Agenda

To be presented by the Lord Mayor and His Honour Judge Lockhart, Honorary Recorder

From Cabinet, 10 June 2025

From Cabinet, 10 June 2025

Report of the Director of Law and Governance

Report of the Director of Law and Governance

Report of the Director of Law and Governance

Report of the Director of Law and Governance

(a)  Written Question – Booklet 1

(b)  Oral Questions to Chairs of Scrutiny Boards/Chair of Scrutiny

Co-ordination Committee

(c)  Oral Questions to Chairs of other meetings

(d)  Oral Questions to Representatives on Outside Bodies

(e)  Oral Questions to Cabinet Members and Deputy Cabinet Members on any matter

"Coventry City Council believes that the deliberate starvation of the innocent people of Gaza must end. We are witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding before our very eyes. Children, women, and men are being systematically deprived of the most basic necessities of life: food, water, and medicine. This is not a natural disaster. This is not an unavoidable consequence of conflict. The UK government has committed to work through the United Nations to work about the end of this conflict and to champion the call for a two-state solution as the only way towards a lasting peace in the Region.

Many residents of Coventry are impacted by the ongoing conflict; the City Council has a clear role to support our communities and champion community cohesion.

Therefore, Coventry City Council:

·  Endorses the Government’s calls to bring about the end of this conflict and to champion the call for a two-state solution as the only way towards a lasting peace in the Region, and

·  commits to providing support and information for those residents of Coventry whose families are caught up in conflict."

"This Council calls on the DVLA to make it easier for local authorities and the police to remove untaxed abandoned vehicles.”

We live in one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world.

The UK’s housing crisis is characterised by a significant lack of available homes that are genuinely affordable.

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill appears to green light the removal of nature where it is in conflict with development. Among other things it strips away current environmental protections and removes the requirement for environmental surveys so we can't know how much damage developments are doing to the environment. It also means that local people will have no say in development plans that affect their area.

This focus on development at the expense of the natural environment will make it impossible for us, and other councils, to meet our commitment to 30x30 and put even greater pressure on Coventry's remaining green spaces.

While we welcome the extra funding for affordable housing in the spending review this needs to be combined with clear targets for affordable and social housing in the bill and in local plans.

Therefore we request the Leader of the Council to write to the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government, and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs asking them to ensure that nature is protected in the final Bill and that affordable and social housing is given more importance.