Question by Mrs Dean To The Cabinet Member for Finance & Procurement
In view of the transfer to KCC employment of former Health Service employees whose pension schemes would not include investments in tobacco; will the Cabinet Member for Finance & Procurement reconsider KCC's previous stance on the withdrawal of Superannuation Fund investment in tobacco firms?
Question by Mr T Prater to the Cabinet Member for Finance & Procurement
In view of the damming KPMG report of governance of the Laser scheme and the lack of any committee scrutiny of the setting up of Kent Cultural Trading, will the Cabinet Member for Finance agree to a review of the Governance of all KCC Trading Companies & Business activities to ensure they all represent best value for Kent's residents?
Question by Mr G Koowaree to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Highways and Waste
Will the Cabinet Member for Environment, Highways and Waste inform this Council of the criteria for resurfacing deteriorated concrete roads, and provide me with copies of the analysis data reports for:
Question by Mr D S Daley to the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care & Public Health
A recent Kent County Council (KCC) report states that vulnerable elderly people and disabled adults may have to stay home for longer instead of being moved into residential care. KCC will depend on voluntary and private sector providers, our 'Partners in the Community', to provide home based care for these vulnerable people whilst they await to move into residential care.
"The European Parliament has voted through an ambitious and innovative text today. On the key concern of maximum versus minimum harmonisation there is sufficient flexibility within an EU framework. This will allow countries with a very large debt to GDP ratio to take the necessary action to protect themselves.
Last year large multinational companies operating in the developing world avoided paying taxes of approximately $165 billion to host governments.
Sharon Bowles MEP, who represents South East England in the European Parliament, has launched a new campaign - 'Own, Up, Pay Up!' - to shed light on the issue and to prevent future financial malpractice among EU multinationals.
Question by Martin Vye To Mike Hill, Cabinet Member for Customers and Communities
Given that only half of the twelve Kent Districts have established Locality Boards with either draft or adopted Terms of Reference* (rather than the nine mentioned in your answer at the County Council meeting in February) and that of these only three allow the public access to their meetings, will the Cabinet Member for Customer & Communities admit that a major flagship KCC policy has stalled, and he needs to make it his urgent priority to persuade District Council Leaders to set up locally accountable Boards where County and Districts can be seen to be working together for the good of local people?
Last year big multinational companies operating in the developing world avoided paying taxes of approximately $165 billion to host governments.
Sharon Bowles MEP, who represents South East England in the European Parliament, has launched a new campaign - 'Own, Up, Pay Up!' - to shed light on the issue and to prevent future financial malpractice among EU multinationals.
A Government pilot scheme allowing some inshore fishermen to catch their allocated quota of fish when they want, instead of the current prescriptive timetable, will not solve the plight of local fishermen says South East Euro MP Sharon Bowles.
Catch quotas are designated as daily amounts of fish which can be caught. However, with some catch quotas as low as half a cod per day for smaller boats, local fishermen are struggling to make a living.
