Agenda item

Questions from Area Action Partnerships

Minutes:

Questions had been received from Chester le Street Area Action Partnership and East Durham Rural Corridor Area Action Partnership relating to the following:

·         The challenge of creating a vibrant town centre, given the change to consumer spending patterns;

·         The success of employment opportunity schemes developed and delivered by the Council, and in particular what more could be done to help those in rural communities;

·         What the Council was doing to help address fuel poverty and how successful schemes had been in improving fuel efficiency for those in rural communities.

 

Andrew Megginson, Chester le Street AAP Coordinator and Jason Turnough East Durham Rural Corridor AAP Coordinator were in attendance to ask their questions.

 

Councillor N Foster, Portfolio Holder for Economic Development thanked the Chester le Street AAP and the East Durham Rural Corridor AAP for their questions and provided responses.

 

Councillor E Tomlinson, Portfolio Holder for Assets, Strategic Housing and Rural Issues thanked the East Durham Rural Corridor AAP for their question and provided a response.

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