Agenda and decisions
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.
Notes: · In line with the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012, declarations may relate to the interest of the member, or the member’s spouse or civil partner, or a person with whom the member is living as husband or wife, or a person with whom the member is living as if they were civil partners and the member is aware they have the interest. · Members need only disclose interests not currently listed on the Register of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests. · Members must notify the Monitoring Officer of any interests disclosed at the meeting so they may be added to the Register. · Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest. |
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PROCEDURAL MATTERS
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Members' Questions
The deadline for Member’s questions is 12pm four working days before the meeting (7 May 2015).
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Public Questions
The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (6 May 2015).
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Petitions
Notice of Petition Received from Ms Mary Flint, 221 signatures ‘We, the undersigned, petition Surrey County Council to include the area of Mickleham Village on the 01372 telephone exchange, in the roll out of Superfast Surrey Broadband network, or to require BT Openreach to extend fibre to Mickleham. The part of Mickleham Village on the 01372 exchange has been excluded from the Superfast Surrey Broadband network because we are too far from the “Leatherhead 1 cabinet” situated at Givons Grove. BT Openreach has upgraded the fibre as far as Leatherhead1, but admits that the cabinet is too far from Mickleham to be effective. Mickleham will be stuck with speeds of up to 4 mbps and in many cases less than 1 mbps. This will have adverse economic and social implications and prevent many people from working from home and making it difficult for school children to access and download homework. It is an unacceptable situation for a village that is half way between Dorking and Leatherhead and a 45 minute commute of London to be left out from this necessary and essential service. We are being discriminated against by reason of our geographical location. We want Surrey to install a cabinet in Mickleham to ensure we have the same access to Superfast Surrey Broadband as the rest of Surrey. We want a reliable, fast and consistent internet provision to our homes and businesses. This is our future. A response to the petition will be tabled at the meeting.
Decision: That the response, attached as appendix 1, be approved. |