Agenda item

Questions had been received from the Bishop Auckland and Shildon Area Action Partnership, and the Weardale Area Action Partnership relating to the following:

·       What the Council was doing to address the issue of suicides by children and young people and whether this work could be affected by the public health budget decisions within the Government’s  Comprehensive Spending Review

·       What measures the Council planned to put in place to ensure those living in rural areas continued to have access to services.

Andrew Walker, Bishop Auckland and Shildon AAP Co-ordinator was in attendance to ask their question and Angela Maddison. Wear Valley AAP Co-ordinator was in attendance to ask their question.

Councillor Lucy Hovvels, Portfolio Holder for Adult and Health Services thanked the Bishop Auckland and Shildon AAP for their question and provided a response.  Councillor Eddie Tomlinson, Portfolio Holder for Assets, Strategic Housing and Rural Issues thanked the Wear Valley AAP for their question and provided a response.

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services informed the Council that the questions, together with the responses, would be placed on the Council’s website and a copy of the responses would also be sent direct to the Area Action Partnerships.