on Thursday 30 January 2020.  Please note that one statement per individual is permitted.

 

Statements/petitions will be listed for the meeting in the order of receipt.  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 committee meetings 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.

 

Please note that all public items will be circulated in advance of the meeting to the committee members.

 

37 questions had been submitted in advance of this meeting, as follows:

 

1. Mary Collett - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

2. Hilary Burn - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

3. Rebecca Purslow - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

4. Oliver Owen - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

5. Helen Struthers - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

6. Kevin Tinsley - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

7. Moksa Rava - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

8. David Brenig-Jones - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

9. Sam Morris - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

10. Catherine Gilmore - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

11. Paul Hancock - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport Expansion

 

12. Mark Brown - Subject: Climate emergency/air flights

 

13. Chrissie Aslett - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

14. Helena Garcia - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

15. Jonas Eisenbarth - Subject: Climate Emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

16. Aidan Cassidy - Subject: Bus services / franchising

 

17. Chris Perry - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

18. Tony Jones - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

19. Joanne Bryant (for Stowey Sutton Parish Council) - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

20. Esme Roslin-Sprason - Subject: Bus services

 

21. Alison Allan - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol Airport expansion

 

22. Dave Searby - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol airport expansion

 

23. Matthew Jones - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol airport expansion

 

24. Penny Gilg - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol airport expansion

 

25. Nick Aslett - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol airport expansion

 

26. Nick Lewis - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol airport expansion

 

27. Jackie Head - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol airport expansion

 

28. Sami Goddard - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol airport expansion

 

29. Bill Roberts - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol airport expansion

 

30. Mel Cairns - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol airport expansion

 

31. Cllr Claire Young (South Gloucestershire Council) - Subject: Bus travel

 

32. Richard Baxter - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol airport expansion

 

33. Cllr Tim Kent (Bristol City Council) - Subject: South Bristol orbital highway

 

34. Cllr Tim Kent (Bristol City Council) - Subject: New MetroBus stop on Bamfield

 

35. Jan Jones - Subject: Climate emergency/Bristol airport expansion

 

36. Cllr Martin Fodor (Bristol City Council) - Subject: 31 January Committee report – Update on climate emergency planning

 

37. Cllr Carla Denyer (Bristol City Council) - Subject: 31 January Committee report – Update on climate emergency planning

 

The Chair advised that written replies had been sent to all questioners in advance of the meeting.

 

53 statements had been received in advance of the meeting, as follows (statements were presented by those in attendance):

 

1. Liz Rees - Subject: Climate emergency / air quality

In response to a question from Cllr Romero in relation to this statement, Liz Rees stated that, in her view, the Combined Authority should oppose the proposed expansion of Bristol Airport.

 

2. Jane Paxton - Climate emergency / air quality

 

3. Mary Collett - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

4. Marcus Rees - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

5. James Collett - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

6. Amber Maloney - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

7. Kevin Tinsley - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

8. David Redgewell (for South West Transport Network) – Transport issues

In relation to this statement, Cllr Savage clarified, with reference to the comment included in the written statement about bus service reductions in respect of services 19 and 19A, that actually the overall level of bus subsidy funding had increased since then.

 

9. Nicky Sweetland - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

10. Andrea & Peter Rogers - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

11. David Brenig-Jones - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

12. Sam Morris - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

13. Alice Kabala - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

14. Jessica Bidmead - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

15. Tony Lansdowne - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

16. Hilary Burn (for Cleeve Parish Council) - Climate emergency / Bristol airport

expansion

 

17. Mark Brown - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

18. Tim Waite - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

19. Annemieke Waite - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

20. Ceri Urmston - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

21. Yvonne Struthers - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

22. Professor John Adams – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

23. Chris Perry – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

24. John Mountford – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

25. Penelope Price – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

26. Nick Lewis – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

27. Sami Goddard – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

28. Steve Melia – Climate emergency & Joint Local Transport Plan (JLTP)

In response to a question from Cllr Romero, Steve Melia stated that, in his view, the Combined Authority should progress work on the next JLTP (i.e. JLTP5) as soon as possible; he was also of the view that the major road building proposals in the JLTP should not be progressed and that the emphasis must be changed to focus on traffic reduction.

 

29. Mel Cairns – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

30. Julie Parker – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

31. Tim Weekes (for Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways (FOSBR) – Rail issues / Joint Local Transport Plan

Cllr Davies stated that he supported the views of FOSBR on rail services as expressed in their statement; in particular, he strongly supported the view that the government and rail operators should be lobbied to prioritise resource allocation to improve local rail services.

 

32. Keith Walton – Work of Severnside Community Rail Partnership

 

33. Stephen Pill – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

34. Hayley Richards – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

35. Cllr Mark Weston & Cllr Chris Windows (Bristol City Council) - Agenda item 13 – Local Enterprise Partnership One Front Door funding programme - Full Business Case for A4018 Corridor Improvements

 

36. David Redgewell (for Bristol Disability Forum) - Transport safety enforcement and security

 

37. Jill Tarlton – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

38. John Tarlton – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

39. Lindsay Berresford – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

40. Caroline New – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

41. Alastair Halcrow – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

In discussion around the issues raised in this statement (and other statements concerning the climate emergency), Cllr Romero stressed that Bath and North East Somerset had taken action to ensure that the consideration of climate change impacts was embedded fully into their activities and decision taking.  She strongly recommended that the Combined Authority also ensured this.  It was noted that a report providing an update on the climate emergency planning being taken forward by the Combined Authority in collaboration with the constituent councils would be considered later at this meeting.

 

Mayor Rees stressed that Bristol was taking robust action, involving all relevant institutions, to actively tackle the climate emergency.  Bristol had a climate emergency action plan in place setting out the ambition to be a carbon neutral and climate resilient city by 2030 and the actions that would be taken to achieve this, including bold proposals in relation to a clean air zone / diesel engine ban and improving air quality.  The Bristol ‘One City’ Environmental Sustainability Board, with membership drawn from a range of key organisations, was leading and accelerating the city’s progress towards environmental sustainability and would oversee the delivery of the city’s climate strategy.  There was an open invitation for each of the West of England local authorities to attend meetings and engage with this Board.

 

42. Carla Smith – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

43. Rosemary Collins – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

44. Harriet Williams – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

45. Nicola Bindon – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

46. Joanna Walter – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

47. Tim Bamber – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

48. Jackie Head – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

49. Jemima Alexander – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

50. Jack Alexander – Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

51.  Sophie, Megan, Hannah, Harriet and Chloe (for Bristol Schools Climate Action) - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

52. Daisy Brickhill - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion

 

53. Richard Baxter - Climate emergency / Bristol airport expansion